Step-by-Step Home Design & Decorating

by Clare Steel

The ultimate practical reference tool for home design and decoration, Step by Step Home Design & Decorating is the only book that does everything step-by-step. When it comes to restyling, redecorating, and sprucing up your home, the big question is where to start. From the planning stages through the finishing touches, everything you need to know to give your home a complete makeover is in Step by Step Home Design & Decorating.

Comprehensive in its scope and utterly practical, Step by Step Home Design & Decorating is an indispensable single-volume reference for anyone restyling their home.

Highlights:


Covers color schemes, designing layouts, and choosing flooring or lighting Learn to make blinds, tile a bathroom, hang wallpaper, and more Clear instructions and photography are provided to help at every stage Theme tips: "5 ways with rugs" and "10 ways to refresh an old kitchen," etc. Includes ideas for a working with a limited budget

Genres: Interior Design, Nonfiction

400 pages, Hardcover

First published April 16, 2012

Reviews

[Courtney · Rating 2 out of 5]

The design advice contained within this book was simplistic, and quite frankly, not very helpful. If you're looking for in-depth information on how to pull together a fantastic-looking room, this book won't be any help. For a more comprehensive look at how to design a room, I would recommend Sabrina Soto Home Design: A Layer-by-Layer Approach to Turning Your Ideas into the Home of Your Dreams instead.

[PoligirlReads · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you're an experienced decorator, you probably won't like this book. If however, you're a new homeowner looking for instructions and advice for putting together your home, this is a really good book. It's less about inspiration and more about the nuts and bolts of putting a home together and making it look good. The best part are the pros/cons of different materials. As a result, I've decided to switch from a cast iron tub to a copper one (more expensive, but better heat retention).

[Wren Wilson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good and contemporary if you're remodeling your home, I might pick it up in the future. Nice icons for things like the durability of materials and their prices.

[Annie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. I've gotten it several times from the library and love the tutorials on how to reupholster and make curtains, etc.

[MK · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is for people who like to go to The Home Depot to look at DIY items, replace furniture in living rooms, bathrooms, kitchens, etc., and design the interiors of rooms themselves.

[Mary Lynn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Exactly what the title says. A step by step guide to how to remodel/decorate your home. First, draw up your plans, second call for quotes, etc. Very handy for new homeowners or first time renovators. The more experienced designer/decorator would benefit from some of the info but not as much.

[Mandy · Rating 5 out of 5]

yes, yes, all the things

[Jenny xoxo · Rating 2 out of 5]

more of a manual than a photo ideas type book, not really fun to page through.

[Kate · Rating 5 out of 5]

Took this book out of the library to help with some frustrating decorating challenges, and am blown away by the practical, comprehensive range of ideas within.