Best home decorating & design books according to redditors
We found 13 Reddit comments discussing the best home decorating & design books. We ranked the 8 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 13 Reddit comments discussing the best home decorating & design books. We ranked the 8 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
Personally, I hate houzz (pronounced whose), they are greedy, steal ideas and are primarily an advertising/sale site (sure to get down votes from houzz fans). Though occasionally they have good ides. I am not a fan of pinterest, either, also because they steal content and often don't link back to the provider. Thankfully there is still a lot of content on YouTube that they haven't managed to co-opt.
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To Decorate on a dime you need to remember TIDE: (Thrift, Inspiration, DIY, Education)
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books at the library
American Junk by Mary Randolph Carter.
Amazing Furniture Makeovers by Jen Crider.
Big Design, Small Budget: Create a Glamorous Home ... by John Ha Betsy Helmuth.
Better Homes and Gardens Flea Market Style: Fresh Ideas for Your Vintage Finds.
City Farmhouse Style: Designs For A Modern Country Life by Kim Leggett.
Easy Flea Market Style: Creative Ideas & Fabulous Fix-ups by Alan Caudle
Found, Free & Flea by Tereasa Surratt.
Flea Market Chic: The Thrifty Way to Create a Stylish Home
Flea Market Decorating, by Vicki Ingham
Flea Market Style: Decorating with a Creative Edge by Chris Mead, Emelie Tolley.
Flea Market Fabulous by Lara Spencer.
Flea Market Finds Before and After: Home Decorating with Makeover Miracles
Flea Market Finds: Instant Ideas & Weekend Wonders: Matt Matthews.
Flea Market Secrets by Geraldine James.
Flea Market Style by Emily Chalmers, Ali Hanan.
Flea Market Style: Ideas and Projects for Your World Tim Himsel
Furniture and Accessories by Amy Howard.
I Brake For Yard Sales by Lara Spencer.
The New Bohemians: Cool and Collected Homes; by Justina Blakeney.
Paris Flea Market Style by Claudia strasser
Rescue, Restore, Redecorate: Amy Howard's Guide to Refinishing Furniture and Accessories by Amy Howard.
Styled: Secrets for Arranging Rooms, from Tabletops to Bookshelves by Emily Henderson.
The Whimsical Home: Interior Design with Thrift Store Finds, Flea Market Gems, and Recycled Goods.
Vintage Fabric Style: Stylish Ideas and Projects Using Quilts and Flea-Market Finds in Your Home by Lucinda Ganderton , Rose Hammick, et al. | Apr 1, 2003
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design videos
thrift interior design
Tips for Decorating Your Home With Thrift Store Finds.
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painting furniture:
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paint furniture DIY.
boho painted furniture.
Mackenzie painted furniture.
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Hope that helps!
Nahuatl books: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DVDuqjjW0AIPgRe.jpg:large
The big orange book is a dictionary: https://www.amazon.com/Diccionario-lengua-nahuatl-mexicana-Spanish/dp/968230573X
Nahuatl as Written:
pdf: http://b-ok.xyz/book/2171300/aae261
print: https://www.amazon.com/Nahuatl-Written-Lessons-Copious-Examples/dp/0804744580
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An Introduction to Classical Nahuatl: https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Classical-Nahuatl-Michel-Launey/dp/0521732298
Pdf: (press GET): http://download1.libgen.io/ads.php?md5=36503B7E34E366AE8C876C69E3D7F868
(Make sure you get the one written by Launey. There is a another book with the same title by Richard Andrews, but it is very technical: http://b-ok.xyz/book/888192/c3c3e3 )
Not really. The closest you could get are the materials from Pimsleur or the Foreign Services textbooks, but the problem is that those are 100% intended to be used with experienced teachers and in-class drills rather than in isolation on their own.
The problem with avoiding the Japanese writing system is that pretty much all of the worthwhile materials will use the Japanese syllabary (hiragana/katakana) from a basic level and then everything at the intermediate/advanced level assumes that you know how to read Japanese.
That having been said, the Japanese: The Spoken Language series by Eleanor Harz Jorden was written for people in your shoes but is very, very dated (30 years old, IIRC) and is very business-oriented. There are three books in the series (which cover about three years of learning at the university level).
They are very grammar-focused and tend to be verbose (to say the least) in the explanations.
If you can find those, they're probably your best bet. The romaji sucks, though.
Edit:
Japanese: The Spoken Language 1
Japanese: The Spoken Language 2
Japanese: The Spoken Language 3
Lonny is a great online magazine; they have archives of photos on their website for you to go through. And I've really been a fan of Living Etc., a UK-based magazine. It's a little pricey in the U.S. ($9 or $9.50 at Barnes & Noble/Books a Million) so I don't buy it every month.
http://www.lonny.com/
http://www.housetohome.co.uk/livingetc
As for books, my favorites is Decorate (http://www.amazon.com/Decorate-Design-Ideas-Every-Room/dp/0811877892) and the Apartment Therapy books (there's three of them).
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Here are a few books of vintage bird illustrations! I love older style wildlife prints/plates and have noticed there are tons of books with that sort of art or posters all over Amazon, so I thought I'd take a look! The author has more than just these 3 as well.
High Tech
Very famous book:
http://www.amazon.com/High-Tech-Industrial-Style-Source-Book/dp/051753262X
I'd highly recommend Holly Becker's book Decorate.
http://www.amazon.com/Decorate-Design-Ideas-Every-Room/dp/0811877892/ref=la_B004D1J1HK_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1347398529&sr=1-1
/me heads to amazon
EDIT:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/190103304X
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1411603265
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1853917516
> Hmm, I think that's description of it is a bit too restrictive. Which book are you using?
Japanese: The Spoken Language, part 2. I've only finished part 2, so I may not have learned other meanings of it. In particular, I don't think I've learned the 「というよりは」 construction. But it does make sense in this context, since the 「は」 provides the contrast that allows for what comes after it to be the opposite of what comes before.
I tested into JAPN201 when I came to UMD.
Um, they don't really do JLPT levels at UMD. As far as I can tell, what they covered in JAPN101/102 was Hiragana, Katakana, and some basic conversations. It was a long time ago. But I don't think they cover that much in JAPN101 and JAPN102. Oh JAPN201/202.
Hmm, okay. If you go here, and click on JPN 09, JSL. It's Part 2 (Lesson 13-24) if memory serves correct. This book basically.
But having gone through the program, I think UMD has a really really good Japanese program. Just be aware while JSL has really good content it's written all in weird romanization (like Fuji is Huzi).