Download or read book Christmas Decorations from Williamsburg written by Susan Hight Rountree and published by Colonial Williamsburg. This book was released on 1991 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Superb photography, descriptive text, and 27 charming color drawings present ideas and how-to's for creating wreaths, cones, swags, roping, and other holiday decorations for mantels, stairways, windows, and tables.
Download or read book Young House Love written by Sherry Petersik and published by Artisan. This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This New York Times bestselling book is filled with hundreds of fun, deceptively simple, budget-friendly ideas for sprucing up your home. With two home renovations under their (tool) belts and millions of hits per month on their blog YoungHouseLove.com, Sherry and John Petersik are home-improvement enthusiasts primed to pass on a slew of projects, tricks, and techniques to do-it-yourselfers of all levels. Packed with 243 tips and ideas—both classic and unexpected—and more than 400 photographs and illustrations, this is a book that readers will return to again and again for the creative projects and easy-to-follow instructions in the relatable voice the Petersiks are known for. Learn to trick out a thrift-store mirror, spice up plain old roller shades, "hack" your Ikea table to create three distinct looks, and so much more.
Download or read book White Christmas written by Tricia Foley and published by Harmony. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foley shows how to borrow from the colors of nature in winter -- pure white and evergreen -- to dress up the house for the holidays. And as for entertaining, she presents the perfect Christmas tea, with snowy linens and homemade scones. Completing this charming book are bits of Christmas lore, favorite tales, Christmas crafts, and a resource section that provides useful lists of addresses, related books, and seasonal songs.
Download or read book Cozy White Cottage Seasons written by Liz Marie Galvan and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2021-11-23 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you want to create a cozy winter wonderland in your living room, a blooming summertime welcome on your deck, or an autumn refuge by your fireplace, Liz Marie Galvan’s Cozy White Cottage Seasons gives you the inspiring photos, DIY ideas, and fun recipes you need to feel at home on any budget and in every season. Do-it-yourself interior designer and popular blogger Liz Marie Galvan helps you create space to snuggle up, stretch out, or kick back at home so you can focus on what matters most during the holidays and every day. Following the popularity of Cozy White Cottage, Cozy White Cottage Seasons is a beautiful, full-color photography holiday lifestyle book with easy-to-do, practical tips to make your home a welcome haven—from New Year’s Day to spring, summer, fall, and all the way through Christmas. Cozy White Cottage Seasons equips you to: Create cozy celebrations, traditions, and memories indoors and out Repurpose furniture and decor for every season Cultivate your flair for vintage, modern, farmhouse, or a unique style all your own Design a hot cocoa bar—and make other seasonally cozy recipes Store and manage holiday clutter And so much more! In addition, you’ll find fun ideas to celebrate and decorate for: Christmas Thanksgiving Halloween Fourth of July Father’s Day and Mother’s Day Easter Valentine’s Day And any special gatherings Cozy White Cottage Seasons is a great gift for Christmas, birthdays, and Mother’s Day or as a beautiful yet practical housewarming gift. A cozy enthusiast living in an 1800s farmhouse, Liz’s design tips and wisdom have been featured on the TODAY show, Better Homes and Gardens, and Country Living. With decorating tips, fun family traditions, and doable ways to make your home inviting in every season, Liz helps you create a beautiful living space and a grateful heart all year long. Look for Liz's other cozy home décor book full of DIY inspiration, Cozy White Cottage.
Download or read book Delicious Christmas Decorations at Historic Houses and Your Home written by Patricia Hart McMillan and published by Schiffer Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy this historical approach to festive Christmas decorating. Taking inspiration from the wonderful decorations of fruits and greens at Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, and other historic house museums across the nation, this book provides essential details for creating colorful decorations of your own for exteriors, entryways, consoles, mantels, bedrooms, dining rooms, and the kitchen. Beautiful color photos give inspiration for authentic decorative arrangements made with fresh, dried, and preserved fruits and greenery. Instructions for drying your own fruit are included, as are sources and tips for buying and caring for your faux botanicals. This book is a fabulous keepsake for those who love Christmas and the elegant historical decorations of the past.
Download or read book A Very Vintage Christmas written by Bob Richter and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Very Vintage Christmas embodies the nostalgia and sentimentality associated with the holiday season. Vintage ornaments, lights, decorations, cards and wrapping all conjure up happy memories of Christmases past and serve as tangible mementos of holidays shared with family and friends. In fact, finding these objects, decorating with them and sharing them with others brings an instant feeling of comfort and joy. Coupled with beautiful photographs, tips on collecting, and secret shopping haunts, A Very Vintage Christmas offers a 360-degree look at holiday décor in America and gives suggestions on how to make vintage finds work for today’s audience. While each chapter of A Very Vintage Christmas is unique, there is a common thread that runs through them all: the love of beautiful holiday decorations, and the interest in their history, value, and preservation. The book helps the everyday collector and enthusiast to build their own collection and offers tips on how to make the most of what they’ve got.
