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| | From the temples of the ancient Greeks to the medieval castles across Europe, stone and marble have figured prominently in the architecture and design of almost every culture. Revered for their beauty, durability, and the sense of history they bring to any space, these materials are eternal favorites for use both outside and within the home. For Your Home: Stone & Marble illustrates the countless ways these materials can enhance every room in the house. |
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| | ISBN: 1567997864 Date Published on 4/29/2006 |
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| New Series Offers Hundreds Of Simple Decorating Ideas And Creative Solutions For Any Home. Homeowners and renters alike will appreciate this series of simple, fun, and economical do-it-yourself home decorating ideas and techniques. Stone Finishes Etc. explores the art of faux finishing in order to simulate stone or marble finishes on decorative boxes, accessories, picture frames, furniture and selected surfaces. |
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| | ISBN: 0865739978 Date Published on 5/4/2006 |
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| | Stone in the Garden: Inspiring Designs and Practical Projects |
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| | ISBN: 0393047792 Date Published on 9/20/2006 |
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| | A portable swatchbook of stone samples for architects, interior designers, and builders. This full-color compendium is a handy directory to 576 varieties of marble, onyx, travertine, granite, quartzite, and limestone, plus the technical information necessary for specifying them in interior and exterior building. A CD-ROM contains the sample swatches in TIFF format for Macintosh or PC. 576 color illustrations. |
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| | ISBN: 0393731189 Date Published on 9/4/2006 |
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| | Natural stone is one of the most expressive materials on earth. No two slabs are alike, yet every piece is unrivaled for warmth, strength, and resilience. Today, natural stone is the hottest trend for interiors-whether as a stylish tiled floor, a dramatic fireplace surround, or a kitchen counter that will last a lifetime.
Hundreds of photographs provide inspiration for the myriad ways to use this oldest of building materials, be it granite, marble, limestone, slate, or travertine. And the wide variety of designs featured in Stone prove that it is easy to use it anywhere in your own home, even on a tight budget.
Stone is a comprehensive and easy-to-use guide to bringing natural stone into the home. Color charts reveal the wide range of tones available. A buyer's guide matches rooms and lifestyles with the right stone. Other tips help with budgeting and finding the right installer-or doing it yourself. |
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| | ISBN: 1584792906 Date Published on 10/17/2006 |
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| | For all the popularity of e-commerce, store windows are still the most effective way of selling new product to consumers. Window displays connect the reality of the street to the fantasy of the shop and also have a huge influence on the distribution of space within the store itself. This copiously illustrated book analyses current trends in window design and highlights examples marked by extraordinary creativity and visual inventiveness. Helpful captions accompany each photograph to explain the way lighting, props, and graphics contribute to successful displays. |
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| | ISBN: 3832790365 Date Published on 5/24/2006 |
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| More than simply a business transaction, retail is now an experience. Today, designers have the creative task of reinventing the shopping environment. Stores: Retail Display and Design epitomizes this venture. Examples in revolutionary design vary, from Urban Outfitters - an atmosphere of "constant evolution"; Fila - futuristic flair combined with the intensity of athletics; to the gallery richness of Giorgio Beverly Hillsa blend of California and Tuscan influences. All evoke the consumer's own discriminating taste while displaying the artistry and insight of the world's top designers. Provocative, avant-garde display and merchandising techniques are evident in this collection, which presents more than 350 color images of some of the world's most famous shopping emporiums. Innovative display fixtures, floor plans, signage and professional insights offer the solutions and details used to create them. |
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| | ISBN: 0866363394 Date Published on 5/11/2006 |
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| | Takes a down-to-earth approach to decorating: Design isn’t mysterious; it’s about tools, not rules.
Tour fabulous homes from coast to coast, including exclusive, never-before-seen tours of Jennings’ homes in Toronto and Atlanta.
Teaches the basics on color, accessories, fabrics, proportion, and furniture.
Lights! Camera ! Decorate!
TV's most popular interior designer is about to make a house call -- to your place! And all you have to do is open this book to let her in. In her fresh, fun, and conversational style, Lynette Jennings, host of Discovery Channel's top-rated television show, "Lynette Jennings Design," advises, cajoles, commiserates, pokes holes in common decorating myths -- and then guides you in creating the comfortable, stylish, and personal home you've always wanted. Along the way, Lynette:
* Takes you on never-before-seen tours of her own homes in Toronto and Atlanta, showing how she has meshed good design and personal style with the varying needs of five children and one husband
* Explains design basics in conversational, often witty copy
* Shows you how to cut through what she calls the miseries of choice and map out your own personal color scheme using her exclusive Color Charting System
* Challenges you to take some color and style risks in her motivational No Excuses Now! chapter
* Tells you how to make the most of any space using her No-Nails 7-Step Approach to Getting a Roomy Feeling
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| | ISBN: 0696211084 Date Published on 7/10/2006 |
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| With Margot Clark's simple and updated approach to traditional decorative painting, even beginners can achieve beautiful, folk-art style flowers using only a few simple strokes. Seven complete projects feature tulips, pansies, roses and other favorites, and show decorative artists how to achieve a lighter, more contemporary style. |
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| | ISBN: 089134926X Date Published on 5/4/2006 |
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| Structural Concepts and Techniques II: Basement-Involved Deformation |
| | ISBN: 0891814094 Date Published on 9/5/2006 |
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