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House Beautiful The Home Book: Creating a Beautiful Home of Your Own (House Beautiful Series) |  | Author: Carol Spier
Publisher: Hearst
Category: Book
List Price: $39.95
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Rating:  9 reviews
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 464
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 9.1 x 1.5
ISBN: 1588166031
Dewey Decimal Number: 747
EAN: 9781588166036
Publication Date: November 4, 2008
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Product Description
With 464 information-packed pages and more than 500 gorgeous color photos, The Home Book is sure to become the homeowner’s bible on interior design. A beautiful object in itself, this book will grace every (perfectly chosen) coffee table...but only after this hardworking guide has been pored through and turned to again and again for practical, usable design insights. The volume begins by taking a hard look at the bones of the house: its site, light, and layout. Armed with those basics, you’ll know which elements you can improve, and how to work around those that can’t be changed. From there, develop an overall decorating concept based on theme, color, furnishings, wall and floor coverings, and accessories—each aspect of design receives detailed coverage. Finally, go through the house room by room to see what remarkable transformations you can achieve in every space, from the entryway to the home office, the kitchen to the foyer. The Home Book reflects House Beautiful’s exciting style: fresh, bright and accessible, filled with insider tips from today’s top decorators, and bursting with practical advice for real people. A Main Selection of the Homestyle Book Club. |
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Beautiful Photos November 16, 2009
puppy's gal
Tons of beautiful photos fill this thick volume. The photos are very clear and appear true to life in color. The book is sectioned off by various areas of the home such as: dining, living room, kitchen, etc. There are many helpful tips and designer favorite tips. The writing is clear on the eyes and in concept. This is somewhat of a basic decorating book and I did feel some areas were rather boring such as: going over finding the perfect bench to place at the foot of the master bed. That being said what average homeowner among us couldn't use some brushing up on basic home layouts. Like most HB books it is really stunning but unlike some HB books the photos are not overly ornate at all and many focus on an eclectic style incorporating both modern, country and some Mediterranean designs. Some HB books seem to only be for the rich and famous. This is somewhat of a basic book with room/furniture layout discussed as well as color choices for walls, etc. I did still feel that many of the rooms were above the budget of the average homeowner but take what you can from this beautiful book. I personally would have very much liked to see more wall art displays...that was lacking. Also: for the bedrooms...more full suite photos would have been appreciated.
 Good buy November 9, 2009
Margaret Heine
I was very excited to order this book. I first saw it in a store near me selling for $50 and couldn't bear to spend that much. So I looked around and found it here for half the price! Now after reading and browsing this book many times it would have been worth the 50 bucks it was orginally selling for. It has many helpful hints and ideas for your home. Its been a life saver!
 DO NOT BUY FROM THIS SELLER August 19, 2009
MeMa (St. Louis, MO USA)
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
I ordered this book on July 19, 2009. The promised date of delivery was between July 23-August 10, 2009. I felt that this was an exceedingly long shipment time frame, but since I had not bought from Amazon before, I thought it might be the standard. When the book did not arrive by August 10th, I tried to contact this seller, petite fleur, three times and never received an answer to any of my inquiries. This seller obviously does not care about his customers. I was very dissapointed with this transaction.
Excellent home book August 12, 2009
Jodie S. Pannell
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love this book. I look at it to get great design ideas! It also makes a great coffee table book!
 Book April 10, 2009
Sheri (Omaha NE)
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
The book was exactly as described. However, book was damaged in shipping because of improper packaging.
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