How to Decorate An Inspiring and Practical Handbook

310 Pages·2013·16.45 MB·English

by  Shannon Fricke

Copyright © 2012 by Shannon Fricke
Photographs copyright © 2012 Prue Ruscoe
All rights reserved.
Published in the United States by Potter Style, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of
Random House, Inc., New York.
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POTTER STYLE and colophon is a registered trademark of Random House, Inc.
Originally published in Australia by Lantern, an imprint of the Penguin Group, Australia, Melbourne, in
2012.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Fricke, Shannon.
How to decorate/Shannon Fricke; photographs by Prue Ruscoe.
Includes index.
1. Interior decoration. I. Title
NK2115.F69 2013
747--dc23 2012050818
eBook ISBN 978-0-38534515-6
Trade paperback ISBN 978-0-385-34507-1
Design and illustrations by Emily O’Neill © Penguin Group (Australia)
Cover design and illustrations by Emily O’Neill
v3.1

INTRODUCTION
GETTING STARTED
LAYER ONE
DISCOVERING YOUR DECORATING STORY
LAYER TWO
CREATING YOUR CONCEPT
LAYER THREE
WORKING WITH SPACE
LAYER FOUR
SHAPING YOUR BACKDROP
LAYER FIVE
BECOMING FRIENDS WITH COLOUR
LAYER SIX
BRINGING IN THE FURNITURE
LAYER SEVEN
CHOOSING FABRICS
LAYER EIGHT
LIGHT EXACTLY WHERE YOU NEED IT
LAYER NINE
ACCESSORISING – THE KEY TO INDIVIDUALITY
LAYER TEN
STYLING IT ALL TOGETHER
CONCLUSION: YOU’RE HOME
SUPPLIERS
A BIG THANK YOU