false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255679905m/6362444.jpg 6362444 1 Sometimes you’re looking for it, sometimes it just finds you<br><br>Treasures of home décor abound at flea markets, thrift shops, and garage sales. But how do you know a find when you find it? <br>In <i>The Find</i>, Stan Williams and some of today’s most clever style makers, including Simon Doonan, John Derian, and <i>Real Simple’s</i> Kristin van Ogtrop–all diehard devotees of New York City’s Housing Works–show not just <i>what</i> to look for, but also <i>how</i> to look at an object to identify a great piece. The trick is to see beyond nicks and wobbles, color and intended purpose and to focus on potential. For example, a vintage leather trunk encased in Lucite works as a stunning coffee table. Pages from old books wallpaper a foyer. A cushion fashioned from a baseball diamond’s home plate makes a garden chair comfortable. <br><br><i>The Find </i>includes chapters on furniture, accessories, small spaces, and entertaining. From a suburban ranch to an East Village studio in New York, each abode illustrates unexpected ways that secondhand items can make statements (or space) throughout a home. <br><br>Elegantly photographed, filled with practical sidebars about refurbishing, styling, and treasure-hunting, and replete with the quirky sensibility that has made Housing Works one of the most popular destinations for great things, <i>The Find </i>is at once a handbook and inspiration for vintage decorating. Secondhand does not mean second rate when there’s always something special to be found. 6549561 5 5 2009 The Find: The Housing Works Book of Decorating with Thrift Shop Treasures, Flea Market Objects, and Vintage Details total:2|5:2| 2 10 20 0 0 0 false false Sun Nov 22 11:16:05 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 11:16:05 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Sep 20 18:08:10 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 18:08:10 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Sep 12 10:51:03 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 10:51:03 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Aug 31 10:14:22 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 10:19:12 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Aug 01 18:16:27 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 18:16:27 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jul 31 12:23:27 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 12:23:27 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jul 30 19:54:20 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 19:54:20 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jul 25 10:42:06 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 10:42:06 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jul 17 16:04:40 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 16:04:40 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jul 17 10:39:30 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 10:39:30 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jul 05 20:41:10 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 20:41:10 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jul 04 15:58:05 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 11:21:38 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jun 28 18:15:48 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 18:15:48 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Jun 26 10:16:07 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 26 10:16:07 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Jun 25 15:25:15 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 15:25:15 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun May 31 22:16:03 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 22:16:42 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue May 26 13:57:31 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 13:57:31 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun May 10 06:47:20 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 06:47:20 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu May 07 08:47:08 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 08:47:08 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Mar 28 01:02:07 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 01:02:07 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6362444