Thrifty Chic

When it comes to creating a home Thrifty Chic" shows you how to reuse and restore revive and revamp and recycle and reclaim in order to create a stylish yet individual home without spending a small fortune. Room by room the book explains how to give old furniture a new lease of life and how to bring a vintage charm to a room through an inspired use of fabrics and paints. There are ideas for window dressings as well as bed and table linens. There are projects for jazzing up old wooden furniture for both house and garden and suggestions for pulling together mismatched items into cohesive schemes.The all-important finishing touches - display china and ceramics glassware paintings and frames fabrics and trims - are covered in detail and you can learn how to create a variety of stylish
accessories for your home. Get insiders tips on what to look for at antique markets and in charity shops and how to care for and restore your bargain purchases. Whether you are creating your first home on a tight budget or wanting to give your existing home a new look "Thrifty Chic" contains a treasure trove of irresistible ideas."