Starting Points: Guide to Interior Decorating

Nonfiction   l  Reference   l   Videos  l   Additional Material  l    Web Sites
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Nonfiction - 3rd Floor  

Better Homes and Gardens Flea Market Decorating - 747 Bet

Describes various ways to convert household items found at flea markets into functional furnishings, suggests colors and themes to facilitate secondhand items, and provides tips on shopping at flea markets.           

500 ideas for small spaces - 747 Sel

Easy solutions for living in 1000 square feet or less.   

Less is More - 747 Lew

A practical guide to minimizing the space in your home.    

Christopher Lowell’s One-of-a Kind Decorating Projects - 747 Low

Fast & flexible ways to personalize your home.  

Reader’s Digest Complete Book of Home Decorating - 747 Rea

Inspiring ideas and practical techniques for making your house your home.                

Practically posh – the smart girls’ guide to a glam life - 640 Mor

Filled with thrifty tips and delivered with style and humor, this do-it-yourself handbook is designed for glam girls on the go who want to live large on their little paychecks.   

Real Life Decorating: Your Life, Your Style, Your Home - 747 Rea

Stories and illustrations of newlyweds, families, and singles provide ideas for interior colors, themes, furnishings, and accessories based on personal taste, budget, and space.  

Decorating Vintage Style - 747 Str

Using romantic fabrics and flea market finds.

Calm Working Spaces - 643.58 Mac

Provides ideas on using color, lighting, furnishings, and equipment to create and decorate home offices, and includes information on temperature control and security.  

1001 Ways to Decorate What You Love - 747 Van

Decorate what you already own with this illustrated guide of inexpensive ideas.   

 
Reference - 1st Floor  

The home decorator’s color and texture bible - R 747.94 Chi
180 complete schemes for a harmonious home.                  

Videos - 3rd Floor

How do I? Interior paint, stain, and wallpaper - DVD 698.14 How

Learn the secrets of professionals. Watch & learn any project in 5 minutes. The How Do I? series includes direct web links to product manufacturer's websites and 6-step printable guides to each subject.    

Finding Additional Material

Dewey Decimal browsing numbers: 747
In addition to reference books, you may want to search for other books and materials (videos, audiobooks, etc.) on your topic. The best way to find good sources of information is to do a subject search in our Library catalog. You can access the Library catalog from the Library or from your home computer by going to our Web page (www.wppl.org), then to Search Our Catalog.  Good subject searches are interior decoration and house furnishings.

eBooks
Visit EBSCOhost to search the collection of thousands of eBooks the Library has to offer. Library card required. Contact a reference librarian for additional details.

Articles
The following sources can be used to find magazine articles dealing with your topic:

·              The Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature - Adult Reference  R 050 R
       Search for articles on a subject within any given year.

       EBSCOhost and Infotrac Onefile  - Access from the Library or at home using your library card number at www.wppl.org.  Search for
       full-text articles in these online databases using your choice of keywords. You can limit the search to a certain year or even a certain
       magazine.

Web Sites

About.com’s Interior Decorating Pages: Practical advice, dos and don’ts, many, many tips and links.   
 
Better Homes and Gardens: Hundreds of links to BHG’s decorating guides, tips and articles.                         
      
Carpet Guru’s Carpet College: Everything you wanted to know about choosing and buying a carpet.                               
      
Decorator Secrets: Decorating ideas and tips for the decorator on a budget.            
      
Home & Garden Television: Hundreds of decorating, gardening, craft ideas and how-to articles and photos.                         
      
Home Decorating: Decorating tips and news in convenient categories.

 
Interior Decorating: Do It Yourself.com’s interior decorating pages include decorating by room, by colors, for kids, home accents and other categories.     

Rental Decorating Digest: Practical decorating advice and articles for the renter.

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