First Digs: The Quasi-Adult's Guide to Decorating with Style---Without Blowing Your Budget
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| Rating | : | 4.51 (597 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0312347286 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Good-bye dorm, so long mom and dad, and hello new digs! Whether your rent, buy, or share your first home or apartment, getting it to look great without spending a lot of money can be a challenge. Yee-Fan Sun comes to the rescue with this engaging guide to decorating, refurbishing, and repurposing so you can leave those milk crate bookshelves and sagging futons behind. Packed with DIY solutions and guidance on how to personalize your new home, First Digs covers everything you need to know to decorate, organize, and maintain a cool, comfortable space that reflects your own unique style. First Digs features:· Guidelines on how to prioritize and allocate a miniscule budget· Savvy bargain-hunting advice· How to spruce up home furnishings· Tips on painting like a pro· Illustrations throughout· DIY projects for lighting, slipcovers, window treatments, wall hangings, and more! Learn how to make the move into your first home a little easier, much more creative, and a lot of fun!
By artfully walking the line between open-mindedness and a knowledge of one's own decorating style, those following Sun's advice will be rewarded with an affordably decorated, unique and comfortable home.Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. It's chapter four that will end up the most dog-eared, as it's home to a multitude of tips on thoughtfully decorating apartments: finding focal points, paring down to the essentials and planning it out on paper first will all be of tremendous help for novices. . Al
Pollyhyper said The only problem is she didn't write it 1"The only problem is she didn't write it 12 years ago!" according to Pollyhyper. This is the book I wish I'd had when I was just starting out on my own, and the book I wish I'd thought to write after moving house about 10 times since I first started college!Yee-Fan does a great job of fitting all kinds of information into this book, and speaks in a voice that is easy to read but not patronizing to first-time renters. She's been there, done that, and wants to pass all that she's learned, good and bad, on to you!Everyone has lived in the white cardboard-b. years ago!. This is the book I wish I'd had when I was just starting out on my own, and the book I wish I'd thought to write after moving house about 10 times since I first started college!Yee-Fan does a great job of fitting all kinds of information into this book, and speaks in a voice that is easy to read but not patronizing to first-time renters. She's been there, done that, and wants to pass all that she's learned, good and bad, on to you!Everyone has lived in the white cardboard-b. Jessica Inman said Nothing New In This Book. My biggest complaint with this book is that there is no new information in it that you haven't already read or heard somewhere else. Additionally, this author's personal style seems to be to collect a lot of stuff, which could ultimately lead to a cluttered home. I liked the chapter on how to decorate your walls by making your own art. But over all, not any new information, and the author is very wordy. She takes numerous pages to say simple things. One more complaint, but . Great Christmas gift for soon to be college grad E. Shirley Purchased this and a few other books for our soon to be college grad. She loved it and said it will be really useful when she gets her first apartment/house! She started reading it right away.