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| Decorating Master Class | 
 enlarge | Authors: Ellie Cullman, Tracey Winn Pruzan
Creator: Durston Saylor
Publisher: Abrams
Category: Book
List Price: $45.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 17362
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.4
Dimensions (in): 12 x 10.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 0810993902
Dewey Decimal Number: 747
EAN: 9780810993907
ASIN: 0810993902
Publication Date: April 1, 2008
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A textbook for amateur designers September 28, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a book that should be read by anyone who is interested in design or just wants to decorate/redecorate their house. The book gives advice on decorating every room of the house in all detail, including sizes and measurements. The book is also lavishly illustrated with wonderful photos.
You want to start decorating straight after you finish reading!
Not your mother's interior design book August 29, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is not your mother's book of cookie-cutter interior design ideas...but lookout, she may "borrow" the book. The photography is great, the ideas are fresh and there is something for everyone...only...if you prefer exquisite taste whether casual or formal, elegance without the "do look at me" obvious cost. The rooms evoke the feeling that you "own" it, not that it was "done by a famous decorator with her tell on it" and the element of experienced quality in every aspect of the rooms shown. You will get lost in it in the most pleasant way.
 Educational & practical July 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Found this book helpful in better understanding and visualizing the practical requirements in running a high end luxury design business
One of the Best Reference Books Yet November 3, 2008
I bought it because of a reviewer's comment that headboards should be a certain height above the mattress, something I had not read anywhere else (and was having an issue with pulling a room together). Upon opening it, my initial reaction was similar to "For the Pros, By the Pros" in that you had to have means to appreciate and get benefit from it. But I've read it through twice and gotten something different each time. Althought the rooms appear very traditional, as you look through you realize that the art and objects often are very modern. Then you realize the the design basics they lay out can be used with any style. The information covers all the bases (from architectural features, room layout, lighting through furniture, fabrics and decorations) and the order they are presented on are extremely valuable. And while yes, the rooms have stunning woodwork and high ceilings, the principles apply and can be adapted by those on any budget level. It's like clothing - there are many price points but if you don't understand the basics, its hard to pull off a cohesive style no matter what your budget is. Two additional things I loved about this book. First, books are incorporated throughout nearly every room and not just in bookcases. Second, I wished I could see even more of a room beyond the edge of a picture, and then I'd find it pictured from a different angle later on in to illustrate another section of the book. As a result, I went back over the pictures with a fresh eye to the design features I might have missed on the first pass. A terrific book.
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