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Book

Young house love : 243 ways to paint, craft, update & show your home some love

Call Number

  • 747 P4849 (CEN, OSH)

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Publication Information

New York : Artisan, c2012.

Physical Description

336 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.

Summary

This debut book by bloggers Sherry and John Petersik is filled with hundreds of fun, deceptively simple, budget-friendly ideas for sprucing up a home.

Contents

  • The young house love manifesto
  • Decorating is a journey, not a destination
  • Guys can pick out pillows and gals can swing a sledgehammer
  • Decorating rules are meant to be broken!
  • If we can do it, anyone can. seriously
  • Rome wasn't built in a day
  • and it probably wasn't decorated in a day either
  • You learn as much from your mistakes as your successes
  • Don't look at a glossy picture and think "My house will never look like that"
  • think "OK ... where can I start?"
  • Relax, it's only decorating.

Subjects

Added Authors

John Petersik