First Home: A Decorating Guide and Sourcebook for the First Time Around

By Leslie Linsley

Consider the circumstances that most first-time home buyers find themselves in. For weeks or months, they've been assaulted by choices, ending with the biggest, most nerve-wracking purchasing decision... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 068815137X
• ISBN13: 9780688151379
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Quill
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.5" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

Great Ideas and Very Helpful

I checked out this book from the library to "preview" it. My husband and I are planning on buying our first house in less than two months. I wanted to see what type of advice the author gave before I went out and spent the money on a book. (We are on quite a tight budget, my husband is finishing school.) I thought this book gave me lots of "direction" and helpful advice on where to start. Although, I do disagree with the author about the bedroom being the most important place to decorate. I believe the kitchen is the most important. But that is a matter of personal opinion. She gave me lots of ideas about how to go about furnishing a room etc. The only problem with this book that I can see is that there is no real help when it comes to choosing colors for room and no "instructions" on where to place furniture. I think a little more "insturction" in classical placement and color would have made the book a little better. On the whole it is a very helpful book and high on my list of things to buy when we do get our new (first) house.