New Decorator

by Barnard, Julia; Barnard, Nicholas

• ISBN13: 9780789461469
• ISBN10: 0789461463
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-06-21
• Publisher: DK Publishing, Inc.

Summary

Designed for people with a busy lifestyle, this highly acclaimed series of inspiring and practical paperbacks cover a wide range of topics. Each book is a showcase of the trademark DK style that marries instructive photographs with easy-to-read text.

Table of Contents

Introduction	6	(8)
Space	14	(26)
Thinking about space	16	(2)
Large space	18	(2)
Small space	20	(2)
Shaping space	22	(2)
Double-sided screen	24	(2)
Painting stripes	26	(2)
Free-hanging wooden shelf	28	(2)
Minimalism	30	(2)
Ordered clutter	32	(2)
Kitchen cupboard restoration	34	(2)
Accessibility & storage	36	(2)
Collectibles shadow box	38	(2)
Light	40	(24)
Thinking about light	42	(2)
Atmosphere & mood	44	(2)
Illuminating a room	46	(2)
Rolled beeswax candles	48	(2)
Natural light	50	(2)
Eyelet pantry curtain	52	(2)
Hanging a curtain	54	(2)
Artificial light	56	(2)
Pressed-flower candles	58	(2)
Combining light	60	(2)
Polka dot lampshade	62	(2)
Color	64	(42)
Thinking about color	66	(2)
The decorator's color wheel	68	(2)
Primary colors	70	(2)
Red	72	(2)
Glazed & textured wall	74	(2)
Blue	76	(2)
Yellow	78	(2)
Patchwork curtain	80	(2)
Changing the pace	82	(2)
Secondary colors	84	(2)
Green	86	(2)
Homegrown milk paint	88	(2)
Orange	90	(2)
Purple	92	(2)
Basket-weave ribbon cushion	94	(2)
Two-color painting	96	(2)
White	98	(2)
Gray & black	100	(2)
Glass bead door curtain	102	(2)
Earth tones	104	(2)
Surfaces	106	(24)
Thinking about surfaces	108	(2)
Floorings	110	(2)
Hooked rag hearth rug	112	(2)
Walls	114	(2)
Leaf-printed wall	116	(2)
Liming wood	118	(2)
Painted garden table & chairs	120	(2)
Furniture	122	(2)
Visual texture	124	(2)
Working with pattern	126	(2)
Stenciled sunflower table linen	128	(2)
Air	130	(22)
Thinking about air	132	(2)
Circulation	134	(2)
Stamped muslin window panel	136	(2)
Memory, scent, & aroma	138	(2)
Rosemary beeswax polish	140	(2)
Plants & flowers	142	(2)
Aromatic herb & spice wreath	144	(2)
Humidity	146	(2)
Moisture	148	(2)
Household clove & honey soap	150	(2)
Sound	152	(16)
Thinking about sound	154	(2)
Noise & echo	156	(2)
Muffling noise	158	(2)
Hanging a decorative textile	160	(2)
Natural floorcoverings	162	(2)
Pleasant sound	164	(2)
Copper-pipe wind chime	166	(2)
Home comforts	168	(18)
Thinking about comfort	170	(2)
Relaxing	172	(2)
Entertaining	174	(2)
Cooking & eating	176	(2)
Sleeping	178	(2)
Bathing	180	(2)
Working	182	(2)
Taking it with you	184	(2)
Practical resources	186	(2)
Index	188	(3)
Acknowledgments	191