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Instant Style
Over 40 Quick-To-Do Projects, from an Hour to a Weekend
by Maggie Colvin
ISBN: 060060053X
ISBN-13: 9780600600534
Format: Paperback
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Sterling Pub Co Inc
Published date: 2000
Size: 8.5 x 11 inches
Weight: 1.9 pounds
Pages: 144
Publisher's Notes
Simple ideas and easy techniques--a top decorator proves how uncomplicated it can be to craft the very best in stylish accessories and stunning decorative effects! Packed with more than forty nifty and inexpensive ways to turn everyday "junk" into treasures, each project includes the time needed from inception to completion. Make a lampshade using photocopied sheet music in less than an hour or completely redo a bathroom in just a weekend. Full-color photographs and illustrations help you along the way, accompanied by an assortment of decorating tips, including paint finish, trompe l'oeil, stenciling, and découpage. Arrange a beautiful bouquet of flowers, handpaint and glaze terra-cotta ware, or woodgrain and stencil an old tabletop.
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Decorating Tricks: Instant Style
Colvin, Maggie
London: Hamlyn, 2000. 144 pp. with index. Well illustrated in color. Over 40 projects to do in an hour or a weekend. Binding tight, text clean.. First Pb Ptg.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ( more information) Offered by Paperback Recycler (United States)
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