Home Furnishing Workbook: With 32 Step-By-Step Projects [Paperback]

Katrin Cargill (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2006

This elegant yet practical book takes the mystery out of home furnishings, enabling you to create stylish effects in every room. Helped by James Merrell's illuminating photography, interiors consultant and designer katrin Cargill provides 200 up-to-date home-furnishing ideas ranging from simple yet stylish curtains and cozy pillows to elegant bedspreads and imaginative lampshades. Add subtle decorative touches to your bedroom, such as an embroidered or a contrasting border running around the edges of sheets, or ties and buttoning on pillows. Whether you prefer dainty florals or bold tailored stripes, make inviting and luxurious bedspreads such as a featherstitched patchwork quilt made from remnants of vintage printed cotton. Cover and trim lampshades to suit your own decorating style, transform your windows with Katrin's beautiful window dressings, or choose from the wealth of decorative ribbons and fastenings available to create fabulous pillows in dozens of ways. Includes 32 inspirational projects, each one accompanied by clear step-by-step instructions, all beautifully illustrated. The Home Furnishing Workbook is full of imaginative and easily achievable ways to enliven and enhance your home, whatever your level of skill. Includes an invaluable Equipment & Techniques chapter to help you get satisfying results, every time.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Katrin Cargill is an author, interiors consultant, and home product designer. Her books for Ryland Peters & Small include Katrin Cargill's Simple Pillows, Katrin Cargill's Simple Curtains, and Pure Country.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Ryland Peters & Small (March 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1845971221
• ISBN-13: 978-1845971229
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,830,513 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #14 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Expert Advice > Katrin Cargill
  • #88 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Interior Design > Upholstery & Fabrics

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

47 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Buyer Beware, August 13, 2001

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"englishsheep" (Wasington, DC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Home Furnishing Workbook (Spiral-bound)

While the contents of this book are beautifully displayed and the instructions are relatively easy to follow, the book is a consolidation of the four individual Home Furnishing Workbooks -- pillows, bed linens, window treatments and lampshades. Unfortunately, that is not indicated in the information presented here. Therefore, if you own them, purchasing this book would be a waste of money.

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A broad overview of many decorating ideas, August 10, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Home Furnishing Workbook (Spiral-bound)

This book has sections on bedding, lampshades, curtains, and pillows. Each section has several ideas of great-looking projects that you can make at home. It never really occured to me that I could make my own lampshades in fabrics to match my room! The projects are all ingredibly simple, also... but the finished projects look stunning!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just what I was looking for..., November 11, 2008

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Miss Lee "book lover" (Boyertown, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Home Furnishing Workbook: With 32 Step-By-Step Projects (Paperback)

This book was just what I have been looking for. I love the home decor projects featured (bedskirts, pillows, curtains, etc) and the photos and instuctions are clear and consise. Happy I found this!