Instant Decorating: Imaginative Ideas for Transforming a Room in a Few Hours - Softcover

Take advantage of the secret shortcuts of set designers and photographic stylists to free yourself from the constraints of decorating dogma. This fast, fun approach to decorating will bring exciting touches of richness to every surface of your home, instantly and inexpensively. Strikingly simple time-saving tips let you transform an entire room in the space of a single weekend or even a rainy afternoon. More than 25 original projects reveal hundreds of inspirational design ideas, from instant upholstery to makeshift furniture to fanciful room dividers. Whether you're short of time, money, or both, the easy-to-follow "recipes"--for imaginative paint effects, no-sew window treatments, romantic bed canopies, revitalized flea market finds, templates for stenciled floorboards, and dozens of other tricks of the trade--found here will set you on your way to creating bravura results for every room in your house--in a flash.