Product Description

A Girl's Guide to Decorating is a hip, practical decorating guide full of insider advice, cool and original ideas, fabulously glossy photography and clever tips for turning your space into a fabulous stylish pad - without spending a lot of money. Internationally renowned designer and stylist Abigail Ahern imparts her expertise on all aspects of home decoration - from the initial planning of a space to make it work for you, right through to the small details that will add a touch of glamour and make it unique. Abigail includes simple suggestions for how to approach every room in your house and all major decorating techniques are fully explained - from hanging wallpaper and painting walls, windows and doors, to creating shelving and achieving different lighting effects. Easy to follow step-by-step instructions and accompanying photography will inspire you to try your hand at every suggestion. Chapters are based around the fundamental elements of home design: space, colour, light, texture and the individual touches that make it your own. Abigail encourages you to be brave with colour and pattern and to make a bold statement with your home. With Abigail's insider knowledge, you can effortlessly turn something cheap from the high street into a unique and luxurious focus piece. With her low cost tips and idea adding instant glamour that are super easy to put into practice, Abigail proves that style has nothing to do with money.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11049 in Books
• Published on: 2009-05-15
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 160 pages

Review
""If you are toying with going dark but haven't yet had the courage,go for it" So urges Abigail Ahern, author of fabulous new interiors tome 'A Girls Guide to Decorating'. Inviting and elegant, dark colours will transform a shy flower of a room into a head-turner." --The Times Magazine, 25th April 2009

Review
"The emphasis is on DIY, not paying others to DI for you....in 'A Girls Guide to Decorating' from interiors stylist Abigail Ahern."

Review
"a comprehensive handbook to inject style into your home.... advises on everything from painting a wall to accessorising a bookshelf."

Customer Reviews

Fabulous and useful!
Like many children of the Thatcher age, I am very well educated but lack any proper DIY skills!

This book is sumptuous with glorious pictures and full of great ideas. Really challenges the idea that all rooms have to be light and airy. How about dark and cosy?

Despite the title, very handy for men who have trouble with DIY (like my husband, although he'll never admit it).

Definitely worth a read and you'll come back to it time and time again.

What wonderful images
This book has been printed on wonderfully tactile paper with images that are very easy to emulate. Abigail is a very talented designer and stylist and instinctly knows what works in a thoroughly unique and different way. She teams fantastic images with some very inspiring diy tasks that all can tackle. A great book that you will return to time and time again.

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I think the book is a waste of money, i was expecting much more this is very basic most people know how to do these things, dont waste your money mine is going on Ebay.