Decorating Makeovers: More Than 130 Easy Projects For Furniture, Floors And Walls, Lighting And Accessories

by Petra Boase

Effortless, instant decorating tips are found for more than 150 easy projects for furniture, floors, walls, lighting and accessories. 150 full-color photos. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 377424944X
• ISBN13: 9780688172350
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: William Morrow
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.8" x 0.8" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

beatiful unique pictures

This A Beatiful and Unique book. My only problem with the books is that the instructions could have been a little better. I have already redone my kitchen table with artist canvas as in one of her projects and it came out wonderful.

I love this book!

Finally I found a book that matches my decorating sensibilties. I love funky, unconventional decor, and this book, not only provides great projects for those interested in more color and quirkiness than Martha can muster, it also acts as a springboard for one's own ideas. The projects look straightforward (one can marvel at how sparse, but effective the instructions are), and are easily adaptable. I am goin to be looking for all her books. For anyone who loves the decorators of BBC's Changing Rooms, I would also recommend they check out Petra Boase. (As a side note, after moving from London back to the States I found this book and was surprised that she does work for one of my favorite stores in Notting Hill where I lived!)

Great Ideas for a young suburban adult

The ideas in this book are all great, as long as you like modern decorating styles...such as a blue glitter chair, a bright red latex painted chair, glitter tealights, and feathered lamp shades. If you are looking for more of a contemporary but also a more reserved look you should check out Home File by Christine Dimmick, she uses the same ideas as Boase,(decorating on a budget and making trash into treasures) but at the same time she caters to a more sophisticated style. I am going into professional design and will definitly add this book to my shelf and will refer to it when I get a client that wants a modern look, but this book is definitly not for someone with conservative tastes.

What a find!

This is a really clever book. The ideas are so fresh and modern. The projects are easy to understand and accompianied by great photography. I think the ideas could be easily adapted to fit into a wide variety of budgets and levels of sophistication. It's a must for anyone who loves funky designs and enjoys a "do it yourself" approach to decorating. It's also just a fun book to look at, very colorful and full of photos.