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Vern Yip's design wise : your smart guide to a beautiful home / Vern Yip.

Yip, Vern, (author.).

Summary:

Have you ever wondered exactly how high to hang your artwork? How about the light fixture over your dining table? Do you know how to ideally size a rug for any room, or the best way to arrange your furniture? Trusted designer Vern Yip answers these questions and more, by revealing the right formulas and measurements that can make any room feel just "right." And once you know these key design principles, you're free to confidently create a home that uniquely celebrates your needs and style. Vern shares his favorite insider tips, and opens his doors to show how he's made them work in his own beloved homes. Vern Yip's Design Wise provides both the inspiration and the clear, essential guidelines you need to create a home that perfectly reflects you.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780762459858
  • ISBN: 0762459859
  • Physical Description: 286 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
  • Publisher: Philadelphia : Running Press, [2016]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
A winding road to design -- The elements of smart design. Design by the numbers : critical dimensions for transformative spaces ; Shop smart : what you need to know before you buy -- Pulling it all together : making a room your own : how to create the perfect setting -- A sense of place. Southern comfort ; Modern Manhattan ; Sea escape -- Appendix. At-a-glance cheat sheets.
Subject: Interior decoration.
Interior decoration.
DESIGN / Interior Decorating.
Interior design.

Available copies

  • 15 of 15 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 15 total copies.
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Monticello-Union Twp PL - Monticello NF HOME DESIGN YIP (Text) 37743002213330 NF HOME Available -
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Introduction: A Winding Road to Design 7(8)
PART ONE The Elements of Smart Design
Chapter One Design by the Numbers Critical Dimensions for Transformative Spaces
Live by the Numbers
15(14)
Eat by the Numbers
29(12)
Sleep by the Numbers
41(7)
Lighting by the Numbers
48(7)
Art & Mirrors by the Numbers
55(2)
Area Rugs by the Numbers
57(2)
Trim by the Numbers
59(4)
Outdoor Living by the Numbers
63(5)
Chapter Two Shop Smart
What You Need to Know Before You Buy
Wood Furniture
68(5)
Upholstered Furniture
73(5)
Dining Furniture
78(2)
Accessory Furniture
80(4)
Coffee & Accessory Tables
84(7)
Bedroom Furniture
91(9)
Lighting
100(7)
Art
107(3)
Window Treatments
110(2)
Rugs
112(1)
Outdoor Living Space
113(4)
Chapter Three Pulling it All Together---Making a Room Your Own How to Create the Perfect Setting
Paint
117(16)
Living Spaces
133(2)
Children's Rooms
135(4)
Art & Accessories
139(7)
Collections
146(3)
Flowers & Organics
149(8)
Outdoor Living
157(4)
PART TWO A Sense of Place
Chapter Four Southern Comfort
161(64)
Chapter Five Modern Manhattan
225(20)
Chapter Six Sea Escape
245(33)
PART THREE Appendix At-a-Glance Cheat Sheets
278(7)
Resources 285(1)
Acknowledgments 286(1)
Index 287


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