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Trade Secrets: Creative Solutions to Home Decorating Problems

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I am a huge fan of BBC America's "Changing Rooms." The author of this book, Linda Barker, is a regular on this television show. I purchased this book hoping it would contain tranformations of rooms, tips, and advice for the home. This book contained no photos and many questions from home owners of Great Britan. I could not relate to many of their questions or Linda Barker's advice because they were so particular to that region. I am still a fan of Linda Barker and I will probably try one of her other books.

Being a FAN of Changing Rooms I ran headlong into purchasing Trade Secrets. I should have read Denise's review first! In too much of a rush. Was hoping the book would be filled with nifty "how-to's" for making interiors look fabulous and different by using particular materials and products. Especially the photo transfer to fabric technique seen occasionally on Changing Rooms.

Every chapter is a series of Q&A. The book is well-organized and the questions answered in sufficient detial to give the novice decorator some excellent pointers. Pictures would make this book good. Without them, it's barely worth flipping through. I tried desparately to find some reason to keep the book on my shelf, but there's not enough in it for me to make it a worhtwhile reference which I'd consult more that once. So, back in the mail it went. <Sigh>.