From pretty painted plates to a woodgrained cupboard, from classic styles to ultra-modern chic, a top designer and TV star has come up with 100 great ways to make a difference in every room. What would it take to transform your home--a few small items, like a gilded lamp, a ribbonwork cushion, and a cherub clock that will take pride of place on the mantelpiece? Or are you ready for a bigger change--perhaps some elegantly flowing muslin drapes to frame the window (no sewing required!), a dado border on the wall, and stenciled marquetry floorboards? All the popular techniques are included: stenciling, stamping, gilding, d�coupage, papier m�ch�, sewing, and ribbon weaving. It's everything you need for decorating success! 256 pages (all in color), 8 3/4 x 11 1/2.
With clear step-by-step instructions and photographs, plus beautifully styled pictures of the projects, this is a book that will inspire all home decorators to put its ideas into practice"--cover.
Everything you need to know about stamping, from basic prints to colour scheming, is explained simply to make this craft totally achievable for complete beginners, as well as more experienced decorators. The techniques are brought to life with ten stylish step-by-step projects to suit each room of your home. It's possible to recreate designer looks for a fraction of the price with a whole range of professional finshes that combine stamping with a variety of paint effects. All are clearly demonstrated with specially commissioned location photography. In addition, Linda shows areaders how to make their own stamps, using her original designs, with the foam rubber and ready to use motifs contained within the kit.
Celebrity author and TV presenter of 'Changing Rooms', Linda Barker isenowned for her prolific and contemporary ideas in creating perfectnteriors. Wall to Wall contains a range of liveable and relaxed chicnteriors, which are both elegant and balanced. Linda offers practicaluidelines on how to achieve a diverse range of wall finishes using unique,imple but stylish ideas.
Everything you need to know about stamping, from basic prints to colour scheming, is explained simply to make this exciting craft totally achievable for complete beginners, as well as more experienced decorators. The techniques are brought to life with ten stylish step-by-step projects to suit each room of your home. It's possible to recreate designer looks for a fraction of the price with a whole range of professional finshes that combine stamping with a variety of paint effects. All are clearly demonstrated with specially commissioned location photography. In addition, Linda shows you how to make your own stamps, using her original designs, with the foam rubber and ready to use motifs contained within the kit. Follow Linda Barker's inspirational lead and add grace and character to your home.
Fed up with mundane magnolia and bursting for a colorful change? Help is at hand in this book Changing Rooms Colour, the latest creation from celebrity interior designer Linda Barker. By dividing the color spectrum into four distinct groups, Linda makes color co-ordination easier than ever. Whether your preference is for naturals, soft pastels, hot vibrant shades or deep rich colors, there'll be a color pallette to suit you. Twelve color schemes are analyzed in detail to show you how to put the look together yourself, with step-by-step photographs to help you recreate clever color projects in your own home. Complete designer know-how on everything from using texture and accessories to learning the tricks of the trade that will help to make a room look bigger, Changing Rooms Colour will give you the color confidence you need to transfor your home.
A hopeful, grace-filled companion for the 9 months of pregnancy, Birthed in Prayer uniquely addresses and supports the spiritual journey of mothers-to-be. As the authors/moms say, it's the book they longed to read but never found while they were pregnant. Filled with lively, thoughtful, honest and "been-there" stories, this book deals with not only the emotional and physical facets of this overwhelming life experience but also the spiritual needs. "From the moment you know you're pregnant, you enter a time of transition—a time of waiting and preparing as you anticipate the arrival of the new little person who will share your life. ...Pregnancy can be a God-given "stopping point"—an opportunity to reflect on our lives, values, and relationships; to reevaluate our choices and priorities; and to make some adjustments," write authors Barker, de Meillon, and Harrison. "Even more importantly, pregnancy can offer an occasion to draw closer to God and encounter God in a new way." Each chapter includes honest, humorous, and touching stories; questions to think about; journaling prompts; and prayer exercises. Birthed in Prayer gives you a safe place to acknowledge your thoughts and feelings as you read wisdom from scripture and stories from mother-sages. It focuses not just on preparing for childbirth but also motherhood. The authors invite you on a journey of awareness and growth that will build a strong foundation for your life and your family. As Barker, de Meillon, and Harrison say, it takes courage to become aware, to encounter and be encountered by God. And it takes courage to be a mother.
In this sequel to Film, Horror, and the Body Fantastic, Badley examines horror fiction as a fantastic genre in which images of the body and the self are articulated and modified. Badley places horror fiction in its cultural context, drawing important connections to theories of gender and sexuality. As our culture places increasing importance on body image, horror fiction has provided a language for imagining the self in new ways—often as ungendered, transformed, or re-generated. Focusing on the works of Stephen King, Clive Barker, and Anne Rice, Badley approaches horror as a discourse that articulates the anxieties of our culture.
For many years, what has been known about recovery from addictive behaviors has come solely from treatment studies. Only recently has the study of recoveries in the absence of formal treatment or self-help groups provided an alternative source of information. This book on the process of self-change from addictive behaviors is the first of its kind, as it presents more than research findings. Rather, it presents the process of self-change from several different perspectives - environmental, cross-cultural, prevention and interventions at both societal and individual level. It provides strategies for how health care practitioners and government policy makers alike can aid and foster self-change. Directions for future research priorities are also presented.
A book dedicated to restoring old furniture offers readers tips on the tools and materials needed for such repairs and provides twenty-one do-it-yourself projects for home decorators.
A collection of 14 examples from the TV series which show how to transform a room in the home. Each project covers a description of the room and the problems to be overcome, a profile of the designers that were involved in its' redecoration, step-by-step methods and illustrations, details on techniques and equipment and extra projects.
This title explores decoupage (the art of cutting and pasting cutouts to simulate painting on wood, glass or metal) for gifts, keepsakes and soft furnishings.
Shows how to make hatboxes, lampshades, shelf edging, decorative fans, place mats, bath mats, chair covers, tablecloths, drapes, duvet covers, and baby quilts
Look around the house. Baffled by problem spots? Or, are you about to embark on some home conversion--adding a nursery, changing the color of paint--and feel unsure how exactly to go about it? If only you could talk to a professional without paying hundreds, maybe even thousands of dollars. You can, because a top interior designer, who writes a popular weekly magazine column, is about to divulge all the tricks of her trade. A remarkably simple question-and-answer format offers guidance and reassurance to the novice on all facets of decoration and repair. What do people want to know? They ask about the most practical flooring for a family with three young children, how to turn the garage into a playroom, how to make the best use of an empty alcove, and whether a small space on a landing could become an effective study. Over 200 tips and recommendations will prove that no problem is insurmountable!
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