Synopses & Reviews
Do you want a designer look for your homeright now, for no money? Christopher Lowell hears you. The king of “lets dont and say we did” is at it again with more than fifty super-simple decorating tricks from the designers little black book. One glance and youll be inspired to make your home feel like youmodern, fresh, and in sync with todays hypertasking lifestyle.
But whos got time to make things from scratch? Christopher gets that, too. Hes done the work for you, scouring the mass-market stores in your neighborhood to find hidden gems you might have already passed by. With his ingenuity and award-winning designers eye, he shows youstep by stephow to use these conventional items in one-of-a-kind ways. The result is a home that looks totally custom designed for you. Are these projects easy? As Christopher says, “If you can get up, get dressed, put on makeup, do your hair, and drive in busy traffic, you are already overqualified to do the tasks in this book.”
These “chic cheats” are universal concepts that can be adapted to any home anywhere. Buy the drapes, then add a border. Use freestanding bookcases to create a sleeping niche that looks like a bedroom at
a five-star hotel. Turn a boring corner of the kitchen into a country bed-and-breakfast nook. Make a creative work center with a breezy, beachy feel out of an unused hallway. If Christopher can do it, so can you!
No project will take you more than a weekend, and in most cases youll spend only a few hoursthat youll actually enjoy! Christopher tells you exactly what you need and where to get it, and provides cool variations to adapt any of the projects to your individual taste. Best of all, you can always depend on Christophers voice to keep you motivated in a way no other designer can.
So what are you waiting for? Its never been easier to make the place you call home reflect your taste, style, and personality.
Synopsis
America's most-trusted designer offers more than 50 fresh, modern, and practical projects to achieve the expensive look of custom interior design without paying custom prices. Using this guide, with its detailed information on everything from materials and techniques to staying motivated, anyone can get spectacular results without spending a fortune. Christopher Lowell shows just how easy it can be to make your home one of a kind.
About the Author
Christopher Lowell has had a uniquely varied careerhe has been an educator, an artist, an Emmy Award–winning television host, and the author of five previous books. After a decade on national television, he has truly endeared himself to multiple generations. Christophers success has led to branded products that retail in more than three thousand stores