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Title: How to Decorate: The Best of Martha Stewart Living by Martha Stewart, Carolyn B. Mitchell, Martha Stewart Living ISBN: 0517887800 Publisher: Clarkson N. Potter Pub. Date: September, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.44
Rating: 5
Summary: A good place to start
Comment: This was Martha's first work, and explores places and settings. The rustic bench in the middle of the trees is a great idea, ditto the outside shower, but only if you live where there will be no peeping Toms. While you may not be able to duplicate her ideas exactly, these should give you inspiration to work with what you have at home, wherever that may be.
Rating: 2
Summary: This book is such a let down!
Comment: I couldn't wait to get my copy of this book, but was very disappointed to find how few ideas in here applied to me. We live in an apartment in NYC, and I was looking forward to ideas on how to make the most of a small space, how to brighten up a dark, windowless foyer, etc. None of these concerns are mentioned here. Instead Martha's "how tos" focus on spacious houses, with tons of natural lighting. Doesn't anything look good when you've got a huge light-filled house to work with?
Another disappointing thing about the book is its lack of practicality. The author often refers us to "Martha's collection of antique Wedgewood crystal vases", or "Martha's Louis XVI chairs" or something of the sort. Most people I know don't own priceless antiques. It's obvious that if we did it would be that much easier to make any room look spectacular.
Bottom line: many of the how-tos in here are no-brainers if you've got unlimited space, fantastic natural lighting, and a deep pocketbook. For the rest of us, keep searching for truly useful decorating pointers.
Rating: 1
Summary: Very dated
Comment: It's time to retire this old book which is amazingly rigid in its decorating ideas and its school-marmish, rules-oriented approach to design. Decorating today is so personal, yet Martha (or this old book, anyway) seems to think that there is only one way to do things. It reminds me of a 1950s book filled with rules for the little housewife to follow, but it certainly doesn't fit the world of today's educated, style-conscious, and confident consumer. Bleah!
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Title: Decorating Details: Projects and Ideas for a More Comfortable More Beautiful Home: The Best of Martha Stewart Living by Martha Stewart, the Editors of Martha Stewart Living, Martha Stewart Living ISBN: 0609802585 Publisher: Clarkson N. Potter Pub. Date: April, 1998 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Good Things for Organizing by Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart Living ISBN: 0609805940 Publisher: Three Rivers Press Pub. Date: 13 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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Title: Decorating with Color by Editors of Martha Stewart Living ISBN: 0609809369 Publisher: Clarkson N. Potter Pub. Date: 05 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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Title: Good Things: The Best of Martha Stewart Living by Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart Living ISBN: 0517886901 Publisher: Clarkson N. Potter Pub. Date: April, 1997 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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Title: Good Things from Tag Sales and Flea Markets (Good Things with Martha Stewart Living) by Martha Stewart Living ISBN: 0609808885 Publisher: Clarkson N. Potter Pub. Date: 21 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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