Finishing Touches [antikvár]

RODUCTIONThe wallpaper's up, the carpet is down, and there's a smell of new paint in the air. All you need to do now is to move back the furniture and hang the curtains. Or is it?Few of us feel truly at home until we've arranged pictures, ornaments and treasures to our satisfaction because they are what gives each room its warmth and individuality. Showcase houses and room displays may be good to look at but we recognize them for what they are - showcases for the latest furnishing products and ideas rather than real homes.Finishing Touches sets out to show you how to combine the two, creating a home which is not only stylish but which suits, and reflects, your lifestyle. It contains ideas and information to give each room that vital finishing touch, whether you're looking for lighting, bedlinen or blinds, wanting to frame and display paintings, needing to camouflage decoratingdisasters, or trying to disguise furniture that's seen better days. Seeing the room and its contents in a different light is often all that's needed to begin the transformation. It's a process that's most easily done after redecoration when the room itself looks new but, as you will see, it's perfectly possible to improve an existing scheme and to find a look which suits both your lifestyle and your budget.The first section of the book concentrates on analyzing your style, assessing your requirements, planning the different areas of your home and translating the concepts of colour, pattern and texture into practical room schemes. Later chapters will help you see where there's room for improvement and suggest ways of tackling problems. It's all designed to make your home more than a 'halfway' house, whether you want to complete a newly decorated room - or one you never quite got round to finishing.