The Find: The Housing Works Book of Decorating with Thrift Shop Treasures, Flea Market Objects, and Vintage Details
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The Find: The Housing Works Book of Decorating with Thrift Shop Treasures, Flea Market Objects, and Vintage Details

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Sometimes you’re looking for it, sometimes it just finds you

Treasures of home décor abound at flea markets, thrift shops, and garage sales. But how do you know a find when you find it?
In The Find, Stan Williams and some of today’s most clever style makers, including Simon Doonan, John Derian, and Real Simple’s Kristin van Ogtrop–all diehard devotees of New York City’s Hou...more
Hardcover, 240 pages
Published May 5th 2009 by Clarkson N Potter Publishers
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Melody
Melody rated it 2 of 5 stars
Nicely photographed. There wasn't much new information here, though, and I didn't walk away with the feeling that I'd learned anything. The pictures were pretty, though the decorating was uninspiring and stale to my eye. I want more punch, more incongruous juxtaposition, an odder collection of oddities and less of a Generic Stylish Interior Magazine look.
Relyn
Relyn rated it 4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for: amateur interior decorators
Recommended to Relyn by: spotted at the library
I really liked this book. It was one of those eye candy books that actually has ideas you haven't read a hundred times in magazines. Plus, it's well written.
Shannon
Some of the interiors in this book aren't exactly my style, but it is always inspiring to see how people decorate with thrift!
Kristine
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