Country Style and Design


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Country Style and Design beautifully showcases Justin Bishop's intricate knowledge of country style and design. Blending traditional country style with modern influences, this book is a collection of beautiful images, practical tips, useful styling notes




Decorating Country Style


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This book will provide you with a comprehensive guide to developing games for both the Windows Mobile platform and the Windows Phone using the industry standard programming languages C# and VB.NET.You will be walked through every aspect of developing for the Windows Mobile platform-from setting up your development environment for the first time to creating advanced 3D graphics. Finally, you’ll learn how you can make your applications available to others, whether distributing for free or selling online.Using extensive code samples throughout, you’ll gather all the information needed to create your own games and distribute them successfully for others to enjoy.Aimed primarily at C# developers, almost everything in the book can be used in VB.NET too. For those areas where this is not the case, workarounds are suggested so that VB.NET developers are still able to use the techniques described. What you’ll learn How to obtain and configure a development environment for Windows Mobile How to build a working extensible game engine to reduce development time and increase reusability and distribution Tips and techniques for getting games working on a wide range of devices, including older devices, smartphones (with no touchscreens), as well as the latest hardware-all in a single code base A full overview of using OpenGL ES, opening up a new world of advanced 2D and 3D graphics and effects Everything you need to know to include high quality sound and music in your games Advice and information on the best ways to allow the user to interact with your game Guidance on distributing your finished games, including information about freeware listings and tips on creating and selling shareware games Who this book is forThe book is aimed at those with an existing background in programming and knowledge of one of the two main .NET programming languages (C# and VB.NET), but who do not necessarily have any knowledge of programming for Windows Mobile or programming games in general. The book will guide the reader through the steps required to become proficient in both of these areas of development.




Shortcuts to Decorating Country Style


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Given in memory of Elsie Arlene Cox by the Scoates/Shearer family.




Country Living Decorating with Baskets


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From practical storage to gorgeous display, nothing beats a basket--or Country Living's wonderfully imaginative ideas for using them throughout the home. The attractive photos tell the story, as they show off an array of different basket styles, all cleverly coordinated with overall decor. A large woven basket serves as a planter, and it harmonizes perfectly with a twill-weave trunk that doubles as an end table. For a breathtaking home gallery, install a shelf above a doorway and arrange a variety of richly patterned Venezuelan coiled baskets for all to admire. Pile fruit high atop willow pedestal baskets and place them on the kitchen table. Fill a deep rectangular basket with towels and keep it tubside. Every look is lovely, classic, and country beautiful.




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!




Country Living Cottage Style


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Any home anywhere can achieve that cozy cottage feel. Just look at these color photos, brimming with surprising and inspiring ideas, and you'll see the possibilities. This magnificent guide to cottage style salutes both traditional takes and fresh twists on this enduring look, and highlights those elements that truly make a room cottage style. The sheer number of variations on this laid-back approach is simply amazing, ranging from a California bungalow furnished in flea market finds to a New York apartment that seems straight out of the English countryside. Flip through the pages of images. Then use them as blueprints to copy precisely or as an idea manual of clever ways to apply unique colors, work with wallpaper patterns, or display collections. “Lavishly illustrated with full-color photographs throughout.”--Publishers Weekly.




In the Country Style


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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Decorating Your Home


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Ever look around the walls of your home and think, Blah! Do you have Martha-Stewart envy? Do you buy decorating magazines by the dozen and just end up throwing up hands at the impossibility of the task of re-doing your home? Fret no more. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Decorating Your Home, Second Edition gives clear, easy-to-understand instruction to turn the most humble abode into a work of art. This brand new, updated second edition has even more photos than before to help you get a picture-perfect vision of your decorating dreams. An all-new chapter on decorating resources on the Web, as well as how to use such hot tickets as e-Bay to get that perfect item for your home at a perfectly low price.




Jessie Walker's Country Decorating


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Country style -- Country color -- Fabulous fabrics -- Painted pleasure -- Country ceramics -- Wood & metal -- Country collections' -- Outdoor country.




The Cheapskate's Guide to Home Decorating


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Decorating with style, not dollars, is the focus of this guide to buying or making inexpensive and original flower boxes, pillows, tablescapes, collages and more. Photos, some in color.