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Home Decorating For Dummies

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  • Copyright: 2003-10-31
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Summary

Do you long to create picture-perfect rooms but can't quite seem to achieve them? Do you want better functioning spaces for working, playing, or living? Do you clamor to express your personal style? If you said "yes" to any of these questions, you've turned to the right source for real answers from the pros.Home Decorating For Dummies, 2nd Edition is for all kinds of people in all kinds of decorating situations, including: First-time buyers or renters. You have a whole new place to decorate. Where do you start? Second- or third-time home buyers. Whether you've gone up or down in size, stayed in the same region or moved to a whole new one, you need to know how to make your old furniture work in a new setting, how to add furnishings, and how to make your style seem fresh. Newly blended families. He has furniture, she has furniture, they have furniture. Can it all work together harmoniously? Indeed! And anyone else who loves decorating. Don't forget: Imagination counts. Each part of Home Decorating For Dummies, deals with a broad area of decorating, and each chapter contains specific and detailed information. You'll discover tips on Basic planning where to begin when you want to start decorating Creating surface interest the effects of color, pattern, and texture, and the problems created by too much or too little of them Creating backgrounds what you need to know about the special decorating requirements of your walls Tackling tough rooms how to effectively decorate rooms that have special functional requirements Accessorizing with art and other stuff adding the final flourishes to every space in your place Home Decorating For Dummies, 2nd Edition contains all the basics including how to figure out what you can spend; how to spend it; and the latest and greatest in styles, trends, and technology. What do you do with your space next? The possibilities are endless.

Author Biography

<b>Katharine Kaye McMillan,</b> former senior editor of a New York City-based national magazine, is a writer whose work appears regularly in magazines and newspapers. She is a contributing writer to internationally circulated <i>Florida Design Magazine.</i> She is the co-author of several books on decorating and design, including <i>Sun Country Style,</i> which is the basis for licensed signature collections of furniture and accessories by three leading American manufacturers and importers. A graduate of the University of Texas in Austin, she holds a masters degree in psychology and is a doctoral student in psychology at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida. <p> gt;Patricia Hart McMillan</b> is a nationally known interior designer, whose interior design work for private clients, designer showcases, and corporations has appeared in publications worldwide, including the <i>New York Times</i> and <i>USA Today.</i> Known as a trend spotter and for clearly articulated views on design, she is quoted frequently and extensively in both trade and consumer publications. She a ppears on TV and talk radio. A prolific writer, she is coauthor and author of seven books on interior design and decoration, with Sun Country Style signature collections of furniture based on two books. She has taught decorating courses at several colleges and conducted numerous seminars across the U.S. She is decorating editor for <i>Christian Woman Magazine</i> and reports on design trends for <i>The Sun-Sentinel,</i> a Tribune newspaper based in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. She has been editor-in-chief of two publications and was head of a New York City-based public relations firm representing some of the most prestigious names in home furnishing and building products. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, with a minor in art history (with an emphasis in architecture), from the State University of New York (New Paltz). She was awarded a certificate from The New York School of Interior Design.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1(6)
About This Book
1(1)
Who Needs to Read This Book?
