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| Comfortable Living By Design - Down to Earth Decorating Advice for a Warm and Friendly Home AUTHOR: Deborah Burnett , ASID
ISBN#: 0967216702
If you'd like to learn pro level creative skills, save money with affordable design and decorating projects and have a desire to create a truly unique place to call home , this book is for you! Unique to the decorating world, this book is actually a teaching tool that will force you to learn to develop your own God given creative skills by taking you on a journey inside your own creativity. Filled with almost 300 easy and affordable decorating and design tips, this book will go a long way in helping you to create a style savvy and comfortable place to call home. | |
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| TITLE: Sound Choices – Using Music to Design the Environments in Which you Live, Work, and Heal
AUTHOR: Susan Mazer & Dallas Smith
ISBN#: 1561705681
A unique perspective on the subject of music as a healing therapy in which the environment actually plays an important role in healing both the body and spirit . Similar to the concepts found in Feng Shui, this book is a real eye opener to a world of possibilities in which you can decorate with sound and have the added benefit of making you feel good! | |
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| TITLE: FENG SHUI – Arranging your Home to Change your Life
AUTHOR: Kirsten Lagatree
ISBN#: 0679765433 A room by room guide to the ancient Chinese Art of Placement , this book is easy to read and a snap to implement room changes with little effort or funds .From site selection to specific suggestions for each and every room of the house , this book will help you to better understand the power of place and make a lasting difference in the way you approach any decorating project. | |
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AUTHOR: Master Lam Kam Chuen
ISBN#: 0805042156
A little lengthy, this book however is a must read for any student of Feng Shui in that it helps to explain the interrelationship of the various schools of FENG SHUI to the elements and earth energies. But more importantly, this a wonderful text in helping to explain how an why FENG SHUI works in creating a balanced and attractive place in which to live and work . I especially like the section on equating the house and the various rooms to the body and it's many internal systems …. this one makes you think! | |
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| TITLE: FENG SHUI – The Book Of Cures
AUTHOR: Nancilee Wydra
ISBN#: 0809231689
Jam packed with over 150 simple solutions for achieving health and happiness in your home and office this book is required must read for anyone seeking to find a simplistic approach to a somewhat complicated subject. Speaking as someone who has been a personal student of the author, I can honestly say that this one is a true keeper! Offering specific suggestions on where and how to use paint and accent colors throughout the home Nancylee 's book will help to inspire your creativity with the added benefit that your decorating efforts will actually help you and your family to achieve optimal health and happiness simply by living in a home designed with FENG SHUI in mind. | |
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| TITLE: Daily Life in a VICTORIAN House
AUTHOR: Laura Wilson
ISBN# 0891332170
A wonderful book detailing in both picture and narrative a true picture of what it was like to have lived in the Victorian era …everyday experiences from typical meals to the way a woman enters her corset …all detailed with beautiful diagrams and photographs of rooms exemplary of the period. A must read for anyone who is striving to decorate in the true sense of the word VICTORIAN. | |
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| TITLE: Secret Life of Victorian Homes
AUTHOR: Elan Zingman-Leith
ISBN# 1880216108
Great photographs but absolutely the best insight into the true understanding of the lifestyle and the decorating mindset of a Victorian era homeowner . I really appreciate the little known tidbits of information that make this book a wonderful resource for anyone looking to recreate the comfortable elegance found only in this era. | |
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| TITLE: VICTORIAN Exterior Decoration
AUTHOR: Roger Moss & Gail Caskey Winkler
ISBN# 0805003762
Using original period color chips and color schemes this book is an invaluable tool when it comes to recreating the true authentic charm found in homes of this era. Filled with actual color [posters depicting the use and placement of colors current in the late 1800's and early 1900's this book is a true handbook for anyone thinking about painting or remodeling a Victorian era home. | |
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| TITLE: Why We Buy - the science of shopping AUTHOR: Paco Underhill
ISBN# 9780684849140
At last a handbook on how and why America shops! Filled with interesting tidbits of real life information it's the perfect tool for retailer to get into the "head" of the average shopper. Great insight and excellent research make this a true bible for the retailer struggling to make a big improvement in his financial bottom line without spending a fortune simply by understanding what your customer wants from the perspective of the customer and his/her buying practices. | |
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| TITLE: EVEolution – Understanding Women's Eight Essential Truths that Work in Your Business and Life
AUTHOR: Faith Popcorn
ISBN# 078688441x
A little bit too much of a male business school mentality but nonetheless chock full of great insight and business stats that put a new light on how a woman thinks …and shops! | |
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| TITLE: Color and HUMAN Response
AUTHOR: Faber Birren
ISBN# 0442209614
Explaining the electro magnetic spectrum in an easy and straight forth style, this book is a pro level must read for any design professional seeking to understand how and why certain color schemes work and others flop. With this new insight and understanding , the reader will begin to comprehend the interrelationship between color and light and be able to utilize his or her design talents more fully. | |
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| TITLE: HOME- PSYCH the social psychology of home and decoration
AUTHOR: Joan Kron
ISBN# 0517541823
The industry standard in defining a correlation between the need to decorate and fill ones home with functional and attractive items and the human need for establishing a safe and comfortable place to call home. Slanted from a psychologist point of view, the author puts an eye opening spin on how and hwy we decorate …. A good read for anyone looking to explain to their husbands why you bought what you did! | |
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| TITLE: HOME- PSYCH the social psychology of home and decoration AUTHOR: Joan Kron
ISBN# 0517541823
The industry standard in defining a correlation between the need to decorate and fill ones home with functional and attractive items and the human need for establishing a safe and comfortable place to call home. Slanted from a psychologist point of view, the author puts an eye opening spin on how and hwy we decorate …. A good read for anyone looking to explain to their husbands why you bought what you did! | |
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| TITLE: The Power of Place - how our surroundings shape our thoughts, emotions and actions
AUTHOR: Winifred Gallagher
ISBN# 0060976020
Feng Shui explained from an interesting point of reference … geologist, historian, city planner, feng shui practitioner, and deep thinker . An easy read this book is a good start to a deeper understanding of the power found in a truly well positioned and aesthetically pleasing building. An excellent text book on the subject of Feng Shui that every serious design student should treasure. | |
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| TITLE: HEALTHY HOME – a practical and resourceful guide to making your own home fit for body, mind, and spirit
AUTHOR: Jill Blake
ISBN# 0823022358
Filled with wonderful easy to understand diagrams, charts and photographs this book is a treasure chest full of sound advise … I wish I had written it first ! With everything from using room color as a therapy tool to explaining how an why we see light this book is a true must read … can you tell I really like this one? | |
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| TITLE: LIVING COLORS- the definitive guide to color palettes through the ages
AUTHOR: Margaret Walch & Augustine Hope
ISBN# 0811805581
This book is sheer fun! Filled with great insight and extensive research, this book is a working tool to help the reader in achieving an accurate color palette for ANY period throughout recorded history . With a real paint- store like sample strip corresponding to each time period , this book helps to bring to life the true understanding of EXACT colors that were used during a particular date in history. In other words, if you want to check out what shades of color were used during the American Revolution you simple turn to the pages representing the late 1700's and viola ….great info and real color chips so that you can actually get a true sense of what colors were 'in' … I really like this book and use it as a reference in my many seminars dealing with the subject of decorative color. | |
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