"Handmade Home is a celebration of handmade objects, made with love, care and concentration, that have become the inspiration for decorative schemes full of originality and soul."--Jacket.

Uses step-by-step photographic sequences to provide instructions for everything from quick-fix repair jobs to major construction projects, accompanied by coverage of essential tools and techniques to repair and maintain one's home.

Provides information on decorating house interiors with paint, wallpaper, and tile, including surface preparation, application of materials, estimating quantities, using tools, and cleaning up, with fix-it solutions for common problems.

A handbook with step-by-step instructions for tackling common home repairs, exterior fixes and maintaining your home.

Learn how to reuse, recycle, restyle, restore and revamp your old furnishings to create a stylish and unique home, without spending a fortune! Whether you are on a tight budget, or simply want to give your existing home a new look, 'Thrifty Chic' provides a treasure trove of ideas at your fingertips. Originally published: 2009.

"Wonderfully accessible ideas for maintaining a stylish home, drawing on the ways French mothers and grandmothers manage their households. French houses ooze with charm and their inhabitants, despite busy schedules, regularly entertain at home. What are the secrets for leading such a chic lifestyle? In this insightful tome, lavishly illustrated with images of a country residence in a romantic French town, de Dampierre shares her knowledge of ways...

Style icon Ines de la Fressange and globe-trotting artist Marin Montagut share a uniquely Parisian sensibility for interiors that combine a variety of design traditions into a harmonious living space. With extensive photographs, watercolor illustrations, mood boards, color palettes, and practical advice on the indispensable objects that personalize each maison, this exquisite volume is rich in inspiration for creating Parisian chic at home. Natural...