2(1)
How to Use This Book
2(1)
How This Book Is Organized
3(1)
Part I: Basic Planning
3(1)
Part II: Creating Surface Interest
3(1)
Part III: Style and Substance
3(1)
Part IV: Creating Backgrounds
4(1)
Part V: Tackling the Three Tough Rooms: Kitchen, Bath, and Home Office
4(1)
Part VI: Fixing Up Four Easy Rooms
4(1)
Part VII: Embellishments: Accessorizing with Art and Other Stuff
4(1)
Part VIII: The Part of Tens
4(1)
Icons Used in This Book
4(1)
Where to Go from Here
5(2)
Part I: Basic Planning 7(38)
Chapter 1: Bringing Your Vision to life
9(4)
Taking the First Steps
9(1)
Decorating All Through the House
10(1)
Tackling the toughies
10(1)
Fixing up the easies
10(1)
Adding Professional Finishing Touches
11(2)
Chapter 2: Planning Your Budget
13(8)
Coming to Grips with Your Budget
13(3)
Simplifying the budgeting process
14(1)
Considering basic budget questions
15(1)
Creating Your Decorating Road Map
16(1)
Breaking down large projects into phases
16(1)
Grouping small projects together
16(1)
Writing down your decorating plan
17(1)
Checking Out Costs
17(1)
Hunting for Bargains
18(1)
Calling on the Professionals
19(2)
Chapter 3: Evaluating Your Space
21(12)
Preparing a Floor Plan
21(6)
Collecting the right tools
22(1)
Measuring your space
23(1)
Drawing floor plans
24(2)
Critiquing the space
26(1)
Considering function and space when selecting furniture
27(1)
Putting Furniture in Its Place
27(6)
Moving furniture on paper
28(2)
Evaluating your plan
30(3)
Chapter 4: Understanding Design Principles
33(12)
Deciphering Design
33(2)
Befriending the Basic Design Elements
35(3)
Considering color
35(1)
Recognizing form
Reading between the lines
35(2)
Weighing in on mass
37(1)
Touching texture
38(1)
Introducing Yourself to Design Components
38(4)
Focusing on the focal point
38(2)
Keeping size and scale in mind
40(1)
Creating harmony and variety
41(1)
Feeling the Rhythm
42(1)
Balancing Your Act
42(3)
Part II: Creating Surface Interest 45(36)
Chapter 5: Eyeing Color Basics
47(10)
Taking Color 101
47(2)
Relating to color
48(1)
Finding foolproof color schemes
48(1)
Understanding Color - The Color Wheel
49(2)
Analogous colors
50(1)
Complementary colors
50(1)
Warm and cool colors
50(1)
Using Basic Color Schemes
51(6)
Spreading color around
52(2)
Meeting with the style board
54(1)
Choosing a stylish color scheme
55(2)
Chapter 6: Applying Pattern Basics
57(12)
Considering Pattern
57(4)
Historic patterns
58(2)
Contemporary patterns
60(1)
Planning for Pattern
61(5)
Picking your pattern
62(1)
Using pattern as background
62(2)
Giving upholstery center stage
64(1)
Putting one pattern everywhere
64(1)
Spreading pattern around
65(1)
Mixing patterns with confidence
65(1)
Practicing Makes Perfect
66(3)
Making sample boards
66(1)
Studying magazine pictures
67(1)
Scanning wallcovering sample books
67(2)
Chapter 7: Feeling Your Way Through Textures
69(10)
Getting to Know Texture
69(2)
Texture has feelings, too
70(1)
Throwing its weight around
70(1)
Making Magic with Texture
71(8)
Planning the background
71(3)
Using texture in furniture
74(1)
Applying texture as an accent
75(1)
Making texture the star
76(1)
Working with texture
76(3)
Chapter 8: Troubleshooting Basics
79(2)
Asking "What's My Room's Problem?"
79(1)
Zeroing In on a Sound Solution
80(1)
Considering Case Studies
81(1)
C is for color
81(1)
L is for line
81(1)
T is for texture
82
Part III: Style and Substance
Chapter 9: Living with Historic Decorating Styles
81(18)
Considering Lasting Styles
87(1)
Using Historic Styles in Your Home
88(1)
Understanding Styles of the Past
89(8)
Italy
90(1)
France (17th and 18th centuries)
91(1)
England
92(2)
Germany
94(1)
America
94(3)
China
97(1)
Creating Your Own History Based Style
97(2)
Chapter 10: Decorating with Contemporary Styles
99(2)
Moving from Historic to Contemporary Style
99(2)
Focusing on Modern Style
101(1)
Catching Up with Contemporary Today
102
Modern-inspired styles
102(1)
Historic-inspired styles
103
Chapter 11: Determining Your Personal Decorating Style
101(18)
Discovering Personal Style
107(3)
Defining personal style
107(2)
Who's who of personal style
109(1)
Finding Your Personal Style
110(5)
Taking a personal style quiz
111(4)
Stating your style
115(1)
Exploring Your Personal Style
115(1)
Personalizing Your World
116(3)
Chapter 12: Finding Out about Furniture
