Ty's Tricks

by Ty Pennington

From the beloved and sexy carpenter on The Learning Channel's Trading Spaces comes a creative, fun, and practical how-to book for home repair and improvement projects. Home improvement heartthrob Ty... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1401300677
• ISBN13: 9781401300678
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Hachette Books
• Length: 185 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.3" x 10.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

This book is good

I never knew who Ty was until he came onto Extreme Makeover Home Edition. Ty is one of my favorite desinger on the show, so when I found out that he had a book out I had to buy it to support him. The pictures are awesome and some of Ty's comment and ideas are good. One of the things I like are the tylights that he created. One of thoes days I am going to have some of my own. Great job Ty. Keep up the good work and we look forward to some more. If you are a huge Ty fan I will go head and buy it.

A must read for fans of Trading Spaces (and Ty!)

My husband is a home carpenter, a fix it all man. We both enjoy Trading Spaces. I have purchased a few of the other Trading Spaces books, but found myself disappointed. My favorite designers are Frank and Laurie, and I just had no use for the other designers parts of the books, so I sold them off. This book I bought on a lark for my husband, because we both think Ty is hilarious. My husband was extremely impressed with the ideas that were presented by Ty, and the manner in which they were presented. Alot of the technicial advice that lies inside is accurate, and factual and even my other half got some great tips from it. There are some off the wall ideas for decorating as one reviewer said, but you don't have to impliment them, but one can appriciate them as original. This book is great for a starter book, but even a seasoned professional can get something out of every page - a must buy! And if you want to go more into the details of home improvement or decoration I recommend the dummies or complete idiots series. These books are great for the beginner and encompass many different aspects of the areas. From there you can progress to magazines, or books that specialize in your particular interest.

Zany as Ty Himself

I am a huge Trading Spaces fan and love Ty's humor, so I had to have the book. This book primarily focuses on Ty's house and how-to's of projects he used in his house. The book also includes some tricks of the trade and quite a few color photos of Ty and his house. Ty's personality certainly comes across in the book. If you like him, then there is a good chance that you'll enjoy reading the book. If you're expecting a lot of information about trading Spaces, then you will probably be disappointed. If you're a big fan of Ty and want to learn something, I recommend getting the book, especially since the price has now dropped at many retailers.

Trading in for TY

I am a big fan of Trading Spaces. I happen to be a new home owner and I am always looking for ideas. I used to watch Martha all the time but once I looked at the designs on Trading Spaces i thought they were much more geared toward how i like to see a room and how i would like to change one without making it look as though my parents lived there before me. I like clean lines, bright colours and styles with just enough edge to make someone come into your house and really see who you are by what you surround yourself with. I have been consistently impressed with Ty Pennington and how he adds to the designs on the show. I think his book really brings out the creative side that you only get to glimpse in the show. The book is cool, because it actually acts as my one coffee table book (the design is really edgy and fun) as well as my new inspiration for my home. I have gotten so many great ideas from the book that i cannot wait to implement.There is also entire sections devoted to what i call "what every home owner needs to know" information. there are things like how to do simple plumbing and how to pick out paints for your walls and just about everything else you need to know.This is a great book from beginning to end. I highly recommend it. Thanks TY!!!