At Home with Pictures: Arranging & Displaying Photos, Artwork & Collections [Paperback]

Paige Gilchrist (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2004

Pair pictures with the perfect mats, use inventive hanging techniques, try out different wall arrangements, and play with combinations of color. Uncertain of what to put up rather than how to do it? Then feast upon the innovative suggestions for creating themed displays, or assembling still lifes that blend pictures with everything from wooden sculptures to childhood memorabilia. Broaden your definition of a “picture” to include such fabulous things as antique game boards, painted china plates, or a key collection. With these ideas as a springboard, home-sweet-home will look more beautiful than ever.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Lark Books (August 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1579905951
• ISBN-13: 978-1579905958
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 9.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #586,583 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars friends have asked where I got my idease, January 2, 2005

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J. Elaine Weirich (State College, PA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: At Home with Pictures: Arranging & Displaying Photos, Artwork & Collections (Paperback)

Just a quick note:

After using this book for ideas, several friends have asked how I came up with my attractive and interesting picture arrangements. Two friends have borrowed the book from me and another asked me to send the title to her brother so he could get his own copy. I'd say that my use of the book was quite successful. It's also an attractive coffee table book -- the pix in it are pretty.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Helped me arrange pictures behind my sofa!, January 22, 2010

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E. Jones (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: At Home with Pictures: Arranging & Displaying Photos, Artwork & Collections (Paperback)

This book is exactly what I was looking for. I needed inspiration for arranging my pictures behind my sofa. Plenty of ideas in this book - not only arranging ideas, but cute ways to dress up frames, mats, and creative hanging styles. I got about 3/4 of the way through and I had my ah-ha! moment of how to arrange my own pictures.
I looked around for a book like this for a while and I didn't find anything that was close. I'm so happy I bought this book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely the best book on the subject, I have come across, January 21, 2010

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Martha P. (Athens, Greece) - See all my reviews

This review is from: At Home with Pictures: Arranging & Displaying Photos, Artwork & Collections (Paperback)

While working on the decoration of a new house, I tried quite a few books on topics such as decoration, picture framing and display and so on. I can say with confidence that this one has helped me more than any other, on how to make the most of pictures, prints, photographs etc. that I had and was not sure where or how to use. With lots of ideas, practical advice and a well organized lay-out of chapters and material, not only has it offered answers and fresh solutions but it has saved me money as well. 100% worth buying, I strongly reccomend it.