The house always wins : creating the home you love-- without bursting your budget /: creating the home you love-- without bursting your budget. (2009)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Marni Jameson.
• Other Names: Jameson, Marni; Browning, Dominique
• Contents: Foreword by Dominique Browning; Preface: Come On In; PART I -- Let's Get Real -- Design basics: Finding your dream house and discovering your style; 1 Pick the Right House in the Right Place What to look for when buying an old or new home; 2 Background Check The importance of homework; 3 Reality Check Why your home will never look like a model home, and how it can still look great; 4 Find Your Style and Create Your Plan Think like Plato: Who are you and what are you doing here?; PART II -- Decisions, Decisions -- Selecting wall treatments, flooring, counters, tile, and cabinetry. 5 The Big Picture Start with something certain6 The Color of Indecision Finding the right wall color; 7 Floored by the Options A sane person's guide to choosing carpet, pad, and wood flooring; 8 Set in Stone The fine art of picking tile, granite, and other stone; 9 Cabinets Are Like Cabernet The more you know, the more you spend; 10 Buyer Beware Avoiding builder gouge on upgrades: A word from the wary; 11 Moving Pains What to pack, what to let go of, and how to put your old stuff in a new place; 12 No More Reality Television! Covering windows with style. 13 Calling It Curtains Drapes from the sublime to the simple14 It's Not Your Grandma's Wallpaper The brave new world of wallpaper: For some it's a passion; 15 Character Development Begins at Home Building character one doorknob at a time; 16 Honey Do, Honey Don't How to know when a home improvement job is for someone else; PART III -- The Goodson the Goods -- Furnishing your home: Copying good looks, using what you have, finding what you need, getting deals, buying quality; 17 What Do-It-Yourself Decorators Don't Get Basic design advice from top pros. 18 Four Places to Find Inspiration (and Rip Off Ideas) What to take away from home design books, shelter magazines, TV shows, home tours, and the color conspiracy--and what to ignore19 Pulling the Trigger Why furniture shopping is so hard, and how to start; 20 When Something's Got to Go Dealing with furniture mistakes and deaths; 21 Bargain Hunting Finding deals, insisting on quality; PART IV -- The Finishing Touch -- Putting home accessories in their place; 22 Home Accessories Are Like Dessert It's not the first thousand dollars you spend that matter, but the last hundred. 23 Selecting Artwork and Area Rugs Rule #1: Buy What You Love24 Arranging Books, Collections, and Other Knickknacks Turn a hodgepodge into an artful display; 25 Flowers and Houseplants Getting good fakes, and helping what's alive thrive; PART V -- Rooms for a Reason -- Kids' rooms, home theaters, offices, guest rooms, laundry and mudrooms, garages; 26 Kids' Rooms Where decorating and parenting clash; 27 Home Theaters for Household Drama The makings of a home theater widow; 28 Home Office Is an Oxymoron A warning to all those who say they want to work from home.
• Publisher Details: New York : Da Capo Press
• Publication Date: 2009
• Extent: 1 online resource (367 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 747; Interior decoration; Architecture, Domestic; House furnishings; House painting; Architecture; Fine Arts; HOUSE & HOME -- General; Architecture; Architecture, Domestic; House furnishings; House painting; Interior decoration; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780738212654; 0738212652
• Related ISBNs: 9780738213125
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.