119(10)
Sizing Up Different Furniture Types
119(3)
Pre-assembled or ready-made furniture
120(1)
Ready-to-assemble furniture
121(1)
Buying Quality Case Goods
122(2)
Finding Quality Upholstered Furniture
124(2)
Working Furniture Magic
126(3)
Part IV: Creating Backgrounds 129(68)
Chapter 13: Creating Wonderful Walls
131(12)
Forming a Unified Look
131(1)
Decorating with Architecture in Mind
132(3)
Traditional wall design
133(2)
Contemporary wall design
135(1)
Considering Your Material Options
135(8)
Ceramic tile and natural stones
135(1)
Fabrics
136(1)
Mirror
137(1)
Paint
138(1)
Stucco
139(1)
Wallpaper and wallcoverings
139(4)
Chapter 14: Finding Fabulous Floors
143(12)
Installing Hard Surfaces
143(5)
Walking on wood
144(1)
Casting a stone floor
145(3)
Sizing up synthetics
148(1)
Stepping on Soft Surfaces
148(4)
Choosing carpeting
149(1)
Resting on your rugs
150(2)
Solving Problems with Flooring
152(3)
Chapter 15: Sprucing Up Ceilings
155(10)
Considering Form and Function
155(1)
Painting Your Ceiling
156(3)
Getting it white
157(1)
Using color for unity
157(1)
Using color for contrast
157(1)
Designing your own pattern
158(1)
Painting a sky
158(1)
Stenciling
158(1)
Creating a mural
158(1)
Disguising Your Ceiling
159(3)
Letting lattice work its charms
159(1)
Extending wallcoverings
160(1)
Tenting a ceiling with fabric
160(1)
Creating a ribbon trellis
160(1)
Applying straw matting
161(1)
Installing ceramic tiles
161(1)
Reducing noise with acoustic tiles
161(1)
Decoupaging your ceiling
162(1)
Building the Ceiling You Want
162(3)
Constructing a false ceiling
162(1)
Raising the ceiling
162(1)
Including classical touches
163(1)
Adding beams
163(1)
Creating coffers
163(1)
Using planks
163(2)
Chapter 16: Dressing Up Windows
165(14)
Exposing Windows
165(2)
Looking at Shades, Blinds, and Shutters
167(3)
Heeding the Curtain (and Drapery) Call
170(6)
Readymade in the shade
171(1)
Customizing designed curtains
171(1)
Top billing for your curtains and draperies
172(1)
Supporting roles
172(1)
Considering optional hang-ups
173(1)
Going to great lengths
174(2)
Creating Special Effects
176(3)
Chapter 17:Lively lighting
179(18)
Understanding Lighting Basics
179(2)
Functional lighting
180(1)
Decorative lighting
180(1)
Lighting Up Your Life
181(1)
Illuminating logically
181(1)
Focusing on aesthetics
182(1)
Lighting 101
182(2)
General lighting
182(1)
Task lighting
183(1)
Accent lighting
184(1)
Planning General Lighting
184(1)
Creating contrast
184(1)
Avoiding glare
184(1)
Balancing light
185(1)
Buying the Right Bulbs
185(2)
Picking Perfect Fixtures
187(3)
Ceiling fixtures
187(1)
Chandeliers
188(1)
Pendants
188(1)
Portables
188(1)
Recessed lighting
188(1)
Tracks
188(1)
Under-cabinet and under-shelf fixtures
189(1)
Vanity lighting strips
189(1)
Wall-mounted fixtures
190(1)
Lighting Your Home, Room by Room
190(9)
Hallways
190(1)
Stairways
190(1)
Bathrooms
191(1)
Bedrooms
191(1)
Children's bedrooms
192(1)
Dining rooms
193(1)
Kitchens
194(1)
Home offices
194(1)
Living rooms
195(2)
Part V: Tackling the Three Tough Rooms: Kitchen, Bath, and Home Office 197(42)
Chapter 18: Cooking Up Your Dream Kitchen
199(16)
Considering Your Wallet
199(2)
Spending the dough
200(1)
Cutting corners
200(1)
Reviewing Design Guidelines
201(1)
Determining Your Dimensions
202(1)
Finding the Right Furnishings
202(8)
Characterizing cabinets
202(2)
Countering your top
204(2)
Walking on fabulous floors
206(2)
Enjoying wonderful walls
208(2)
Decorating Do's
210(5)
Selecting a style or theme
210(1)
Creating the background
211(1)
Spotlighting a hood
211(1)
Furnishing a great kitchen
212(1)
Treating windows
213(1)
Accessorizing to add eye appeal
213(2)
Chapter 19: Beautifying Your Bathroom
215(14)
Budgeting Matters
215(2)
Strategizing for Resale
217(1)
Customizing Your Bathroom
218(4)
Gathering information
218(1)
Sprucing up surfaces
218(4)
Accessorizing Your Bathroom
222(1)
Meeting a Bathroom's Needs
223(4)
Mastering your bathroom
224(1)
Making the most of small bathrooms
225(1)
Gussying up guest bathrooms
225(1)
Styling your children's bathroom
226(1)
Transforming Tacky into Terrific
227(2)
Spicing up your vanity
227(1)
Making the best of old tile
228(1)
Chapter 20: Setting Up Your Home Office
229(10)
Locating Your Work/Study Space
230(1)
Measuring Your Space
