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Kick the Clutter: Clear Out Excess Stuff Without Losing What You Love
Ellen Phillips
Rodale Books, 2008
Is your stuff pushing you out of your home? Find hundreds of proven (and painless) tips for clearing out your clutter room-by-room and top to bottom in Kick the Clutter. For each room, you'll learn how to identify key objects you really love or need, how to separate yourself from stuff you never liked but feel you "have" to keep, and how to let go of those sentimental keepsakes that have ...
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Daring to Be Yourself 6 reviews
Alexandra Stoddard
Collins Living, 1992
How to find your own style.
+ The Best of the Best
+ close encounter with thyself
Of the thirteen books I've read by Ms. Stoddard, this is my favorite (although I've loved them all). When you read this book get a notebook and answer the questions she asks and when you are finished you will understand YOUR personal style. This book encourages readers to find out what they love ...
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Real Simple Solutions: Tricks, Wisdom and Easy Ideas to Simplify Everyday 8 reviews
Editors of Real Simple Magazine
Real Simple, 2005
Great Ideas!
+ Great ideas, beautiful book, must-have for every home
+ Pretty good resource
+ Must Buy
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Good Design Can Change Your Life: Beautiful Rooms, Inspiring Stories 1 review
Ty Pennington
Simon & Schuster, 2008
Host of Extreme Makeovers Shares His Secrets
As a designer, I read all the new home decorating books, and I really enjoyed this.
Ty Pennington, the host of Extreme Makeovers, shares his talent and enthusiasm for makeovers and design in Good Design Can Change Your Life: Beautiful Rooms, Inspiring Stories. This full color book is sure to ...
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Discovering Home with Laurie Smith: Find Your Personal Style19 reviews
Laurie Smith
Meredith Books, 2005
Bravo Laurie!
+ Interesting Ideas
+ Nice style, great tips!
+ Thorough Discussion of Laurie's Design Techniques
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Small Spaces: Inspiration for Stylish Living from Marie Claire Maison
Hilary Mandleberg
Quadrille Publishing, 2008
Based on the ingenious design ideas and inspiring photography of top French design magazine Marie Claire Maison, Small Spaces introduces space-saving solutions and decorative elements that create the illusion of space. Small Spaces ncludes suggestions for room planning and layout, space-expanding storage, space-defying decorating and space-saving furnishing, as well as on physically or visually ...
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Apartment Therapy: The Eight-Step Home Cure27 reviews
Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan
Bantam, 2006
Relevant To REAL Life.... LOVE It!
+ A look at your home is a look at yourself
+ Apartment Therapy VERY THERAPUTIC
+ Very helpful
+ Not a lot on small spaces specifically
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April Cornell At Home3 reviews
April Cornell
Glitterati, Inc., 2006
--CHARMING--
+ Gorgeous book by April Cornell
+ It all comes together
If you're interested in decorating and gardening, APRIL CORNELL AT HOME is worthy of a good look. It's that rare book where a decorator actually shows the reader some photographs of their lived-in home. It's truly a beautiful book and filled with April's beautiful fabrics and home furnishings.
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Real Simple: The Organized Home (Real Simple) 20 reviews
Editors of Real Simple Magazine
Real Simple, 2006
Perfect for new home or apartment owners!
+ Great
+ Organization Made Simple
I bought this book in the store after flipping through it. If you like Real Simple (the magazine), this book is for you. The ideas in the book are perfect for first-timers who are looking to organize all their stuff as they move in to a new place. I love the photos and suggestions - from ...
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Clear Your Clutter With Feng Shui217 reviews
Karen Kingston
Broadway, 1999
SO VALUABLE! LOVE IT!
+ Beneath the Obvious...
+ An inspiration
+ VERY Helpful
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The Shabby Chic Home38 reviews
Rachel Ashwell
Regan Books, 2000
Shabby But Super Expensive Chic
+ It's a Keeper
+ Beautiful book
+ Still Loving This Book
+ More pretty Shabby Chic pictures and ideas.
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Martha Stewart's Homekeeping Handbook: The Essential Guide to Caring for Everything in Your Home151 reviews
Martha Stewart
Clarkson Potter, 2006
Greatest home cleaning book EVER!!
+ Martha Stewart's Homekeeping Guide
+ It's just basic stuff
+ Everything you need to know
+ The best!!
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Real Simple (1-year)193 reviews
The Time Inc. Magazine Company, 2001
Great Magazine! Lots of good ideas
+ real simple magazine
This is a great magazine with a lot of good ideas on how to make things "real simple"
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Kim Parker Home5 reviews
Kim Parker
Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2008
COLOR YOUR WORLD WITH THIS BOOK!
+ fabulous art work
I received this book yesterday and COULDN'T WAIT to review it! I have a huge library of interior design books...mostly because that is my passion and my creative outlet. Kim Parker Home is, without a doubt, my favorite book. My taste runs from the quirky to the funky, but it is always colorful and ...
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Downsizing Your Home with Style: Living Well In a Smaller Space10 reviews
Lauri Ward
Collins Living, 2007
Downsizing Your Home With Style. - A refreshing read.
+ Loved the book! Love Lauri Ward!
+ Downsizing/organizing
+ Great Advice as Usual!
+ Helpful, even if you are not downsizing!
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When Organizing Isn't Enough: SHED Your Stuff, Change Your Life11 reviews
Julie Morgenstern
Fireside, 2008
Shedding Stuff and Getting a Life
+ FYI: SHED Profile
+ SHED your stuff
+ When Organizing Isn't Enough SHED
+ The only book you need to get a peace of mind
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Let's Get Comfortable14 reviews
Mitchell Gold, Bob Williams
Meredith Books, 2007
Great decorating resource
+ Great service!
+ Fantastic Design
+ Helpful and Different
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The Decoration of Houses9 reviews
Alexandra Stoddard
Collins Living, 1999
A Useful Book for People Decorating Their Homes
+ Beautifully Written and Very Helpful
+ Very helpful and beautifully written.
+ Wonderful advice and real-life examples
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Domino (1-year)37 reviews
Conde' Nast Publications
Fixing Up a 50+ year old home
+ Love it
+ Great lyfestyle magazine
We bought a house that is 56 years old and got stuck somewhere in the 70's, this is helping to give fresh ideas to fix up the house. Since we are ripping everything out and starting with a blank palette is helps to see modern designs and take from them. So if you need to redecorate or remodel this ...
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April Cornell Decorating with Color
April Cornell
Sterling/Chapelle, 2006
Color made easy with design diva April Cornell. Designer April Cornell—owner of more than 100 boutiques throughout North America, as well as a successful wholesale company—walks home decorators through the mysteries of choosing and combing hues, of transforming a house from blah to dynamic, and of using color to create a mood. Every photo fairly pulsates with richness and texture, ...
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