This Old Dump: Renovate Without Decking Your Mate (Paperback)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 156 pages
• Publisher: Revell (August 15, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0800759672
• ISBN-13: 978-0800759674
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,895,415 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comic relief for fixer-upper types, November 28, 2004

By	Janet H. McHenry "Author/Speaker" (Loyalton, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

When I picked up "This Old Dump," I still had paint stuck under my fingernails and wallpaper paste in my hair. I found my sense of humor again, as well as many friends in Laura Walker's book--and recommend it for anyone who's hooked on HGTV or who's known by his or her first name at Home Depot.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Step away from the paint brush and no one gets hurt!, November 17, 2004

By	Judi C. Braddy "Hopeful Humorist" (Elk Grove, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Stop! Back away from the paint brush and no one will get hurt. That's the recurring theme of Laura Jensen Walker's delightful book about remodeling your home without wrecking your marriage. Using funny but factual real-life stories, Walker reminds the reader that there are as many decorating techniques as there are colors of paint. Unfortunately, many of them don't mix. This Old Dump is not so much a "how-to" as a how-NOT-to. That is, if you value your marriage. Considering a serious home make-over? Stop! Buy the book first. You'll need the comic relief.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Both Helpful and Hilarious, November 12, 2004

By	David Meurer (Northern California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is as much about maintaining your marriage as it is about maintaining your house. The perfect book for any couple contemplating a home repair project. The life you save may be your own!