231(1)
Lighting Up
231(1)
Equipping Your Office
232(3)
Electronic equipment
232(1)
Furniture
233(2)
Wiring Up
235(1)
Color Scheming for Productivity
236(1)
Accessorizing for Productivity and Fun
237(2)
Part VI: Fixing Up Four Easy Rooms 239(56)
Chapter 21: Styling Serene Bedrooms
241(10)
Considering Function First
241(2)
Selecting the Right Bed Type
243(5)
Fitting your room (and your body)
243(2)
Getting comfortable
245(1)
Finding great style
246(2)
Storing Your Stuff
248(2)
Taking stock of your storage needs
248(1)
Maximizing storage space
249(1)
Placing Nightstands and Tables
250(1)
Beautifying Your Bed
250(2)
Dressing your bed
250(1)
Making pillow talk
251(1)
Arranging Your Furniture
252(1)
Decorating for Your Bedrooms' Needs
253
Master bedrooms
253(1)
Teen bedrooms
254(1)
Children's bedrooms
254(1)
Guestrooms
255
Chapter 22: Creating Your Living Room
251(20)
Thinking about Function
257(7)
Putting your furniture in its place
259(1)
Checking out different layouts
260(3)
Focusing on a focal point
263(1)
Discovering furniture-arranging basics
263(1)
Creating a Great Backdrop
264(4)
Settling on wall materials
264(3)
Dealing with your ceilings
267(1)
Adding drama to the floor
267(1)
Doing up the windows
268(1)
Handling Accessories
268(3)
Chapter 23: Designing for Dining
271(14)
Preparing a Comfortable Table
272(1)
Putting Style on Your Menu
273(2)
Creating the Formal Dining Room
275(5)
Comfort
275(1)
Movement
276(1)
Color, texture, and pattern
276(1)
Furniture
277(1)
China and glassware
278(1)
Linens
279(1)
Storage
279(1)
Dining 'Round
280(3)
In the living room
280(1)
In a wide hallway
281(1)
In the kitchen
281(1)
In a media room
281(1)
In other rooms
282(1)
Creating Instant Dining Magic
283(2)
Chapter 24: Transforming Bonus Areas
285(10)
Annexing Attics
285(2)
Beautifying Basements
287(2)
Perking Up Porches and Patios
289(3)
Enlivening the Laundry
292(3)
Part VII: Embellishments: Accessorizinq with Art and other Stuff 295(34)
Chapter 25: Acquiring and Arranging Art
297(16)
Affairs of the Art
297(3)
Art as investment
298(1)
Art for art's and decoration's sake
298(2)
Art for fun
300(1)
Buying Do's and Don'ts
300(1)
Finding Art
301(1)
Fine art from fine sources
301(1)
Decorative art from many sources
301(1)
Placing Art in the Right Relationship
302(2)
Picking up on a picture's colors
302(1)
Considering basic conventions
302(1)
Pleasing the eye of the beholder
303(1)
Finding homes for your art
303(1)
Artful Backgrounds
304(1)
The Art of Art Placement
304(1)
Relating Artwork in Groups
305(5)
Do's and don'ts of group displays
305(1)
Simple symmetry
306(1)
Not-so-simple asymmetry
307(1)
Great groupings
308(2)
Displaying in Off-the-Wall Ways
310(3)
Chapter 26: Accentuating Your Style
313(16)
Hunting for Accessories
313(1)
Updating Your Arrangements
314(1)
Finishing with Pizzazz
314(1)
Accessorizing One by One
315(16)
Pillow talk
316(1)
Mirror magic
317(2)
Colored glassware
319(1)
Stained glass
319(1)
Ceramics
320(1)
Ceramic tiles
321(1)
Blooming beauty
321(2)
Collections
323(1)
Quilts
323(1)
Throws
324(1)
Screen tests
325(1)
Hardware
326(1)
Found objects
327(2)
Part VIII: The Part of Tens 329(16)
Chapter 27: Ten Quick and Easy Centerpieces
331(4)
Indulging in Child's Play
331(1)
Adding an Artistic Touch
332(1)
Bejeweling Your Holiday Table
332(1)
Creating a Colorful Collection
332(1)
Flying Your Flags
333(1)
Using Your Marbles
333(1)
Thinking Fresh
333(1)
Sharing the Bounty
333(1)
Lighting Up the Table
334(1)
Bowling Them Over
334(1)
Chapter 28: Ten Tips for Leftover Wallpaper
335(4)
Slipcovering Your Lampshade
335(1)
Adding Flower Power to a Paper Shade
336(1)
Refreshing a Wastebasket
336(1)
Dressing Your Books in New Jackets
336(1)
Wallpapering a Backsplash
336(1)
Lining a Shelf
337(1)
Decoupaging Your Lamp Base
337(1)
Transforming a Box
337(1)
Covering a Notebook or Journal
337(1)
Decorating Kitchen Canisters
337(2)
Chapter 29: Ten Favorite Sources
339(6)
Subscribing to Magazines
339(1)
Sighting Online Sites
340(1)
Cataloging Catalogs
340(1)
Buying Books
341(1)
Watching TV
341(1)
Talking on the Radio
342(1)
Asking Associations and Institutions
342(1)
Dropping by Designer Showcase Houses
342(1)
Scoping Out the Dailies
343(1)
Checking Out the Library
343(2)
Index 345

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