Elegant and Easy Bedrooms: 100 Trade Secrets for Designing with Style (Paperback)

~ (Author), David McGrievey (Illustrator) "When architects design a house or an apartment, they usually save the best of everything-light, views, expansiveness-for semipublic spaces like the living room..." (more)
Key Phrases: New York, Benjamin Moore, Janet Schirn (more...)

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Landis, contributing editor to Metropolitan Home, expands on her previous book, Elegant and Easy Rooms (LJ 1/98), dividing its information into separate books and giving more tips she has assembled from interior designers over the years. While in her previous book she gave unaccredited tips, here she identifies the designers and even mentions specific products, such as which Benjamin Moore color a designer recommends for hallways, making the information even more helpful to amateur decorators. In each book, she discusses furniture, windows, ceilings, and walls, concluding with a list of resources for home furnishings, paint, and accessories. An excellent purchase for public libraries.
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Praise for Elegant and Easy Rooms:

"If the choicest thing in your apartment is the rattan blinds, don't call in the wrecking ball just yet. Instead, follow these tips from Dylan Landis."--Cosmopolitan

"The secrets are short, real, and very good . . . Wonderfully easy to understand, and fast to read."--Victorian Homes Magazine

"Truly helpful hints for spaces large and small."--The Washington Post

"What it promises . . . this paperback delivers . . . writer Dylan Landis  . . . has an inside track to the best professional advice."--Better Homes and Gardens Decorating Magazine -- Review

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Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Dell (April 11, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0440508614
• ISBN-13: 978-0440508618
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #721,577 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An elegant and easy little book!, November 7, 2001

By A Customer

If you are like me, you need specific ideas on how to decorate your home. This book is packed with ideas that you can quickly apply to your bedroom. Much of the information is also helpful in decorating other areas of your house, such as the tips on paint color selection. The author even gives specific paint brands and numbers, with descriptions of their exact hues. There is a good variety of styles and tastes represented, along with information on how to order some of the decorating supplies suggested. Especially welcome is the section on store and catalog recommendations at the end of the book. The nicest thing about this book is its small size! You will be able to read it in one or two sittings and begin decorating immediately. Overall a nice little book with lots of helpful hints.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good ideas but small on illustration, September 17, 2003

By	Sarah Klacka (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book would have been a show stopper if it had been illustrated with every idea the author put forward. There are some good ideas that I was able to utilize, but as the other reviewers have noted, it's hard to get too excited about a line drawing and a list of colors.

5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Elegant and Easy: Anything But, January 20, 2003

By	Stacy (Columbia, MO United States) - See all my reviews

With the title "Elegant and Easy," I figured this would be a very beneficial book to read, since I am building a new home and want a fresh, dramatic look. I was mistaken. They give color numbers, but no idea of what the color actually looks like; the designs are plain sketches without suggestions of substitution. I would have liked to have seen color photos of actual bedroom designs.
I was very disappointed with this book.