Simple, straightforward, and savvy--these are the watchwords of this professional, no-nonsense, A-to-Z book on affordable home decorating that will help you achieve the same finesse you get when you follow Martha Stewart's advice--without breaking the bank. Whether you're buying a sofa, painting an apartment, or doing a complete makeover of your home, interior designer Sharon Hanby-Robie will show you step-by-step, how to create a living space you'll love. With industry secrets, special shopping notes, and personalized tips to accommodate your decorating plans now and in the future, Sharon Hanby-Robie shows you how to do it all with skill and style on a budget you can afford.

Presents practical advice and trade secrets for planning interior and exterior home renovations.

Describes how to bring all kinds of clutter under control, offering advice on how to stow, organize, clean, and categorize to avoid a messy household space.

If you've always dreamed of having a beautifully decorated home but have no idea where to start, Decorating Without Fear is the book for you! Interior designer Sharon Hanby-Robie, Allied member ASID, has more than thirty years of experience working with families to create stylish, inviting living spaces. Now you can easily attain a designer look for your home?one that reflects your personality and interests. Hundreds of photographs make this practical guide user friendly for even the least gifted decorator. Even if you don't know Chippendale from Neoclassic, or chintz from damask, you can follow Sharon's step-by-step process to achieve the look you want. "Interior design style today is less about rules," Sharon writes, "and more about personalization and creating unique spaces that make sense for you and your family and the way you want to live." Sharon shows you how to: Identify your own personal style preferences. Make every room in your home?from the living room to the laundry room?both beautiful and beautifully functional. Use texture and colors to create a rich sensory experience. Create perfect lighting, from chandeliers to bathroom vanity lights. Add stylish touches to floors, ceilings, walls, and windows. Arrange accessories with a designer's eye. Devise solutions for "problem" rooms that are too small or too tall. Turn your home into the blissful sanctuary you've always wanted?with Decorating Without Fear holding your hand each step of the way.

Includes, beginning Sept. 15, 1954 (and on the 15th of each month, Sept.-May) a special section: School library journal, ISSN 0000-0035, (called Junior libraries, 1954-May 1961). Also issued separately.

Includes music.