books about: furniture     books:       Trim Carpentry and Built-Ins (Build Like A Pro)26 reviews Clayton Dekorne Taunton, 2002 Buy it, read it, learn some tips, secrets and new skills I'm new to trim carpentry and wanted a step-by-step book to accelerate my learning and minimize mistakes while improving quality. Within 10 minutes of reading, I picked up several great new ideas and one new and important technique. I was amazed that after completing two full rooms of crown moulding that there were so many shortcuts, secrets and techniques I hadn't picked up and wouldn't of ...             Furniture: World Styles From Classical to Contemporary14 reviews Judith Miller DK ADULT, 2005 Beautifully Illustrated This is a beautiful book illustrating every style imaginable in chronological order. An easy way to learn about style. Worth every cent.             Creative Concrete Ornaments for the Garden: Making Pots, Planters, Birdbaths, Sculpture & More16 reviews Sherri Warner Hunter Lark Books, 2005 Outstanding instruction I don't really care much at all for most of the modern concrete art in this book, but I still love this book for the ideas it gives me to make my own designs and also explains how to do it. I do a lot of sculpting in clay and am also very much into gardening, and have now found a new medium for making beautiful ornaments, planters, furniture for my garden and also things I can make as gifts ...             Baby Bargains, 7th Edition: Secrets to Saving 20% to 50% on baby furniture, gear, clothes, toys, maternity ...676 reviews Denise Fields Windsor Peak Press, 2007 Awesome - Essential I bought this on recommendation from my dentist (a father of two). As a first-time mom I don't know what I would have done without it. I read the entire 600+ pages in a single weekend and completely re-worked my registry. I was able to eliminate a lot of unnecessary items that other lists (made by stores and manufacturers) say are essential. I did end up upgrading a couple of items such as the ...             Building Kitchen Cabinets27 reviews Udo Schmidt Taunton, 2003 Beginner to Expert, Something for all. I am a firm believer in the KISS method of doing things. (Keep It Simple Stupid") Every step is covered in this book so that anyone can learn from it. The "Build Like A Pro" series of books are all laid out like this one. The "Expert Tips" are great. They show you short cuts to help you do the jobs right, but in less time. This is stuff you only learn by doing the job everyday. They are ...             Vogue Living: Houses, Gardens, People5 reviews Hamish Bowles Knopf, 2007 The best decorating book of the holiday season Flash review: The perfect gift book for this season. This new book, timed for Xmas giving, features a selection of the best homes shown in Vogue in the past several years. It is a large-scale book, filled with wonderful color photography. Although Elle Decor and Architectural Digest have come out with similar books this season, neither can hold a candle to Vogue's tome. If you are familiar ...             Concrete Countertops: Design, Form, and Finishes for the New Kitchen and Bath47 reviews Fu-Tung Cheng, Eric Olsen Taunton, 2002 concrete countertops The book only details a start to finish job of a single (albeit fairly complex) kitchen counter. It would be helpful to cover some other methodologies to make it a more diverse compendium. It looks to do a good job of covering many of the pitfalls that a novice like myself may encounter on a first project. Some beautiful pics included of other projects as well.             New Fix-It-Yourself Manual: How to Repair, Clean, and Maintain Anything and Everything In and Around Your Home31 reviews Reader's Digest, 1996 New Fix-It-Yourself Manual This was purchased as a gift for my son-in-law. As I told him, it is by far the best do-it-yourself home repair manual I have ever seen or used. It is clearly and logically laid out. Illustrations are in full color and large enough to easily identify the part(s) to be worked on. Diagnostics are systematic without being wordy, and very accurate. It also tells you when you have exhausted all ...             History of Interior Design and Furniture: From Ancient Egypt to Nineteenth-Century Europe7 reviews Robbie G. Blakemore Wiley, 2005 Outstanding Book -Dont miss it This is an outstanding book, with plenty of pictures - great insider material on furniture and architecture. And I already have a design MA with my own firm.             The Complete Illustrated Guide to Furniture and Cabinet Construction44 reviews Andy Rae Taunton, 2001 Great as reference or tutorial I don't buy many woodworking books because most, especially the ones sold by home centers, aren't very good. They lack detail, they're incomplete, and I often get the feeling that they're just cranked out without much thought. But this one caught my eye in a local bookstore and I'm glad I bought it. First of all, the book can be used either as a reference or as a complete primer on ...             