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A new paperback edition of one of Weight Watchers best-selling cookbooksmore than 100,000 soldbrings you the solution to preparing an entire meal in a snap! With Weight Watchers Quick Meals, you'll find simple and easy-to-prepare dinner ideas, organized in 75 menus. Even more, youll find a complete shopping list and a step-by-step game plan with every menu to help coordinate dinner.
Customer Reviews:
Weight Watchers Quick Meals.......2000-01-26
Great recipes with a lot of variety. Good pictures for those who need to "eat with their eyes". Unfortunately this was published before the point system was instituted so points are not included in the nutritional info. That is the biggest drawback to an otherwise timeless, well written book.
Weight Watchers Quick Meals.......2000-01-26
Great recipes with a lot of variety. Good pictures for those who need to "eat with their eyes". Unfortunately this was published before the point system was instituted so points are not included in the nutritional info. That is the biggest drawback to an otherwise timeless, well written book.
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Quick Meals in 30 Minutes Or Less
Weight Watchers
Manufacturer: MacMillan
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
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ASIN: B000H576L4 |
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Drawing upon the collection of the Old Sturbridge Village museum, this book examines the textures, colors, and designs of dozens of remarkable quilts and the New England women who made them. Full color illustrations.
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Quilters' delight.......2006-05-23
If you are a lover of quilts, old or new, you owe it to yourself to read Northern Comfort, a very thorough overview of early American quilters and their lovely works of folk art. The photos are wonderful, as are the real life stories about the women who labored with love to help their families keep warm in the days long before central heating. Lynne Bassett is an authority in the field of historic textiles, and is well respected as a researcher and writer. Keep this book close to hand for inspiration and just for the pleasure of browsing through it at your leisure.
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A day at the flea market is even better when eagle-eyed shoppers go equipped with Country Living's expert advice. Here are tried-and-true techniques for selecting from the vast array of items: clues on judging its authenticity, hints on zeroing in on a dealer's real bottom-line price, and even tips on how to get the goods home. And then comes the real fun: absolutely fabulous ideas for decorating with those wonderful finds. See how to highlight one-of-a-kind-pieces, turn them into focal points, create displays, or reinvent the object entirely-such as turning a farm trough into a fruit bowl. You'll be inspired to hunt down that special something-and have the smarts to get it at the best possible price, too.
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Hailed by Architectural Digest as one of the top 100 designers and architects today, Bill Stubbs has designed penthouses, vacation retreats, and country mansions around the globe from Acapulco to Moscow. In this lively, irreverent memoir, Stubbs recounts the extraordinary, exasperating, and often hilarious adventures in his stellar career.
Illustrated with more than 150 color photographs of the spaces Stubbs has transformed, the book details the activities and thought processes that went into some of his most spectacular projects. These include the metamorphosis of an abandoned country dacha into a baronial mansion in the Ukraine, the renovation of a 100-year-old schoolhouse into stylish apartments for senior citizens in Newport, Rhode Island, and the project that inspired the book's title, a Houston penthouse designed around the color red, which caused his impulsive client to fire him over the phone. (Of course, when the client saw the finished apartment, he loved it-to the point that Stubbs had trouble convincing him to abandon the color in subsequent renovations.) This entertaining volume is a rarity, a design book that people will actually read. AUTHOR BIO: William W. Stubbs, founder and head of his own Houston-based firm, designs interior spaces, both commercial and residential, all over the world. He has been named to "The AD 100," Architectural Digest's list of the world's top designers and architects. He lives in Houston, Texas.
Customer Reviews:
Refreshing candor.......2006-11-10
This is such an entertaining read as well as a look at a wide variety of decorating styles. I first became interested in this decorator (the only one I know by name) in Architectural Digest. These wonderful projects kept coming up in different months and so I started reading the articles that went with the pictures in the projects and discovered Bill Stubbs! He has a fresh eye for every client. He really looks and really listens. How unusual in today's self absorbed world.
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- cover deceiving...inside looks something from 70's and 80's
- This is THE worst decorating book I have ever read
- sadly disappointed
- Glad I Didn't Pay Full Price for Decorate Rich
- Full of great ideas, but not all of them practical.
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Decorate Rich: Creating a Fabulous Look for Less
Jo Packham
Manufacturer: Sterling/Chapelle
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Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: 0806975490 |
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Decorate like a millionaire—even without a lot of money. All it takes is a well-chosen focal point, that one special something, to make an entire room look newly, expensively designed. “There is a wealth of ideas here that duplicates high-priced looks using what you already have.”—Country Almanac. “It’s about seeing the things you already have in a whole new light.”—Country Accents.
Customer Reviews:
cover deceiving...inside looks something from 70's and 80's.......2005-02-14
I was very disapointed with this book. For a book that was published in 2001 all but a few of the photo's look dated. Way overdone, dark and heavy for today's style. Even the photography has a dated grainy look. Jo credits her parents as the ones who encouraged her to accomplish her dreams by learning. Well Jo, as an interior designer myself with 20+ years under my belt...you need to go back to square one and learn some new material.
