Decorating on Ebay: Fast & Stylish--On a Budget

by Barbara Guggenheim

Acclaimed art consultant and style writer Barbara Guggenheim shows how she decorated a home using eBay, and provides all the information you need to create your own unique home. When art consultant... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060762489
• ISBN13: 9780060762483
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Harper
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.0" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

Taste and Style on a Shoestring and in your PJ's

This is a book to pick up and kick back with, to scheme and dream effortlessly with, to have fun reading, giving, sharing, talking about. Ultimately, it will lead you to having a house embellished by your hobby, thanks to tips, hints and fun how-to's from Dr. Guggenheim, who is one of the few true art history scholars around who not only actually writes in readable English, but shares easy to use practical advice that can enable ordinary mortals to enjoy a good, rich slice of culture pie, anytime they feel like it. Having attended her art history lectures in the past, I always hoped she would start writing this kind of book, which like her teaching, makes us all not only believe, but know, that we can be true art collectors: that it's not about the size of our pocketbooks, it's about each of us giving freedom to our own very individual, very powerful imaginations.

Decorating a Whole House Using e-Bay

I buy a fair amount of things on e-Bay. But it never occurred to me that this would be the place to look for furniture and other decorating ideas on e-Bay. But when art historian Barbara Guggenheim got a commission and a budget to completely decorate a model home for a developer she turned to e-Bay as a source. While working on the house, she kept good notes and in this books describes not only the big concept of what she was doing but also the minor details like what search words she used to find what items. There's a detailed price report, broken down by each room in the house. The project was extremely successful, but she does go into several things to watch for. And she did have some troubles with late shipping, bogus shipping costs (there seems to be a tendency lately for sellers on e-Bay to put down a rather high shipping charge on the items as a way of getting a guaranteed additional income to the bid price), and just a few plain duds that didn't work out as well as she planned. So, of course, she plans to re-list them on e-Bay, so there's also a quick primer on using the site to sell items.

A Must have!

Original! Clever! And, a great read for those who are eBay-addicts already or a great way to be introduced to eBay. Moreover, the stylish and fun decorating tips will work for the amature shopper as well as the "black belt" consumer. Buy one for a friend...this is a perfect "hostess gift". Enjoy a trip down shopper's lane on the eBay channel.

Stylish and Entertaining

After reading this book, I ordered two more for holiday gift-giving. Decorating on eBay is not only beautiful, but it's a hoot to read. Guggenheim's breezy style is thoroughly entertaining, and the book is informative and funny. The tips are really valuable (both in the text and the photographs), and I really enjoyed her offbeat choices and whimsical personal asides. It springs from such an original idea, and it in turn inspired me to do a little more thinking outside the box when it comes to decorating my own home.

Choc Full Of Style

This book is an excellent gift idea for a friend or yourself. Art consultant Barbara Guggenheim has created a wonderful collection of photographs and words. Her book simplifies the process of creating a warm and inviting abode from blank canvas to masterpiece using eBay as a paintbrush. Not too style-based, not too fact-based, this book will make an excellent addition to your coffeetable.