Synopses & Reviews
Jazz up your room with your own personal flair! Paint an old chair with cheerful colors, create colorful curtains or originate your own objet d'art! Change Your Room offers tons of ideas to make your room your own. With fun and fabulous ideas using paint and inexpensive materials, Change Your Room encourages creativity and hands-on craft work. A great way to spend a rainy day!
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A sophisticated summer project for teens is a bedroom makeover-- this is just the book to get them going (Cincinnati Enquirer, June 22, 1999)
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(This book) tells you how to create change in simple, precise, easy-to-do projects. (Arizona Republic, July 17, 1999)
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A creative, thematic approach to decorating using basic craft techniques and materials. The book offers projects that are appropriate for preadolescents and young teens who want to change the decor of their rooms without extensive remodeling. The author suggests unique screens; shelving; storage solutions; and displays using contrasting colors, textures, and unexpected everyday objects. Readers are instructed on the need for a plan of action and there is a section on "Decorating Basics" that covers painting, varnishing, cutting, and materials. "Sorting Your Stuff" offers numerous ideas for organizing possessions from clothing to collections. Many decorative ideas are given to make the rooms reflect the tastes and personalities of their occupants. Both genders are represented in the projects and collections shown. The title, the cover, and the brightly colored photography will attract youngsters. A welcome addition to craft sections. (School Library Journal, October 1999)