Creating a Beautiful Home

By Alexandra Stoddard

Book Overview

Alexandra Stoddard has brought beauty and grace to the lives of millions all over the world through her many books, including the phenomenal betseller, Living a Beautiful Life. In Creating a Beautiful Home, Alexandra Stoddard generously shares her professional secrets as an interior designer as well as her personal experiences in renovating and decorating her own 1775 home in Connecticut. Once again, her original and imaginative ideas for every room in the house will inform and inspire you on your own exciting journey of discovery as you transform your living space into a warm and welcoming oasis of harmony, beauty, and joy. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688109349
• ISBN13: 9780688109349
• Release Date: December 1992
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 229 Pages
• Weight: 1.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.8" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Full of practical advice, but lacks ...

This book does contain some useful advice, on counter/desk/shelving heights, lighting placement and the like. However, there is no index, so none of it is easy to refer back to. Stoddard doesn't give many options to the reader. For example, she suggests painting your home exterior white with green shutters, like she did. As long as you want to create a replica of her home, you will like this book.

Inspiring

My husband and I have recently purchased our first home. After looking at many interior decorating books and many many pictures, I've found that this book has inspired me more than any other and there are no pictures! (Except a few drawings.) This book really gets you to appreciate what you have and not what you don't have. I think most design books show photos of houses that obviously cost a fortune and were decorated/designed...

best inspirational book for a comfortable home

I purchased this book, several years ago, when it was first published. I have re-read it at least 30 times. The reader will find inspiration for decorating ideas, from the smallest thing such as placing your mouthwash in a lovely glass decanter, to inspirational ideas such as treating yourself to weekly flowers, just having a fresh arrangement to look at each week. It is an excellent gift idea, and I would highly recommend...

THIS BOOK TRULY ENHANCED MY LIFE.

I have owned this book for about 6 years now and my enjoyment grows with every reading. Alexandra Stoddard beautifully relates thoughts on decorating one's home. The advice she gives however; has provided me with an unexpected bonus. I truly look at life differently now. I have experienced beautiful moments of grace that come during everyday tasks. Ms. Stoddard's writing has deeply touched me. I'm so much more excited...

Great ideas on turning the ordinary into the extraordinary!

I enjoyed almost every minute I spent reading this book. It is full of tips on how to make each room of your house more useful and personal. The only drawback, too many blatant plugs for sponsors products, got easy to ingnore after a few chapters.