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Very informative Aug 29, 2008
As always, Home Depot always make things so easy. I read about how to select paint and equipment/ technique. I ended hired a professional to do the job but at least I knew the right question to ask the painter and understand his procedures.
15 of 15 found the following review helpful:
 This Book + Your Creativity= Great Rooms! Jan 26, 2003
As someone who has endlessly watched design shows like Trading Spaces and While You Were Out for ideas, I feel at a loss when it comes to actually making those projects happen. This book focuses on not so much design, but the "how to" on how make the projects happen. The book is filled with projects such as various moulding and painting techniques. One can get ideas for stenciling, tiling, wallpaper, windows, doors, etc... The beginning of the book give basic design styles and color schemes that usually go along with them. The projects are easy to follow. This book won't help you pick out a theme or interior design, but if you use your creativity and design ideas, you can make just about anything happen.
9 of 28 found the following review helpful:
 Very low-brow in terms of style Feb 25, 2002
I guess I thought that a book with the word 'decorating' in the title would be more stylish than this. If you want a decorating book (a book full of ideas), do NOT buy this one. What this is is a mishmash of projects using decorative objects or materials. So, it teaches how to do faux finishes or how to install lighting but there is never any information on how to decorate. If you want to see rooms or get the 411 on how everything goes together in design terms, this is not the book you want.
12 of 13 found the following review helpful:
Excellent reference for home decorating and painting Feb 08, 2002
_Decorating 1-2-3_ begins with the "Color and Style" section. This section explains the colors, hues, tones and intensities used in the "Seven Basic Styles." The theme of these styles continue to re-appear throughout the book. Country style homes are comfortable, efficient, work places. Common everyday objects (antique tools, garlic cloves, pots and pans) adorn the walls. Paints imitate colors created in a simpler age using milk, dirt, and metal oxides. Colonial style, like George Washington's Mount Vernon home are decorated with furniture from the 17th and 18th centuries and use more sophisticated historical colors developed in Europe. Other styles described are Southwestern, Traditional, Victorian, Arts & Crafts, and Contemporary. The book is better organized than most on the market. Eight sections of the book are color coded and can be seen even when the book is closed. Step-by-step intructions with clear photographs cover a great variety of activities including cleaning a paintbrush, hanging doors, stenciling a floor, and resurfacing an old tub. This book has been very helpful in many of my projects. I especially found the section on faux painting handy for my office at home. The information in this book is very dense and fills over 400 pages. This is the most comprehensive book on decorating I have seen. It is also a good value!
3 of 14 found the following review helpful:
 So-so May 07, 2001
This book is not a book I would refer to for ideas on decorating style. I guess I can't expect Home Depot to offer much in that area. It does offer good how-to-do-it instructions for specific projects. So, I give it a C-minus.
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