Easy Home Improvements : The Essential Guide to Home Decoration

by Cassell, Julian; Parham, Peter

• ISBN13: 9780737003116
• ISBN10: 0737003111
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-05-01
• Publisher: Grand Central Pub

Summary

It takes less work than you think to give your home a facelift--and it's easier than you think to do it yourself. Filled with inspirational ideas, Easy Home Improvements guides you step by step through dozens of projects and techniques that can dramatically change the look of your home, without draining your pocket. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Introduction	5	(4)
General tools	9	(1)
Decorating tools	10	(2)
Essential Fixtures
Door furniture	12	(2)
Window furniture	14	(2)
Security fixtures	16	(2)
Curtain tracks	18	(2)
Curtain poles	20	(2)
Double glazing	22	(2)
Insulating	24	(2)
Alarms	26	(2)
Adding Character
Wooden rails	28	(2)
Baseboards	30	(2)
Paneling	32	(2)
Coves	34	(2)
Plaster frames and roses	36	(2)
Doors	38	(2)
Renovating flush doors	40	(2)
Fireplaces	42	(2)
Textured plaster	44	(2)
Renovating Floors
Sanding floors	46	(2)
Staining and varnishing	48	(2)
Laying a subfloor	50	(2)
Painting floors	52	(2)
Laying laminated flooring	54	(2)
Preparing for floor tiling	56	(2)
Wood-based tiles	58	(2)
Hard-tile flooring	60	(2)
Carpeting floors	62	(2)
Laying vinyl flooring	64	(2)
Intelligent Storage
Understairs storage	66	(2)
Window seats	68	(2)
Using the ceiling	70	(2)
Cabinets	72	(2)
Increasing height	74	(2)
Alternative ideas	76	(2)
Looking at options	78	(2)
Bottle racks	80	(2)
Finishing Touches
Picture hanging	82	(2)
Mirror hanging	84	(2)
Hanging textiles	86	(2)
Hooks and pegs	88	(2)
Framing	90	(2)
Lighting	92	(2)
Quick Fixes
Repairing walls	94	(2)
Replacing tiles	96	(2)
Repairing floorboards	98	(2)
Repairing baseboards	100	(2)
Integrating a doormat	102	(2)
Kitchen fixes	104	(2)
Larger surfaces	106	(2)
Wood and other surfaces	108	(2)
Home maintenance	110	(2)
Index	112