Dime Store Decorating: Using Flea Market Finds with Style

by Jill Williams Grover

A find at a flea market, something snatched from a yard sale, a store-bought bargain that barely affected the if you're trying to decorate at a discount--but with style and panache--some help is coming your way! You don't have to be a seasoned crafter to dip into these creative and innovative ideas, because every unique project takes almost no time to do and requires only minimal skills. Choose from among such colorful categories as Think Pink, Stars and Jars, Quite Bright, Leopard Spots and Pots, and Right with White, and begin transforming those everyday items into candle bottles, animal-print table settings, frames, scrapbooks, picnic baskets, bedroom décor, vases, and lots more! You'll never pay full price again.

144 pages, Hardcover

Published June 30, 2001

Reviews

[Marissa · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was excited for this book because I'm always looking for more ways to decorate on a budget. However I found these particular ideas to seem too clutter and not too appealing looking. I'm a huge believer in making free or cheap things beautiful this book didn't seem to show that. I think the main problem was that it was mostly low work ideas and so they just looked a little cheap.

[Corinnagoodwin · Rating 1 out of 5]

Stay away this book, so out dated and old. the only think in the whole book I liked was the metal basket on page 126.

[Natascha · Rating 1 out of 5]

The cover is quite cute, unfortunately all I found inside was cheap looking decor. And too many glasses glued to other glasses, over and over again. And just so much stuff it looked cluttered not classy.

[Kay · Rating 4 out of 5]

When I saw the title of the book, I was afraid that most of the suggestions would look junky. Not so. This decorator is one of those clever people who can take an inexpensive item and turn it into a treasure -- or at least a very attractive accessory. Lots of photos and helpful text.