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Better Homes and Gardens ® real-life decorating your look, your budget John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Note to the Readers: This book is printed on acid-free paper. Due to differing conditions, tools, and individual skills, Copyright © 2010 by Meredith Corporation, Des Moines, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., assumes no responsibility for Iowa. All rights reserved any damages, injuries suffered, or losses incurred as a result of following the information published in this book. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey Before beginning any project, review the instructions Published simultaneously in Canada carefully, and if any doubts or questions remain, consult local experts or authorities. 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Neither the publisher nor the author shall be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damages, including but not limited to special, incidental, consequential, or other damages. For general information about our other products and services, please contact our Customer Care Department within the United States at (877) 762-2974, outside the United States at (317) 572-3993 or fax (317) 572-4002. Wiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books. For more information about Wiley products, visit our web site at www.wiley.com. ISBN 978-0-470-56499-8 Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Better Homes and Gardens ® real-life decorating your look, your budget Real-Life Decorating is packed with practical advice to help do-it-yourself decorators like you create rooms that fit your lifestyle and decorating style. We put the real in Real-Life Decorating with case studies of real homes with real people who share their decorating secrets and know-how. Regardless of your style and budget, hard-working lessons and easy-to-achieve tips help you decorate your home your way with confidence and a fresh perspective. Learn how to make decorating decisions about color, pattern, furniture arranging, small spaces, storage, and more. contents 2 QUIZ: What Does 1 3 Your Home Say About You? .........6 DECORATING COLOR & BEFORE & BASICS ...................10 PATTERN ...............34 AFTER ....................70 CASE STUDY: CASE STUDY: CASE STUDY: Creating Character Decorating by Leaps A Girl Can Change Her Mind and Bounds What’s Wrong, What’s From Shack to Chic Right:Family Room How to Pick a Paint Color Make It Your Own What’s Wrong, What’s Afraid of Wallpaper? Right:Bedroom Get Over It! New Look, Same Stuff What’s Wrong, What’s How to Mix Pattern Furniture First Aid Right:Living Room Escape from Beige Land Making Arrangements 5 4 6 STORAGE & SMALL BUYMANSHIP .....110 ORGANIZATION ...138 SPACES .................168 CASE STUDY: CASE STUDY: CASE STUDY: I Only Buy if It’s on Sale Clutter Control Secrets from Apt. C How to Buy Sofas How to Organize Live Large in a Small Space Your Closet How to Buy Tables The Five-Day Decorator Order in the House How to Buy Rugs RESOURCES .........188 Leave It at the Door INDEX ..................190 REAL–LIFE DECORATING I 5 * What Does Your Home Say About You? take our QUIZ 2 3 1 Your kitchen What item is most Displayed on your counter is usually: prevalent in your walls, you have: A. very clean—you can’t stand to home? have even one small appliance out A. several framed pictures of B. cluttered—a display of old A. books and magazines family and friends cookie jars and cookbooks B. baskets and candles B. only one or two items C. congested—full of random C. photographs C. items that follow your theme kitchen gadgets and a TV D. cleaning supplies (chickens, apples, cows, etc.) D. covered in dirty dishes D. original art pieces by people you know 6 5 4 If your family invited you over for a meal, How many items do after eating, you One item you would you have on your would be found bring back from a trip is A. a stack of pictures refrigerator? A. taking a nap B. a good tan A. one to three B. drinking and talking C. a souvenir sweatshirt B. four to seven C. filling coffee cups D. a one-of-a-kind piece of local art C. eight to 10 D. cleaning up D. so many that you can’t see the refrigerator 9 7 8 How would you If you could identify classify your home What trait do you one color scheme in organization? value most in your your home, it would be A. meticulous—everything is in its home? place A. neutral—beige, white, and black B. warm—reds and yellows A. creative influence B. health-department hit list— C. cool —blues and greens B. aesthetic value and style what’s organization? D. too hard to identify C. physical comfort C. comfortably congested D. pleasing scent D. organized clutter—there’s