Download or read book Let There Be Lights written by Christopher Donnells and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2008-07 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wondered how some people build magnificent Christmas displays with thousands of lights? Have you ever wanted to build your own display but thought it was too confusing and difficult to build? This book will take you through the very basics of Christmas decorating where you will learn: How to save money on Christmas lights as well as the various types of lights available Techniques and tools that will make putting your lights up easier than you thought How to fix your Christmas lights instead of replacing them year after year How to save hundreds of dollars over store bought decorations by making your own by hand How to use your Christmas decorations to benefit a charities Tips on storing your decorations as well as protecting yourself against vandals Make this the year that your home shines brighter than the North Star, and puts a smile on the face of every child who admires a true Christmas display!
Download or read book Holiday Decorating For Dummies written by Kelley Taylor and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-05-09 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even if your home’s decor hasn’t changed since 1976, you can refresh, revamp, and revitalize it at the holidays with just a few simple strokes. Unlike regular decorating – where you agonize over paint colors, upholstery choices, and furniture styles – holiday decorating is easy. Holidays provide a set theme; a color palette; and merchandise and motifs that are usually mass-manufactured, so you can purchase and decorate when you’re ready. You may be feeling intimidated about decorating for the holidays, or you may be ready to dive right in. No matter what level of decorator you may be, Holiday Decorating For Dummies shows you tricks that you may not already know. This guide is for you if: You need easy, affordable ideas to fill your house with holiday cheer You have no idea where to start and just need some ideas to get you going. You already have a huge collection of your own holiday stash and need to get organized before acquiring more You love to celebrate very special occasions: an anniversary, a special birthday, a warm welcome home A flair for decorating isn’t necessarily inherited. Armed with clear explanations of how you can achieve beautiful yet practical holiday decorating, planning tips and tricks, crafting basics, care and cleaning tips, storage solutions, and more, you can decorate like a pro. Holiday Decorating For Dummies helps you gain that skill with topics such as: Discovering tabletop decorating basics Budgeting time, money, and space Getting organized Caring for your decorations Knowing where to go for ideas and inspiration Celebrating Valentine’s Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving Decorating for Christmas, Kwanzaa, and Jewish holidays Embellishing the exterior of your home Getting crafty with paper, florals, fabric, beads, and embossing Creating luminaries and etched-glass projects Part decorating guide, part stylist guide, and part craft instruction book, Holiday Decorating For Dummies helps you access the knowledge you need to create beautiful homes and great gatherings that will provide a warm welcome for family and friends.
Download or read book Country Living Christmas at Home written by Valerie Rains and published by Hearst. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make your Christmas spectacular! Inside you'll find 200 fresh ideas for decorating, tree-trimming, as well as crafting unique and thoughtful gifts. Plus the dozens of recipes will help you celebrate deliciously. It will be a holiday to remember!
Download or read book Cozy White Cottage written by Liz Marie Galvan and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you live in a country farmhouse or an urban apartment, find inspiration for every room in your home. Come cozy up with your creativity and Liz's welcoming voice so you can love the feeling of being at home. In this beautiful book of house and garden photography and DIY inspiration, popular blogger Liz Marie Galvan shares: 100 tips and tricks to make your home feel cozy Budget-friendly hints to make decorating affordable Simple DIY projects for every room in your house In Cozy White Cottage, you'll get the help you need to create a space you love coming home to as Liz offers her best home décor and design tips. You'll love Liz's real-life, easy, and affordable ideas to get the most out of your home and discover things like: The passion and productivity that can pour out of an inspiring, functional workspace or home office The conversation and connection that flow out of a warm, well-arranged living room The thoughtful hospitality that can welcome guests, be it for a cup of coffee or an overnight stay The rejuvenation that can happen when we have quiet spaces for reading, prayer, and rest The calming routines and rituals that we can implement into our spaces and our lives The laughter, joy, and learning that can occur in adorable, functional playrooms The life-giving power that beats in the heart of our homes: the kitchen Join the hundreds of thousands of readers and DIY-ers who find design inspiration on Liz's blog, where she shares stories of life with her son, Cope, and veteran husband, Jose, in their 1800s Michigan farmhouse, and her home décor boutique. Cozy White Cottage offers inspiration for every style and makes the perfect self-purchase, housewarming gift, birthday treat, Mother's Day read, or holiday gift. Look for Liz’s other cozy home décor book of DIY inspiration, Cozy White Cottage Seasons.