This is THE worst decorating book I have ever read.......2003-11-15
If you love clutter, ill conceived floor plans, bad scale and poor color choices; this is the book for you. Jo needs to go back and rediscover the harmony of scale and color. Even the jacket picture she selected of herself and her family is unflattering.
I like the fact that she truly is trying to come up with ideas and ways to cut costs but it looks half done or over done with just too many things going on to take away from the total design.
This is the first negative review I have ever written. I purchased this book for some creative ideas but I ended up recycling the book in my mixed paper bin because it really is "that bad".
sadly disappointed.......2003-03-20
Based on its cover, which let's face it, is how we buy decorating books, this one looked really interesting and quite sumptuous. Unfortunately, the contents did not live up to the cover and featured rooms and ideas that are already beginning to look "dated". There were no ideas for creating a rich or monied decorating style and the text was rather "homespun". Having bought it on sale, I was very glad I hadn't paid full price; I would have been most disappointed.
Glad I Didn't Pay Full Price for Decorate Rich.......2003-02-18
Scan the pages of Decorating Rich for some beautiful photography and interesting ideas. Skip the narrative, as it is labored and dull. It is a good coffee table book that won't make any demand on your brain power, even if you read the text.
Full of great ideas, but not all of them practical........2002-01-09
Jo Packham proves that you can have a beautiful home without spending a fortune. Success depends on buying only what you love and arranging it well, not on how much you spend. Jo starts with a terrific section on creative wall treatments and then continues with various ways to accessorize the home. Many of her ideas are excellent, such as using inexpensive fabrics in luxurious ways. Others sound like she is giving how-to's on creating a window-display, not a home. How does someone use towels that are tied together with beaded tassels, or put wet soap back in the seashell soap dish without getting water drops on the fan underneath? Tucking fancy dishtowels over cupboard doors may look pretty, but they have to be re-arranged each time the door is opened.
All in all, a good book for those who want ideas on creative ways to decorate with what they love without spending a great deal of money.
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Decorating Rich
Teri Seidman
Manufacturer: Villard
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Binding: Hardcover
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ASIN: 0394566300
Release Date: 1988-10-12 |
Book Description
An interior designer teaches all the professional tricks for making a room look like a million without spending a fortune. 8 page color insert.
Customer Reviews:
One of the Best.......2006-04-07
I collect decorating books. As far as I am concerned, this is one of the best in my library. The author shows the manner in which, without spending top dollar, one can create the illusion of opulence in several different styles. Highly recommended.
A MUST.......1998-10-07
I have several hundred books on decorating, and this is on my top ten list. Through detailed questionnaires, the authors help you narrow and define your own personal style. Then, through superb photography and text, they show you how to achieve the rich, opulent look that will suit you on a budget.. This book is divided into different styles, and covers them all well. The only person who might not benefit from this one is a pure minimalist, and even she (or he) would love the elegant Japanese style as presented here. This book is on my permanent bookshelf and is a keeper....I never loan this one out.
Book Description
Why create a single faux element a painted table, wallpaper, or window treatment when you can design an entire room in faux decor? This exciting book will enable home decorators and artists to swath their homes and workspaces in faux fashion without breaking the bank.
Sidebars and photographs illustrate how to fake it from floor to ceiling, with projects including special Gallic effects such as trompe l'oeil; glazing, marbling, and striping techniques for walls and ceilings; antique furniture look-alikes transformed from flea- market finds; floors that recall the cobblestone streets of New England; art prints and collectibles; accents such as fireplaces, trellises, and Brittany lace window treatments.
A fun and practical guide to decorating in the Faux Chic philosophy of style, color, comfort, and charm, this book will help readers transform ordinary living spaces into fabulous fake London flats, charming Tuscany farmhouses, and more.
Carol Endler Sterbenz is a well-known lifestyle author, syndicated columnist, and media personality. She is the author of more than 30 lifestyle and home-decorating books, including best-sellers like The Gnomes Book of Christmas Crafts and American Country Folk Crafts. She was founding editor-in-chief of Handcraft Illustrated, a leading home decorating and craft publication. She lives in New York City.
Genevieve A. Sterbenz is a professional designer. She is the author of 5 home-decorating and craft books, has written for leading trade publications, and has worked as creative consultant and photo stylist for the nationally syndicated column "By Hand." Currently a spokesperson for Krylon's Home Décor and Kid's Tuff Paint, she lives in Manhattan.
Customer Reviews:
Bom, mas não sei para quê.......2006-03-17
Não sei para quê eu comprei isso, aliás, sei sim, agora lembro foi minha mulher que insistiu para comprar, logo ela que nem leu o livro depois. É mais uma daquelas coisas que compramos e depois não ligamos mais. Pelo menos servirá para decorar a mesinha da sala.
Full-color photographs and thoughtful instructions.......2003-07-26
The collaborative effort of lifestyle author and syndicated columnist Carol Endler Sterbenz and professional designer Genevieve Sterbenz, Faux Chic: Creating The Look You Want For Less is a gorgeous interior design guide which focuses on lavish, eye-catching, colorful layouts that won't break the budget. Full-color photographs and thoughtful instructions for everything from the technique of aged colorwashing walls, to sewing a lap throw, to creating framed murals, and more, makes Faux Chic an ideal choice as a source for interior design and decoration ideas which are as esthetically stimulating as they are simply fun to just page through!
