{"product_id":"design-rules-isbn-9781592405060","title":"Design Rules","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRecipient of the Gold Medal in the Living Now Awards-Home Improvement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe essential do-it-yourself guide from one of the top designers in the country that uncovers the secret home design rules used by the pros \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Many design books are filled with lavish photography of perfect rooms that most of us can only dream of re-creating. Without any practical advice, the look is unattainable. That's where \u003ci\u003eDesign Rules\u003c\/i\u003e comes in. Here, Elaine Griffin, one of the country's 100 top designers (\u003ci\u003eHouse Beautiful\u003c\/i\u003e), explains all the practical decorating standards that professionals use behind the scenes to create flowing, balanced, gorgeous design. Packed with helpful illustrations and hundreds of step-by-step tips, Design Rules includes essential advice such as: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ?Pick a pleasing color palette (that really works) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ?Correctly size their bedsize tables (so they don't tower over their beds) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ?Enhance the visual appeal of windowless rooms (so they're not dungeons) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ?Design furniture arrangements that function and flow \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ?Style up even the most forlorn kitchens, baths and yes, \u003ci\u003ebasements and laundry rooms\u003c\/i\u003e (honey, \u003ci\u003eno\u003c\/i\u003e space is too dreadful to be made ultra fab) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ?Brighten up their kitchens with a can of paint and a burst of strategically- placed color (location, location, location!) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ?Figure out which styles of furniture go together (there \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e a rule and it's easy!) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ?Make their own personalities shine throughout their homes (because they \u003ci\u003eshould\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ?And oodles more! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDesign Rules\u003c\/i\u003e is for the growing number of savvy, novice home designers who are well-versed in what good design looks like, but need advice on how to translate it into their own home. It is the home design bible people have been waiting for.\"It's by far one of the best practical decorating guides to come down the pike.\" \u003cbr\u003e -Jennifer Boles, \u003ci\u003ePeak of Chic\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Elaine Griffin is the Diana Vreeland of decorating. Ignore her smart and stylish directives at your own risk! This book has the answers to so many seemingly simple decorating questions-- I love it!\" \u003cbr\u003e -Kate Betts, editor of \u003ci\u003eTIME Style \u0026amp; Design\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Creating one's own style at home can be daunting. Elaine Griffin demystifies the process with a smart and savvy, no-nonsense decorating primer. Translating the basics of chic design for the nonprofessional, she provides irresistible, foolproof tips that make sense for every taste, style and budget.\" \u003cbr\u003e -Margaret Russell, editor in chief of \u003ci\u003eElle Decor\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"[A] great new book...I love Elaine's accessible writing style, a breath of fresh air in the often stuffy atmosphere of decorating. Thrilling!\" \u003cbr\u003e -Temo Callahan, creative director, Studio Printworks \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Elaine nails it with her step-by-step, practical approach...\u003ci\u003eDesign Rules\u003c\/i\u003e is a great tool and inspiration for all.\" \u003cbr\u003e -Colin Cowie, designer and author of \u003ci\u003eColin Cowie Chic\u003c\/i\u003eINTRODUCTION\u003cp\u003eAs an established interior designer, I  thought, quite frankly, I was the cat’s meow. I imagined  ladies all over the country wistfully longing to  engage my services. I just knew they secretly coveted  my counsel, wishing for the payday that would allow them to  have me come work my mojo on their manses. Who on earth,  reasoned I, would want to tackle the thankless task of decorating  their own home when they could hire an expert to magically  transform it into an Oasis of Paradise in the mere twinkling of  an eye? Surely a winning lottery ticket was the only thing keeping  us apart.  Darling, how wrong I was! Nothing could have been further from the  truth!  Newsflash! American Society of Interior Designers (ASID)  polls indicate that most (49 percent!) American homeowners  prefer to handle their own decorating—only 14 percent of  them used an interior designer’s services, whether on a beer  or champagne budget.  The more I thought about it, the more sense it all made:  You want your home to look like you and nobody else, you  take pride in where you live and how faaabulous it looks, nothing  feels better than saying, “I did it all myself!” when it’s  finished, and who wouldn’t want to save on all those fees decorators  (have to, to be fair) charge?  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo I got with the program, picked up a pen, and set out to  put to paper some of the practical decorating standards and  timeless rules that are second nature to the design professionals  who implement them daily, but ones that most folks  don’t know about. These are the design truths that transcend  style, era, and aesthetic; the tips, proportions, and trade secrets  that will help you create flowing, balanced, warm, and  great-looking rooms that are delights to behold and to be in,  whatever decorative style you favor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s the secret stuff your decorator would have told you if  you were hiring one; the design musts without which you  can’t successfully do a room but don’t want to pay a pro to  learn about, either. They’re the questions that people who do  use a designer ask, too. All for the price of the book! Honey,  What! A! Bargain!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI’ve made it all shamelessly simple (whew!), and packed Design  Rules with the information that knowledge-seeking do-it-  yourself designers of both sexes shouldn’t live without,  wherever a sofa meets a chair. If you have an idea of how you  want your space to feel when it’s finished, but aren’t quiiiiiiiiiite  sure how to get there, then, sugar, this is the book for you!  We’ll go room-by-room throughout your entire house  and show you exactly what you need to know in order for everything  to flow and be visually successful. We’ll attack furniture  placement, size, and layout; color, lighting, window  treatments, painting, flooring, cabinetry, materials, finishes,  specific proportions and dimensions, and, of course, accessories,  darling! We’ll cover everything you need to know about  decorating . . . and have a giggle or two while we’re at it,  because as Dorothy Draper once famously said, “Decorating  Is Fun!”  So let’s get started.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Avery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303058919653,"sku":"NP9781592405060","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781592405060.jpg?v=1767725016","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/design-rules-isbn-9781592405060","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}