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Title: The New Decorating Book (Better Homes and Gardens(R)) by Better Homes and Gardens ISBN: 0-696-21381-8 Publisher: Meredith Books Pub. Date: 15 May, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.34 (74 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: BHG New Decorating Book - 8TH EDITION
Comment: If anyone is reading this review, I recommend the current 8th edition, ISBN 0-696-21401-6. The 7th edition is a few years old (still a worthy addition to your library if you are a I.D. book collector).
I held off purchasing the new 8th edition of the New Decorating Book by Better Homes & Garden, thinking it was the same book with rehashed photos.... was I wrong! 3 or 4 excellent photos made their way back, but the rest of the 400+ pages of photos in this edition are brand new.
I guarantee interior design enthusiasts will spend many hours poring over the hundreds of inspirational and beautiful photographs.
What attracted my attention are the wonderful glimpses into a design sensibility that leans toward a less formal style. For want of a better description, the "Past Perfect" meets "Town and Country" look comes to mind. Lots of (not exclusively however) toile, ticking, checks, collections.
The collections are what fascinated me - one spends more time looking at the owner's collections than the actual furniture. So if you have collections of books, sculpture, frames, pillows, pottery, plants, fabrics etc but don't know what to do, you will be inspired to apply it once you have had a chance with this book.
Use of the new bold colors for 2003 (apricot, lime, indigo) are also highlighted.
There is a resource of interior designers in the back of the book should you need to track down a specific fabric shown in the book. Many of them are simply stunning and beautifully contrasted.
Highly recommended.
Rating: 5
Summary: Inspiring yet practical. Very empowering.
Comment: Because this is my favorite decorating book, I take exception to a reviewer who said it wasn't worth it and to buy the Better Homes and Gardens magazine instead. There is nothing in the Better Homes and Gardens magazine like this. I love this book. I like the photos but I also like learning something on every page. If I want to copy something I see in a photo, I can, but if I want to decorate in my own way, the "decorating 101" information is there so I can learn the design "principle" and apply it to my own place. This is a great bargain. I'm always learning something new when I pick it up. Unlike this book, the magazine does not teach me about design in this way. I kept buying the magazine at the grocery store and gave up because it doesn't have very much to say when it comes to helping me decorate my own place.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Best
Comment: Some of the only decorating books worth keeping are published by Better Homes & Gardens. This one, as well as the new edition which is not being shown on Amazon.com, are excellent. These are books you should OWN, have on your shelf, and refer to. Whether you're looking for colour ideas, window treatments, where to place lamps, how hight to hang a picture, etc. these books offer what you need to understand balance, scale, and how to make a room look perfect. I would also consider giving these books away as gifts - they are very useful and the pictures are BIG which is everything. Short on text, long on visuals, is what makes a decorating book worth buying.
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Title: Color Solutions (Better Homes and Gardens Books) by Better Homes and Gardens ISBN: 0696212404 Publisher: Meredith Books Pub. Date: 15 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Use What You Have Decorating : Transform Your Home in One Hour With Ten Simple Design Principles -- Using the Space You Have, the Things You Like, the Budget You Choose by Lauri Ward ISBN: 039952536X Publisher: Perigee Pub. Date: 13 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Room and Furniture Layout Kit by Muncie Hendler ISBN: 0486242137 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 01 October, 1981 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
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Title: Express Yourself With Color by Better Homes and Gardens, Linda Hallam ISBN: 0696207753 Publisher: Meredith Books Pub. Date: March, 1998 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: HGTV Before & After Decorating by HGTV, Amy Tincher-Durik, HGTV Books ISBN: 0696219093 Publisher: Meredith Books Pub. Date: 15 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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