When it comes to creating a home, "Thrifty Chic" shows you how to reuse and restore, revive and revamp, and recycle and reclaim, in order to create a stylish yet individual home without spending a small fortune. Room by room, the book explains how to give old furniture a new lease of life and how to bring a vintage charm to a room through an inspired use of fabrics and paints. There are ideas for window dressings as well as bed and table linens. There are projects for jazzing up old wooden furniture for both house and garden, and suggestions for pulling together mismatched items into cohesive schemes.The all-important finishing touches - display, china and ceramics, glassware, paintings and frames, fabrics and trims - are covered in detail, and you can learn how to create a variety of stylish accessories for your home. Get insider's tips on what to look for at antique markets and in charity shops, and how to care for and restore your bargain purchases. Whether you are creating your first home on a tight budget, or wanting to give your existing home a new look, "Thrifty Chic" contains a treasure trove of irresistible ideas.
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Liz Bauwens is a freelance stylist who has worked for House and Garden, Good Housekeeping, andCountry Homes and Interiors. Alexandra Campbell is a writer whose work has appeared in many national newspapers and magazines including The Times Magazine, The Independent, and Financial Times: How to Spend It. Together they are the authors of Simply Country and Thrifty Chic, both available from CICO Books. Liz Bauwens is based in London, UK and Alexandra Campbell is based in Kent, UK.
Alexandra Campbell is a writer whose work has appeared in many national newspapers and magazines including The Times Magazine, The Independent, and Financial Times: How to Spend It. Together they are the authors of Simply Country and Thrifty Chic, both available from CICO Books. Liz Bauwens is a freelance stylist who has worked for House and Garden, Good Housekeeping, and Country Homes and Interiors.
Liz Bauwens is based in London, UK and Alexandra Campbell is based in Kent, UK.
Simon Brown is a contributor for Ryland Peters & Small titles including: "Thrifty Chic" & Romantic Irish Homes as photographer.
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39 of 40 people found the following review helpful
By Mom2two
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a gorgeous book full of generous photos and helpful descriptions about how to achieve a beautiful interior on a budget from both used materials and affordable new buys (with emphasis on the former). A must-have for anybody interested in vintage chic or flea market style decor. I cannot disagree more with the reviewers who say Rachel Ashwell's books are preferable to this one. Ashwell's books focus one HER style: wrinkly flowery fabrics, distressed wood finishes, and WHITE walls. Not for everyone. Thrifty Chic is not only for Ashwell's shabby chic followers, but also features spreads of different styles including modern style spaces. The point is that you can decorate your place on a budget and achieve a completely unique style, not a carbon copy of a mail order catalog. Great tips, great photos, great projects. Highly recommended.
27 of 29 people found the following review helpful
By K. Smith
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I enjoyed reading this book and love the pretty pictures - it has inspired me to go out treasure hunting. They also have some instructions for some decorator items you can make for your home - which are nice. I just wish the book was a little longer.
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Very interesting. The way things are shown that I would have never thought of. I have thrown out better things that were used in the book. I won't do that again.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars
Love the lampshade idea
Bought this book for this one idea how-to and that's about what I got. The rest is pretty run-of-the-mill - pretty and basic.
Published 1 month ago by Betty Ayers
3.0 out of 5 stars
OK but not Great!
This book really doesn't have any ideas that I would use. Not what I expected. I would not buy it again.
Published 1 month ago by Kathy Merritt
5.0 out of 5 stars
Book
It was a gift and the person who received it liked it. I haven't heard anything negative about the book from the recipient.
Published 4 months ago by gld30052
5.0 out of 5 stars
Christmas gift
This was a Christmas present for my daughter. She was thrilled and stated that it was something she had wanted for some time.
Published 4 months ago by Covey
3.0 out of 5 stars
underwhelmed
I found most of the ideas and pictures in this book to be of a very similar style. The book appeals to people who like shabby-chic/country and a bit of retro. Read more
Published 5 months ago by KMC, M.S.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Don't waste your money
Unless you really need to learn how to make
A button lamp shade or a button jar, forget it. I
Think most books like this you need to look
Through I'n person to see... Read more
A button lamp shade or a button jar, forget it. I
Think most books like this you need to look
Through I'n person to see... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Anna
5.0 out of 5 stars
decorators and the rigid need book too
comfortable...homey...able to visit and relax... these are just some of the words running through my mind as i go through this book. Read more
Published 18 months ago by carol irvin
2.0 out of 5 stars
Three words: Plain. Country. White.
I wanted this book for almost a year, and finally broke down and bought it. If I had paid more for this book, it would be going back. Read more
Published on May 21, 2011 by Moe
5.0 out of 5 stars
A must read for all styles
Wish we had access to the UK used stuff market... but a great book. We're huge fans of pottery barn, Shabby Chic, going estate sale-ing just about every weekend and this book is... Read more
Published on January 29, 2011 by Sunkist
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not the Best
There were some lovely pictures in here, but overall I thought the styles shown were a little too shabby. The bathroom and kitchens were especially cluttered or just drab. Read more
Published on June 6, 2010 by Poor Decorator
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