What Would You Do With This Room?: My 10 Foolproof Commandments to Great Interior Design - Softcover

Lewison, Mark; Houtz, Sherri; Haigh, John R.

 
9781439208083: What Would You Do With This Room?: My 10 Foolproof Commandments to Great Interior Design

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Discover the insider secrets top designers keep to themselves with these interior design essentials...right at your fingertips.

Savvy, bold, and highly readable, "What Would You Do With This Room? My 10 Foolproof Commandments to Great Interior Design" is a gem of instruction to design types who have the heart to do-it-themselves, but need a little direction.

Design doesn't have to be frustrating, puzzling or expensive. On the contrary, the key to home decorating is having fun. Interior designer, Mark Lewison, shares his proven commandments so everyone can design with confidence.

The book is divided into three easy-to-read sections, beginning with Mark's "Ten Commandments" of home design told in a manner both amusing and easy to remember. Next, "Executing the Design," will drive home these commandments in more detail, while providing the knowledge to make important decorating decisions. Finally, "Dear Mark," further illustrates how to use the Ten Commandments by using real-life situations and pictures.

It also includes simple-to-use appendices that explore color usage, decorating styles, window and floor treatments, lighting, fabrics and textures—enhancing the understanding of interior design knowledge.

With a mantra to keep it simple, Mark provides a touchstone and a template on how to create spaces that are balanced and beautiful personal expressions that fit in your budget. Style has a new face—yours! Now, you too, can think big and learn to master and hone your creative visions, and better yet, how to implement and create them. It takes effort to execute design plans, but with these easy-to-use tools and insights, designing your rooms is a breeze!

TOP TEN REASONS FOR YOU TO READ "WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH THIS ROOM?"

- Impress your friends and family by knowing the difference between a Boucle and Matelasse

- Be able to understand and use "trickorating" techniques

- Redesign your entire space without losing your lease deposit

- Easily apply "makeup" to your room for eye-catching flair that makes it pop

- Learn how to save 50+% on your furnishings

- Discover how to look fabulous in your own home

- Avoid the deer in headlights look when visiting furnishing showrooms and home stores

- Fool your friends by making cheap look expensive

- Turn mistakes into clever design

- Make sentimental eyesores blend seamlessly into your space

And one more reason to read "What Would You Do With This Room?": know when it's time to grab a can of kerosene and a match, and courageously begin anew...

Happy designing!

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Mark Lewison has been a professional interior designer for over twenty years. He has worked for both residential and commercial clients throughout the United States. In addition to operating his interior design business, Mark is a full time faculty instructor at The Art Institute of California - Hollywood. Sherri Houtz holds a degree in English from Kutztown University in Pennsylvania. She grew up in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania with a love of travel, art, writing and design. Sherri has written a number of short stories, plays and screenplays. This is her first endeavor in non-fiction. Sherri currently resides in Los Angeles. John R. Haigh is a Southern Californian entrepreneur. He co-created the Mark On Call™, Mark On Call™ HD and App Popular iOS apps that have been recommended in The Guardian, Good Housekeeping, Men's Health and MacWorld. "What Would You Do With This Room?" is his first collaboration in the literary field.

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