Country Living Shortcuts to Decorating Country Style - Hardcover

Atkins, Caroline; The Editors Of Country Living

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1588162850 ISBN 13: 9781588162854

Publisher: Hearst, 2004

Synopsis

Quick and easy ways to add country distinction and elegance to the home.

Home decorators can satisfy their yearning for a little touch of country—instantly. The editors at Country Living have gathered every smart and special shortcut they know for adding charming touches to every room, and creating the perfect blend of function and elegance. Throughout, invaluable decorating tips offer a variety of quick-to-implement suggestions. On every page, beautiful photographs showcase perfect and easy-to-achieve country color schemes (such as the ever-popular blue-and-white combo); fabrics and wallpapers; furniture styles; and cozy accessories. There are ideas for hiding modern gadgets, such as the TV, that don’t really fit into the country style; for displaying treasured items; for selecting just the right window treatments; for candles and sconces that create atmospheric lighting; and much more. A Main Selection of the Homestyle Book Club.

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About this title

From Publishers Weekly:

Design writer Atkins compiled this deftly organized decorating guide with an eye toward infusing a homey, rustic spirit into any space. Country style, she writes, is calm, unhurried and charmingly antique (think mellowed wood, sunwashed color and natural stone). But in a nod to our harried reality, most of the book’s ideas are achievable in an afternoon. Addressing a different room in each chapter, Atkins outlines design strategies from simple projects to more involved alterations, from a change of quilt to homemade wreaths to decorative moldings. Rich photographs-at least one on every page-illustrate a cozy pastoral setting through colors, fabrics, furniture and lighting. The book presents several iterations on "country style," including homespun, romantic and English-cottage elegant, to diversify its suggestions, and also contains useful quick-reference panels to color palettes, windowsill herb gardens, etc.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Hearst
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1588162850
• ISBN 13: 9781588162854
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 160