Download or read book Christmas with the First Ladies written by Coleen Christian Burke and published by Insight Editions. This book was released on 2011-10-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No home in America celebrates Christmas quite like the White House. Whether adorned with hand-made ornaments or thoughtful crafts, the White House has warmly welcomed celebrities, dignitaries, and hardworking Americans and epitomized the Christmas spirit. And behind each holiday celebration is a First Lady who lends her own style and grace to the festivities. Christmas With the First Ladies is a look at the holiday magic that happens at the White House, capturing the Christmas decorating history and techniques from Jackie Kennedy through Michelle Obama. Each first lady’s design aesthetic is profiled, such as Lady Bird Johnson’s themes of home and family to help heal the nation after John F. Kennedy’s death; Nancy Reagan’s interest in renewing a child-like sense of wonder; and Laura Bush’s “Red, White, and Blue “ Christmas for a nation banding together. With anecdotes and intimate photos of the presidential families during the holiday season, as well as personal craft and recipes used by the first ladies, Christmas With the First Ladies is the perfect centerpiece for holiday gatherings!
Download or read book Christmas by Design written by Patricia Hart McMillan and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2018 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "What would Christmas be without lights, color, greenery, and glitter? Join leading professional designers on a tour of well-appointed private residences dressed in their festive best. The one-of-a-kind decorating schemes are a study in the art of using scale, shape, and color to play up the house's best features and create a look that's pulled together. Here are fresh design ideas for indoor and outdoor scenes, whether it's a glamorous staircase, pristine tree, perfectly wrapped piles of presents, or a simple, well-placed evergreen wreath. Representing a range of geographic locations and decorating philosophies, the designers share their tips, tricks, and traditions for celebrating the season in style, and in every room of the house."--Publisher's website.
Download or read book 10 Minute Decorating Ideas for a Cozy Christmas written by KariAnne Wood and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2024-09-10 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover more than 60 quick, easy, and stylish decorating ideas to add cozy Christmas cheer to your home. Seriously, these projects are so easy—you can do these! KariAnne Wood, author of 10-Minute Decorating Ideas, is back with a new collection of simple projects to help you make holiday magic at home. You don’t have to be an expert or carve out a lot of time to add some festive touches to your spaces. If you have ten minutes, you can try one of these quick and easy ideas for Christmas. . . Decor—enjoy helpful how-tos on decorating with cookie cutters, mini-houses, Christmas pillows, and so much more. Trees—from toppers to skirts, you’ll discover some unique ideas to take your tree decorating to new heights. Wreaths—welcome well-wishers with a one-of-a-kind wall or door decoration that says, “Season’s Greetings.” Wrap—Add extra personality with clever, customized gift-wrap ideas that will bring a smile even before the presents are opened! If you’ve wished you could make beautiful, homemade decorations for Christmas but felt like you don’t have the time or talent, this book will give you the inspiration and encouragement you need to go from dreaming to doing!
Download or read book Country Christmas written by Caroline Atkins and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bring country magic to your home this holiday! Packed with easy-to-follow suggestions for furnishings, decorations, gifts, and cards, this tribute to an old-fashioned rural Noel sets a beautiful mood with four distinctive themes. Fire and Frost features the festive elegance of sparkling silver and gold. Comfort and Joy showcases bold and joyful Victoriana--including keepsake albums. Modern-day warmth suffuses Calm & Bright, with all the trimmings for a 21st-century Christmas. And, The Holly & the Ivy celebrates the season's natural pleasures. Plus: a directory with classic motifs!
Download or read book Let There Be Lights written by Christopher M. Donnells and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2008-08-07 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wondered how some people build magnificent Christmas displays with thousands of lights? Have you ever wanted to build your own display but thought it was too confusing and difficult to build? This book will take you through the very basics of Christmas decorating where you will learn: How to save money on Christmas lights as well as the various types of lights available Techniques and tools that will make putting your lights up easier than you thought How to fix your Christmas lights instead of replacing them year after year How to save hundreds of dollars over store bought decorations by making your own How to use your Christmas display to benefit your favorite charity Tips on storing your decorations as well as protecting yourself against vandals Make this the year that your home shines brighter than the North Star, and puts a smile on the face of every child who admires a true Christmas display!
Download or read book Decorating for the Holidays written by Valerie Parr Hill and published by Q V C Publishing. This book was released on 2000-09 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Showcases seasonal decorations, explaining how to create festive displays, welcoming tables, and glowing tableaus for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Download or read book A Handbook of Christmas Decoration written by Dorothy Waugh and published by . This book was released on 2011-12 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