a method to the madness 6 I REAL–LIFE DECORATING 12 11 10 Would you pull You find people who Do you deny yourself things out of other spend a great deal of sleep, food, and fun people’s trash and time on their homes in order to get things think, Hey, I can use A. caring—their love of life is done? shown in the heart of their home that? B. boring—there is more to life than A. often C. rarely A. sure C. doubtful making sure your house looks good B. sometimes D. never B. maybe D. never C. responsible—it shows that they like to take good care of things D. interesting—you admire them 13 and wish to be more like them 14 Do you break out in a sweat when you How embarrassed 15 can’t get things done would you be if a at home? friend stopped over Do you fret about how A. always C. rarely unannounced and your others might view B. sometimes D. never house was a mess? your place? A. ready to die—you would be in A. yes—it’s what you live by shock and might find her rude for not B. sometimes—you want them to 16 phoning first be comfortable B. a little, but you would quickly recover C. rarely—you like what you like Do you have because you love seeing your friends D. never—why waste the energy? C. moderately—you would act trouble throwing hospitable, make a lot of excuses, and things away? find a reason to move her out fast 19 A. often C. rarely D. totally numb—you would curl up B. sometimes D. never into a fetal position and suck your thumb When you open your pantry doors, do all 18 17 the labels face out? When you shop for A. often C. rarely If you had a bit of extra B. sometimes D. what? decorative stuff for money, you would the house, it is A. buy all new expensive bedding to impress guests A. anything goes—if you like it, key you buy it B. buy whatever strikes you in the first store you see B. erratic—depending on the 1. A: 1 B: 2 C: 3 D: 4 ___ item, you might make quick or slow C. treat yourself to a small 2. A: 2 B: 1 C: 3 D: 4 ___ decisions cappuccino and put the rest away 3. A: 4 B: 3 C: 1 D: 2 ___ in a savings account C. hectic—you get irritated 4. A: 1 B: 2 C: 3 D: 4 ___ with too many choices and 5. A: 2 B: 1 C: 3 D: 4 ___ D. go on a trip . . . anywhere would rather pick from just a few 6. A: 4 B: 1 C: 3 D: 2 ___ 7. A: 2 B: 3 C: 1 D: 4 ___ selections 8. A: 4 B: 2 C: 1 D: 3 ___ D. slow and deliberate—you 9. A: 2 B: 4 C: 3 D: 1 ___ 20 search dutifully for the right thing 10. A: 2 B: 4 C: 1 D: 3 ___ 11. A: 4 B: 3 C: 1 D: 2 ___ 12. A: 1 B: 4 C: 2 D: 3 ___ Do toilet paper or 13. A: 2 B: 3 C: 1 D: 4 ___ 21 14. A: 4 B: 1 C: 3 D: 2 ___ paper towel rolls have 15. A: 2 B: 3 C: 1 D: 4 ___ to go on the holder a Does your mood 16. A: 4 B: 1 C: 3 D: 2 ___ 17. A: 2 B: 3 C: 1 D: 4 ___ certain way? change when your 18. A: 4 B: 3 C: 1 D: 2 ___ 19. A: 2 B: 3 C: 1 D: 4 ___ A. absolutely surroundings are not 20. A: 2 B: 3 C: 1 D: 4 ___ B. you’ve got to be kidding 21. A: 2 B: 3 C: 1 D: 4 ___ in order? C. sometimes your total: _____ D. you don’t think about it A. often C. rarely * B. sometimes D. never Turn the page to get your results! REAL–LIFE DECORATING I 7 37–52 points perfectionist impresser You aim to impress, maybe even to wow. Everything has a place, and everything is clean and sanitized, from the countertops to the dog. Your house has a specific look, and everything in it was purposefully chosen to coordinate. Outwardly, you appear comfortable with visitors and might even entertain often. Yet inside you are nervous and often insecure about how others might view you and your home. You desire order and are willing to put aside other life demands to tend to your home. You may prefer modern touches to traditional or classic. Your home often shines with chrome or glass pieces. Colors tend to run in muted neutrals and earth tones with small splashes of quiet color. Your choice of pattern is subtle and understated, likely solid tones with a few small stripes and prints. 21–36 points hopeless romantic You cry during Hallmark commercials and have seen Sleepless in Seattle at least a hundred times. Friends tease you for your soft nature (but secretly love you for it). You want to make your house a home—a place to relax and get away from it all. Because you are so rich in sentiment, you tend to value everything in your home and find it hard to select favorites, so you don’t. Thus, your house might be overloaded with photographs, artwork, and knickknacks. When shopping for new decorative items, you select with your heart first, responding to what makes you feel good rather than something that perfectly coordinates. In your house, colors tend to run to the blues and yellows with a heavy mix of patterns and textures. 8 I REAL–LIFE DECORATING

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