3 Ingredient Decorating (Better Homes & Gardens) [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Better Homes and Gardens (Author)

Book Description

Series: Better Homes & Gardens | Publication Date: August 10, 2004

Room-by-room examples show unique three-step process for decorating success.

Shows how decorators can achieve great looks with three straightforward ingredients: Backgrounds, furnishings, and accessories.

Provides style advice to create a look that begins with a backdrop of walls, floors, ceilings, and architectural elements.

Offers ideas to blend and arrange room furnishings—seating, case pieces, tables, and more.

Explains how to accessorize with personal touches for rooms that dazzle.

Budget-friendly, simple approach to home decorating without compromise.

Dozens of projects show how backgrounds, furnishings, and accessories work together.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Better Homes and Gardens (August 10, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0696221276
• ISBN-13: 978-0696221279
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 9.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #630,570 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Three basic rules plus some spice and sass, January 1, 2005

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This review is from: 3 Ingredient Decorating (Better Homes & Gardens) (Paperback)

Start with three basic rules:
1. Get your background colors and wall and window treatments in place
2. Next, add the large ticket furniture items.
3. Finally, throw in a few (emphasis on FEW) key accessories.
Okay, so that's the basic premise and you really can't go wrong if you stay focused on these key features. After that, you can "tinker" with the rules to fit your own style.
What makes this book work so well are several things: color photos that show how the basics can be varied, depending on room and designer, updated styles and a solid premise. A lot of bang for the buck!

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Little Book, July 25, 2009

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Barbara Miller "Head Phone Books" (Houston, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 3 Ingredient Decorating (Better Homes & Gardens) (Paperback)

At first this book looks like your basic decorating book but what I found was a way to freshen up a space with items you already have or that could be picked up inexpensively. The room/area settings are a little minimalistic but I'm trying to head that way so for me the "less is more" works. However, what I found interesting was that I could easily imagine my furniture, pictures, etc. used in a design similar to the set up in their picture. I read decorating books because I feel like I don't have that natural instinct, but this book seemed to use room/area ideas that worked with what I already have or would like to have. If you are a decorating pro already you don't need this book. If you are like me and need a little direction, this book is pretty good.