Illustrated Cabinetmaking: How to Design and Construct Furniture That Works13 reviews Bill Hylton Fox Chapel Publishing, 2008 Excellent resource book for advanced hobbyist woodworker Definitely NOT for the beginning woodworker. This book does not give measured drawings or instructions on how to make pieces of furniture. It has a section which gives drawings of a large number of woodworking joints, BUT does not discuss how to make them. This part of the book has been done in many other books along with "how to" information. Thus, this part of the book could have been ...             New Built-Ins Idea Book: Media Centers Nooks & Crannies Window Seats Kitchen & Dining Areas Work Centers ...9 reviews Sandor Nagyszalanczy Taunton, 2005 Great ideas! To make the most of our new home, I was looking for ideas for custom made cabinetry and other storage options. Although the style of quite a few examples are not to my taste, I still got enough ideas and inspiration. Also a plus; the book gives you tips for matching built-ins to the rest of the room, to get a coordinated look. My favourite chapters: Passages (great storage options to be found ...             Dangerous Liaisons: Fashion and Furniture in the Eighteenth Century (Metropolitan Museum of Art)16 reviews Harold Koda, Andrew Bolton, ... Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2006 Delightful dressing This is a fabulous insight into 18th Century French society. As a costume designer, I found the inclusion of paintings from that period, intermixed with the museum settings to be of particular interest. The close-up photographs of details were also wonderful. The text was fascinating and very enjoyable reading. It's very often tempting to take things out of context according to one's own ...             Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Finishing (Complete Illustrated Guide)21 reviews Jeff Jewitt, Susan Jewitt Taunton, 2004 Finishing Favorite Before I read Jeff Jewitt's book on finishing I knew almost nothing about the finishing process. After reading this book cover to cover almost five times now, I feel confident about applying a finish to my first project. Jeff's writing style and knack for explaining make learning the often misunderstood art of finishing a pure pleasure. You will learn all types of finishing and application ...             The Workbench: A Complete Guide to Creating Your Perfect Bench18 reviews Lon Schleining Taunton, 2004 Thinking About Building A WorkBench / Buy This Book This is a great book for you if that's the case. Or a great gift for someone who is a woodworker. Great info and the book is put together well. Good book to have if you are a woodworker.             Shop Drawings for Craftsman Interiors: Cabinets, Moldings & Built-Ins for Every Room in the Home (Shop ...5 reviews Robert W. Lang Fox Chapel Publishing, 2003 Very detailed book. This book contains very good drawings of various craftsman details. Everything from front doors to various builtins. The author shows the historic details and how to recreate them with modern construction methods and materials. There are no color photos, but none are need for the type of book it is. I would love to have this author release a book on Craftsman Exteriors!!!!             Upholstery Basics (Singer Sewing Reference Library) (Singer)17 reviews The Editors of Creative Publishing international, Singer Cowles Creative Publishing, 1997 Upholstery Basics This book is very helpful. The pictures are large enough to see essential details and the instructions are clear and allow a complete beginner to obtain professional results.             New Masters of Woodturning: Expanding the Boundaries of Wood Art4 reviews Kevin Wallace, Terry Martin Fox Chapel Publishing, 2008 The title says it all While the choice of what artists to include in this book might be somewhat arbitrary, the authors have done an excellent job of presenting examples of the cutting edge of woodturning and sculpting. Excellent photos of the artist's work and frequent examples of how they work serve to make this book of great interest to turners and non-turners alike. An excellent coffee table book at a very ...             Mid-Century Modern: Interiors, Furniture, Design Details (Conran Octopus Interiors)7 reviews Bradley Quinn Conran, 2006 Great Design Ideas This book is filled with spectacular color photos of mid-century modern home interiors. Lots of ideas here for color schemes, furniture layout and incorporating mid-century aspects into any room of your home.             Jean-Michel Frank: The Strange and Subtle Luxury of the Parisian Haute-Monde in the Art Deco Period2 reviews Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier Rizzoli, 2008 Tragic and Gifted Designer: Frank The contributions of Jean-Michel Frank to modern interiors are timeless and compelling. He created a sense of spaciousness and luxury in Paris apartments that was pure genius. Not much was known about this designer and his too-brief career; this book is a wonderful exploration of the man and his creation of interiors and furnishings. 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