Starting Out With Style: Design Solutions for Your New Home

by Monica Millward Weeks

You’ve plunked down the cash, signed the papers, and the key is in your hand—you’ve finally moved into a place of your very own. Maybe you have a budget to splurge on new furnishings, or you might have to make the most of what you already have. You’ve got a few ideas, but how do you know where to start? Enter Starting Out with Style—a guide to decorating your house from scratch. Within its pages you’ll find no-nonsense advice on evaluating your tastes, personality, and lifestyle to create a home that fits you, including information about different styles and color schemes. We’ll walk you through each room, outline decorating options and detail choices for furnishings, flooring, lighting, windows, and walls throughout the home. For first-time homeowners or renters, practical solutions will help you deal with budget limitations, living in small spaces, personalizing your space, and coping with pesky landlord restrictions, as well as bone up on your thrift-store and flea-market shopping skills. Whatever your tastes, Starting Out with Style will inspire you to create a pad with personality.

156 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2001

Reviews

[Monica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Of course, I am a little biased, because I helped write it. And my friend Trish has some pictures in it! :)