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Slob Proof! Real-Life Home Decorating Solutions [Paperback]

Debbie Wiener (Author)

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Publication Date: October 7, 2008

Decorate for the way you really live.

You can have nice things!

This totally practical home-design book offers realistic, attractive, and comfortable design solutions to families overrun by messy kids, muddy dogs, and sloppy spouses who make beige carpeting an endangered species, and make hardwood floors look like a skating rink. What these families (and even sloppy singles) need are reasonable, no-nonsense design choices for rugs and floors, sofas, tables, carpets and tiling, and curtains and blinds that can withstand the wear and tear of real everyday life and still look great.

No need to wait until the kids are in college to enjoy a smart, stylish home. With this book, readers can have their dream house—and live in it too.

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You can have nice things!

This totally practical home-design book offers realistic, attractive, and comfortable design solutions to families overrun by messy kids, muddy dogs, and sloppy spouses who make beige carpeting an endangered species, and make hardwood floors look like a skating rink. What these families (and even sloppy singles) need are reasonable, no-nonsense design choices for rugs and floors, sofas, tables, carpets and tiling, and curtains and blinds that can withstand the wear and tear of real everyday life and still look great.

No need to wait until the kids are in college to enjoy a smart, stylish home. With this book, readers can have their dream house—and live in it too.

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About the Author

Debbie Wiener is a licensed interior designer, and owner of Designing Solutions, a full-service interior design firm specializing in real-life, family-friendly interiors. Her answers to designing dilemmas appear monthly in the Maryland Gazette Newspapers and Times Community Newspapers of Northern Virginia.

Product Details

Paperback: 160 pages
Publisher: Alpha; Original edition (October 7, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1592577695
ISBN-13: 978-1592577699
Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces

Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #390,328 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars ms from maryland, October 10, 2008

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This book is practical yet beautiful and written with much humor! This is not just a designer's showhouse tip book but a guide book of design for all. Debbie Wiener has definitely tapped a unique niche in the often over the top world of interior design.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Makes sense to me, October 8, 2008

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Lots of really good suggestions for the organizationally challenged. I really liked the shopping lists.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Don't go furniture shopping without this book!, October 7, 2008

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This book is a must have for terrific tips on decorating your home to make it slob proof. It includes wonderful ideas to make your home beautiful and liveable even if your husband is a slob, you have a pet(s) and your kids are typically messy. It includes a lot of useful information and includes stories and humor that many can relate to. I have gotten decorating books before that I thought reflected my lifestyle, but was disappointed when there was not a lot of information I could use. This book really has useful information to make my home very liveable and beautiful too!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Easy to understand
The book is helpful and easy to understand. For anyone looking to slob proof their house. Pictures are a little dated, but the ideas are useful.

Published 15 months ago by Opie2112

4.0 out of 5 stars Finally, a decorating book filled with advice you can live with!
For design advice that tackles the reality of how you really live instead of offering fantasies on how you would like to live, read Slob Proof! by Debbie Wiener. Read more

Published 21 months ago by The Cheap Diva

4.0 out of 5 stars Want a beautiful home that you can live in too??
Slob Proof is a to-the-point resource for people who want to LIVE in their homes, not just look at them. Read more

Published 23 months ago by Jennifer Donovan

5.0 out of 5 stars Slob Proof Real Life Design Solutions
I loved this book. I first heard about Debbie on the Jen & Vicky podcast show. She was great and I loved how you could decorate without having to replace everything every two... Read more

Published on January 16, 2010 by Kathy Eads

5.0 out of 5 stars This book got me motivated!
My sister gave me this book as a present and I must admit I am a slob (packrat is more like it) so I laughed outloud when I read the title and continued to laugh as I turned the... Read more

Published on January 13, 2009 by S. Fine

5.0 out of 5 stars Yes You Can be a Slob!
It's about time someone wrote this kind of book. Most design books too overdone, but this book really speaks to families like ours. Read more

Published on January 4, 2009 by S. Weinberger

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