Kitty Bartholomew's Decorating Style : Affordable, Beautiful and Comfortable Decor for Real People Living with Real Budgets
- Book Review,
by Kitty Bartholomew, et al
From a Reader
I received my book last week and I'm loving every page. Nothing like a great book to end the evening.
Carol Duvall, host of HGTV's The Carol Duvall Show
If you've ever wanted to visit Kitty at home, here's your chance . . . like spending time with the lady herself.
Judith Krantz
This book is spectacular. It's all you'll ever need to make decorating utterly doable and fun.
Ed Spray, president of Scripps Networks (DIY, Fine Living, Food Network, Home & Garden Television, Shop at Home Network)
Happily for Kitty's fans, this book exudes the same style, personality, and knowledge that have made her so beloved.
Willard Scott
Kitty is "a woman for all seasons." She can do anything. She was great fun to work with on television.
Mario Buatta,
Kitty brings a natural coziness to decorating, and she has a knack for making homes look lived in.
Book Description
Real people's décor from the real people's decorator-whose clever, creative, noncostly ideas have wowed millions of viewers of her HGTV show and her enormously popular appearances on Oprah.
Kitty Bartholomew believes that home decorating can be stylish and comfortable, budget-conscious and beautiful. Rather than suggest expensive, over-the-top solutions to decorating dilemmas, she comes up with inventive, resourceful ideas that are within the average person's means.
In this, her first book, Kitty Bartholomew brings her knowledge, decorating savvy, and enthusiasm to bear on every aspect of home design, from window, door, ceiling, wall, and floor treatments to furniture, lighting, and mirrors. There's even a chapter on flea-market shopping, where readers will learn how to find the treasures buried among the trash and how to turn them into better-than-new décor. Each chapter details the basics, offers a photo tour showing how the author handled decorating challenges in her own home, presents step-by-step projects, and includes "Ask Kitty" questions answering readers' most frequently asked questions. Gorgeous color photographs throughout illustrate Kitty's ingenious makeover ideas.
From the Author
From Kitty's co-author: When you get your book in the mail, please be sure to read the words. It's tempting to flip through a decorating book as if it's a magazine, glancing lightly at the photos for good ideas. And go ahead and do that. But then, go back and read the words. This is what makes the book so valuable, so magical, so useful to you. If you do read the words, you'll be exposed to Kitty's wisdom, and thoughtfulness, and creativity, and spirit. And it will rub off on you. That's really what this book is all about, Kitty's spirit. People ask me how I worked on the book with her. Here’s what I did: I hooked a microphone up to her and she started talking. We met weekly for months and months. I tried my best to transcribe the exact words that Kitty said, so that when the future readers (that would be you) read the book, it would be like Kitty was talking right to you, to your heart. So look at the pictures, and then go back and read the words. That's how you'll benefit most from your new book. Happy reading!
About the Author
KITTY BARTHOLOMEW is a beloved TV personality, who besides her 6-year stint on ABC TV's The Home Show hosted one of HGTV's longest-running shows, Kitty Bartholomew: You're Home, for 8 years. She lives in Santa Monica, California.
KATHY PRICE-ROBINSON writes about homes and remodeling for the Los Angeles Times, Better Homes & Gardens, Remodeling, and other publications. She lives in Arroyo Grande, California.
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