The Complete Book of Curtains, Drapes, and Blinds


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Shares hundreds of ideas for dressing up windows, in a guide that provides for a variety of types, includes scan-ready sample board sketches, and explains the correct procedures for measuring.




Window Treatments


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This text provides information on using windows to best advantage. Readers will find instructions on calculating, specifying, and installing hard and soft window treatments, plus residential and non-residential treatments.




First Time Window Treatments


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Learning how to plan, make, and install your own beautiful curtains, drapes, shades, and other window decor may sound daunting, but with the expert, step-by-step guidance of Susan Woodcock in First Time Window Treatments, your goal is within reach. Like having your very own sewing instructor at your side, First Time Window Treatments guides you expertly through the process, including: Measuring your windows and selecting fabric Fundamental techniques of cutting, seaming, hemming, and adding frills and trims Making basic styles of curtains, shades, blinds, and top treatments Essential tips and tools for installation There’s a first time for everything. First Time Window Treatmentswill help you decorate your windows with your own stylish designs.




Window Treatments with Style


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"Transform your room from drab to fab with stylish curtains and blinds! While it may seem daunting, the process of making curtains and blinds is surprisingly simple, and even the most basic makeover can give your room a fresh new lease on life! Covering everything from how to choose and measure fabrics to fully illustrated tutorials for creating curtains, blinds, valances, and decorative treatments, WINDOW TREATMENTS WITH STYLE gives home sewers all the tools they need to transform any room. Case studies also offer a unique insight into how other modern makers have transformed their own window treatments." -- page 4 of cover.










Decorating Basics


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Innovate while you renovate! It's Decorating 101! Here is a comprehensive guide to decorating styles and terms, design basics, inventive solutions, tips on working with a professional, and more-presented in the illustrated format that home improvement readers love. From a room at a time to a whole house, start-from-scratch to dazzling makeovers, this book offers everything aspiring decorators need to know. Photos and line drawings throughout plus a lush 32-page color insert A back-of-the-book decorating kit offers templates, graph paper, and a sketchbook so readers can get started on their projects right away Particularly timely as Trading Spaces hits the NYT bestseller list!




Cottage Living


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Presents decorating tips for cottages by the sea, on the lakefront, in the open countryside, and in the woods and mountains, covering furnishings, window treatments, floors, lighting, storage ideas, and accessories, and provides more than 150 color photos, a section on "outdoor rooms," and a source directory.




Window Dressing


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A guide filled with fresh, bright ideas for: making space work better, camouflaging clutter, making original storage containers, adapting and decorating furniture and help in selecting the right kind of shelving.