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- A lovingly photographed book
- Exquisite interiors, beatufiul high-quatily coffee table boo
- Color you can live with.
- hooray!
- Now All I Need Is A House To Paint...
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Mood Indigo: Decorating with Rich, Dark Colors
Vinny Lee
Manufacturer: Watson-Guptill Publications
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ASIN: 0823031365 |
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According to author Vinny Lee, "dark colors don't have to be overpowering or somber." If you've ever considered painting a room scarlet, or allowing a deep blue chair into an otherwise light and unthreatening white room, Mood Indigo will inspire you further in the direction of such bold statements. Lush photographs and commonsense advice are intended to spur on the amateur designer with a penchant for darkness. Chapters and photo galleries are divided by color: blues and greens, reds and purples, browns, and grays and blacks. The introduction explains and explores the irrefutable logic of the color wheel. Whether you're envisioning a "tone on tone" room in varying shades of the same color, or a room where red and gold run up against each other, this book makes a good guide. Highlights include a green room that looks like part of an underwater palace, and a persuasive argument about the beauty of black walls. --Emily White
Customer Reviews:
A lovingly photographed book.......2002-08-15
Mood Indigo, like the song of the same name, is smoky, sensuous, and quite beautiful.
If you love rich colors, you'll love this book.
If you're afraid strong color won't work in your spaces, one look at these rooms will change your mind.
Showcasing interiors using browns, blacks and grays, purples and reds, blues and greens `Mood Indigo' works with all shades from the strongest, darkest of the hues to the lightest.
There are tips on how to use strong colors, discussions about rooms size, light needs, finishes, textures, a short history of paint, pigments, and color trends.
Color is used not only on walls but in accessories, on fabric, floor coverings, lampshades ... well, just about anything you can think of.
Room designs run the gamut from country to traditional to eclectic to rustic. You'll see color used in hallways and kitchens as well as the more usual bedrooms, dining rooms, and living rooms.
Inspiration abounds. Add the fact that this is a great coffee table book, if nothing else, and you'll be happy you bought it. Everything about this book is quality.
Exquisite interiors, beatufiul high-quatily coffee table boo.......2002-04-29
This is a beautiful interior design coffee table book. It is packed with large photos of exquisite interiors that use strong colors including blues, greens, reds, purples, browns, grays and blacks. The wonderful photos are printed on high-quality glossy paper making them appear even more vivid.
In additional to the gorgeous pictures there is also advice on color, texture and light. Color scheme basics are covered with a discussion of tone, shade, balance and the moods each color creates. There are also suggestions for sources of inspiration for each color in nature, history and various cultures.
The interiors shown are simply fantastic and filled with rich, dark colors. There are no large rooms of empty white here. I loved a relaxing bathroom with shades of plum and a cabinet decorated with multiple hues of green, blue and yellow. I also enjoyed a Japanese style bedroom with red walls, a wood chest and a huge hanging white kimono. A dark blue living room with nude outlines on the wall and an artistic cozy brown couch is another of my favorites.
I really appreciated a great list of suppliers and helpful index included in the back. This is a great book of useful ideas as well as being a wonderful display piece or gift.
Color you can live with........2001-10-27
This book was exactly what I've been looking for. Lots of color without being garish. If you want some ideas on home decorating, and you are weary of the tried and tired neutral schemes, but don't want to feel like you are living in a day-glo home or a Fisher Price retail outlet, I definitly recomend this book. It's also not just about paint, but also mentions flooring, trim, wallpapering, accesories and furniture.
hooray!.......2001-08-14
I had been looking at design books for months now and was bored out of my mind seeing page after page of white-on-white color schemes (most of which were heralded as 'fantastically innovative' -- how innovative can they be when they're filling every single book?!) I knew that wasn't what I wanted, but I needed some ideas to spark my creativity.
And then I found this book! It's big, it's beautiful, and as other reviewers have pointed out, it does an excellent job of showing different styles of rooms. (Yes, dark colors don't have to be baroque or ultra-modern! Although those are pictured here too.)
Now All I Need Is A House To Paint..........2001-08-01
I passed by this book and just by accident, the word "Indigo" caught my eye. As I love all things purple, I just had to pick it up and flip through it. WOW. Finally, I found a book on home decorating that didn't include lots of *beige*. I absolutely love the pictures in the book, which range from some very interesting country motifs, to Victorian, to post-modern. The book's divided into sections describing the treatments of different shades; a chapter on reds and purples, blue and greens, browns and so forth. Pick your favorite color, find the chapter, and browse.
I have to admit I haven't even read the text, and still feel the money I paid for this book was more than made up for in the quality of the full-color, gloss-page plates... It really goes to show that with a little inventive color selection, you can create a really outstanding, comfortable environment.
Now I just have to find a house to buy and redecorate. :)
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