Selected Product: | Abode a la Mode: 44 Projects for Hip Home Decor Paperback Author: Jeanee Ledoux Publisher: Sterling Release Date: 2005-12-01 ISBN-10: 1402713436 ISBN-13: 9781402713439 List Price: $14.95 Average Customer Rating: | | Handmade Modern : Mid-Century Inspired Projects for Your Home ISBN-10: B000GFR9SK The Starving Artist's Way: Easy Projects for Low-Budget Living ISBN-10: 1400051916 Turf ISBN-10: 1558707611 Budget Living Home Cheap Home: A Room-by-Room Guide to Great Decorating ISBN-10: B000IMV8JW D.I.Y.: Design It Yourself (Design Handbooks) ISBN-10: 1568985525 |
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25-35 year olds with an eye for style and a brain for economy will find the hottest, cleverest decorating ideas and use them to turn an ordinary apartment into a fabulous abode.
Have an apartment that's hip and chic, filled with cool attitude and drop-dead style. Better yet, do it on the cheap, and even when the landlord prohibits so much as a new paint job. This is simply the must-have manual for young people with little money and less time, who have had quite enough of boring white walls, unflattering fluorescent lighting, and outdoor-grade carpeting. Every decorating dilemma is smartly solved. Want color on the walls? Then try fabric stripes that adhere with nothing more than spray starch. Does the floor have unsightly stains? Whip up a floorcloth that looks high-end but isn't, because it began life as a cotton tablecloth. Every project and suggestion is worth its weight in gold--but costs just pennies.
Awesome craft book! | Customer Rating: | Recently I've been purchasing craft books so that I can jazz up my new apartment. This is easily the best one yet. The projects are practical, clever, and easy to make. I can't wait to start making them!
Definitely recommend this one over most of the other craft books. | Geared towards college kids | Customer Rating: | | There are a couple of good DIY instructions, like how to make your own ottoman, but you can find similar guides in a magazine or on-line. The majority of the ideas are way too juvenile looking for my taste. Unfortunately, I won't be keeping this book. | Loved it! If you like modern & funky interiors, check it out | Customer Rating: | I thought this was a great book. The photography, in particular, is stellar.
I probably won't get around to building any of the projects in the book exactly as the author created them, but it is one of my favorite books of the year in terms of providing a great design influence. By that I mean that I really liked the feel and style of a lot of the projects, so that was where its value is for me. I also really like design that has a re-use & recycle slant to it, so this was up my alley. The book won't be all things to all people-- which one ever is?-- but if you like ReadyMade magazine, for example, and if you appreciate DIY modern design with a funky flair, I definitely recommend this book. | Such a let down | Customer Rating: | If you are looking for a book to give you the absolute basics, you've found your book. The projects are simplistic and unimaginitive. The ideas uninspired. Most seem to be something you could find in any craft or do-it-yourself magazine.
I had high hopes, but this is really a book for someone that has no imagination what-so-ever. | Great book for crafters and budget decorators! | Customer Rating: | This book primarily deals with making accessories for your home, and is full of great ideas for making things on the cheap. It provides just the inspiration a creative mind needs to take some great, basic design ideas and run with them.
In perusing this book, I've found ideas on just about every page that I can either utilize as the author outlines, or alter to my own design style (as the design style in this book is mostly for contemporary/modern or eclectic/retro interiors). Even better, the ideas outlined in this book all require very little cost, and are perfect for teens or college-students or young adults.
My only real dismay with this book is that it's light on design for functional furniture. It has a lot of ideas for making things like coasters, lighting, wall decor, etc. but is really lacking in functional pieces. One of the few functional designs shown in the book is for a chair that requires utilizing a pipe bender--and I don't know about you, but who wants to be bothered renting a pipe-bender, when we can go buy the same chair it shows us how to make at Ikea for $20?
Nonetheless, it's one of the better books I've seen in a while, where crafting for the home is concerned. It's hip, fresh, and a great resource for those of us who like to make something out of nothing. |
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