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Decorate: 1000 Professional Design Ideas for Every Room in the House [Hardcover]

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‘a beautiful book of practical but quirky professional decorating tips’ (New Review, Independent on Sunday 201104)

‘This book will teach you the essential tools of the trade, from where to place furniture, to how to dress a room with individual style.’ (Build It 201104)

‘A breath of fresh air as it combines colourful, eclectic interiors with fantastically practical advice’ (Resident 201105)

‘Teeming with clever and creative advice collated from global designers and architects.’ (Utopia Kitchen & Bathroom 201105)

‘all the tips you’ll need to assess your space and give it the look that reflects you perfectly’ (Your Home 201107)

'The hottest homes book right now' (Sainsbury's Magazine 201103)

‘Packed full of personality and with more than 1,000 decorating ideas and inspirational pictures. It’s hard to pick a favourite section with all those gorgeous photos. Four stars ****’ (House & Home (Ireland) 201103)

‘Get inspired by the amazing photography and tips, helpfully divided into sections to suit the project you had in mind. This is an absolute must for the interiors fiend.’ (sheerluxe.com 201103)

‘Eclectic styles await with every page turn’ (brightbazzar.blogspot.com 201103)

'Perfect for people who are starting off with a blank canvas’ (livingblog.com 201103)

‘Amazing interior design bible’ (flowerona.com )

‘A visual bible of stunning design inspiration’ (www.westlondonliving.co.uk )

Product Description

Whether you are designing a brand new home or simply updating one room’s interior, Decorate is teeming with clever, creative and quirky advice from the world’s best designers and architects. The likes of Jonathan Adler, Kelly Hoppen, Amy Neunsinger, Rita Konig, Amy Butler and Abigail Ahern reveal essential tools of the trade, from where to put your furniture to how to dress a room with your own individual style. The book is a gorgeous source of essential expert guidance, featuring both quick fixes for small budgets and indulgent ideas for more ambitious projects. It’s divided into sections, each punctuated with top tips - pearls of decorating wisdom and divine designer secrets. SPACE MATTERS has a blank-canvas approach, showing you how to best assess a space and work out its specific decorating needs. A section on SETTING YOUR STYLE profiles a huge range of different interior aesthetics, from Natural and Fleamarket Style to Modern Glamour and Eclectic. ROOM BY ROOM concentrates on each room of the house and tells you what you need to know to transform any area. Finally, ATTENTION TO DETAIL reveals the smaller elements that can utterly transform a space, without affecting the architecture or structure of a building. These final touches include hanging pictures, arranging flowers, cushions and lights. (20110619)

About the Author

Holly Becker, an American freelance journalist and design consultant, launched the decor8 blog in January 2006, and it is now an established site known as a reliable design resource to 35,000 daily readers. In addition, Holly is a weekly columnist at Real Simple magazine online. She has also worked for a number of online magazines, including Domino and Cookie, and television networks, and she was a bi-weekly columnist for the Boston Globe in their Style & Arts section.

Joanna Copestick is a British writer and editor specializing in interior design and decoration. She has written more than ten books including The Family Home and Perfect Palettes.