Katie Brown Decorates: 5 Styles, 10 Rooms, 105 Projects

For each project, close-range photographs capture detail, and a concise list of supplies and tools heads up the minimalist (but sufficient) directions. Her themed rooms-e.g. Color photos throughout. 22)Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. . Her crisply designed and brightly photographed book offers step-by-step instructions for decorating projects from the basic (painting) to the wild (sewing a pompom bed skirt). But many of Brown's ideas seem frankly outlandish: the lamps made out of socks and sink strainers, the sandpaper glued to

Not my favorite Katie book Laura Ladanyi I think many of the crafts are quite good, but reminds me of the old 'trading spaces' tv shoe theme' rooms. Some of the crafts are good. Donated to the public library. Katie Browns other books are very good.. "An adventurous book for adventurous decorators" according to dirtwitch. Don't be put off by the other poor reviews, IF you:1) are bored to death by 99% of the other decorating books2) have an open mindAn adventurous book for adventurous decorators Don't be put off by the other poor reviews, IF you:1) are bored to death by 99% of the other decorating books2) have an open mind3) have a taste for the visually witty and whimsicalOK, this book isn't for everyone. I almost didn't pick it up because I thought Katie Brown was one of those ubi. ) have a taste for the visually witty and whimsicalOK, this book isn't for everyone. I almost didn't pick it up because I thought Katie Brown was one of those ubi. Rustic Tammy Cruz I got this for very cheap, thankfully. Definitely not my style. I would say rustic, upcycling is the style. If you like that, then you would love this book.

In Katie Brown Decorates, Katie offers a wealth of projects and ideas for making the most out of any room. She offers six basic decorating styles -- from Street Chic to Log Cabin -- and uses fabric, lighting, paint, and inexpensive, easy-to-work with building materials to achieve that look. With simple, step-by-step instructions and gorgeous full-color photographs throughout, Katie includes all the elements for creating a fun and funky home (or apartment) -- furniture and window treatments, floors, shelving, and lighting, and much more.

Ski Team, acted in TV commercials (for Kodak, AT&T, Saturn) and run a catering business out of her house in Los Angeles. Katie Brown is a Cornell-educated art historian who has raced on the U.S. Born in Petoskey, Michigan in 1963, she has three brothers and sisters and grew up surrounded by thirty-two cousins and fourteen aunts and uncles. Katie has been serving up dime-store domesticity on Lifetime's Next Door with Katie