Complete Home Decorating Book

by Nicholas Barnard

Nearly encyclopedic in its approach, this volume can teach you everything about home decorating, from sewing a bedspread to upholstering a chair to tiling a bathroom. The superb directions and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1564586677
• ISBN13: 9781564586674
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 2.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.8" x 11.2"

Customer Reviews

A great step-by-step teaching guide to decorating your home

This book starts with the sewing basics that many of us may not have been interested in learning until we actually had our own place that needed to be decorated. So, if you don't know the first thing about sewing, but would like to learn you may want to purchase this book. I think it has the best sewing instructions of any book that I've ever seen before. Or, if you want to know the proper way to wallpaper, paint or set tiles, the instructions are all here.The excellent attention given to detail, and the clear pictures makes this one of the very best practical teaching guides on the market today. There are chapters on Curtains, Shades, Bedding, Cushions, Simple Upholstery, Tiling, Table Linen, Lampshades, Painting, Wallpapering, Lighting and Houseplants. The directions are concise and the photographs show all of the projects step-by-step.This book is so good that I've purchased two to use as gifts.

A Very Practical Reference Guide

I borrowed the book from the library and found it to be an excellent reference. The step-by-step directions with pictures give guidance to those who want to complete "do it yourself" home decorating projects. The book covers so much, from basic sewing techniques and terms to making your own lampshades. This is one I want to purchase.

Fantastic resource

Great resource for home decorators. Shows how to make different styles of curtains, tablecloths, bedspreads, etc., faux finishing painting techniques, wallpapering, staining, etc.I borrowed it from the library and am now looking to buy it - it's that good.

This is a good book about techniques for doing your own deco

This book is about the techniques involved in doing your own decorating, such as hanging your own wallpaper, doing stencilling, covering your sofas, etc. It really isn't an idea book, there aren't any room layouts, etc. But if you have an idea of what you want to do, this helps with the techniques to do it yourself. LOTS of pictures.