Terence Conran's Diy by Design : Over 30 Projects to Make and More Than 100 Design Ideas for Every Room in Your Home

by Terence Conran

• ISBN13: 9781850294603
• ISBN10: 1850294607
• Format: Paperback
• Publisher: Sterling

Summary

Restore, revamp, repair, and revitalize your home! Whether it's tiling a kitchen work surface or building a bedroom wardrobe, these projects will make a room more attractive and functional. Enhance comfort, increase storage space, introduce character into a setting--when you "do-it-yourself," almost anything is possible. Construct a folding screen to divide a space into two areas or a bed with a storage drawer underneath. Replace cupboard doors, panel a bathroom with pine boarding, or install a wall of display shelving. Plus, 250 color photographs and ingenious ideas, including bathroom lighting and heating options, will open your eyes to potential improvements for your home. "If this book doesn't inspire you to DIY, then nothing will."--Elle Decoration. 256 pages (all in color), 9 1/2 x 11.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 8
Tools, Materials and Techniques	p. 10
Tools	p. 12
Materials	p. 16
Techniques	p. 20
Project
Workbench and Tool Cupboard	p. 38
Kitchens and Dining Areas	p. 48
Assessing the Workload	p. 50
Material Effects	p. 52
Kitchen Layout	p. 56
Kitchen Lighting	p. 60
Essential Services	p. 62
Screening and Separating	p. 64
Styling Details	p. 66
A Place for Everything	p. 68
Flooring	p. 70
Utility Rooms	p. 72
Dining Rooms	p. 74
Projects
The Kitchen System: Basic Units	p. 84
Cupboard Doors and Slatted Shelf	p. 90
Worktops	p. 92
Wall-Mounted Shelf Unit	p. 94
Built-in Plate Rack and Drip Tray	p. 97
Wall-Mounted Slatted Shelves	p. 100
Knife Rack	p. 102
Airing Rack	p. 103
Serving and Display Unit with Mirrors	p. 104
Divided Shelves	p. 114
Hanging Bars	p. 115
Suspended Shelves	p. 116
Door Fronts	p. 117
Living Rooms, Workrooms and Halls	p. 118
Design for Living	p. 120
Assessing the Workload	p. 122
Structural Shelving	p. 124
Storage Solutions	p. 126
Tailor-made Display	p. 128
Fireplaces and Hearths	p. 130
Flooring	p. 132
Rooms to Work in	p. 134
Home Office	p. 136
Making an Entrance	p. 138
Halls, Passages and Stairs	p. 140
Projects
Alcove Shelves and Cupboards	p. 142
Wall of Display Shelving	p. 152
Home Office	p. 158
Radiator Cover	p. 166
Workroom Ideas	p. 172
Replacing Skirting	p. 174
Glass Shelves	p. 175
Bathrooms and Bedrooms	p. 176
Bathrooms: Assessing the Workload	p. 178
Lighting and Heating	p. 180
Bathroom Materials	p. 182
Baths and Showers	p. 184
Basins and Vanity Units	p. 186
Bathroom Storage	p. 188
Bedrooms: Bedroom Potential	p. 190
Bedroom Storage	p. 192
Projects
Tiled Bathroom	p. 194
Panelled Bathroom	p. 208
Wardrobe with Hinged Doors	p. 212
Folding Screen	p. 222
Japanese Wardrobe	p. 230
Bed with Truckle Drawer	p. 240
Cupboards with Architraves	p. 252
Panelled Bath	p. 253
Index	p. 254
Acknowledgments	p. 256
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