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Tables of Contents for Time-Life Book of Home Design Techniques
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Choosing Your Style
8
32
Traditional style
10
6
Contemporary style
16
6
Ethnic style
22
6
Combining style
28
4
Home Design Principles
32
40
Color theory
34
2
Contrast and tonality
36
2
Choosing color
38
2
Color effects
40
2
Using strong colors
42
2
Using pastel colours
44
2
Using neutral colors
46
2
Combining colors
48
2
Working with pattern
50
4
Using texture
54
4
Proportion
58
2
Lighting
60
4
Furniture
64
2
Finishing touches
66
2
Hints and tips
68
4
Design in Practice
72
42
Creating your room plan
74
2
Planning your kitchen
76
2
Kitchen style
78
6
Dining rooms
84
2
Planning your living room
86
2
Living room style
88
4
Planning your bedroom
92
2
Bedroom style
94
6
Planning your bathroom
100
2
Bathroom style
102
4
Halls and staircases
106
2
Planning your home office
108
2
Home office style
110
2
Utility rooms
112
2
Tools, Materials, and Techniques
114
132
Painting directory
116
4
Painting: Preparation and planning
120
2
Painting sequence
122
2
Painting awkward places
124
2
Painting furniture
126
2
Metallic paint crafts: Antique metal/Verdigris
128
2
Stenciling walls and floors
130
2
Stenciling furniture
132
2
Color washing walls
134
1
Color rubbing wood
135
1
Marbling
136
2
Ragging and rag rolling
138
2
Stippling
140
2
Creating decoupage
142
2
Wallpaper directory
144
1
Tiling directory
145
1
Wallpapering: Preparation and planning
146
2
Wallpapering a room
148
2
Wallpapering panels
150
2
Using borders and friezes
152
2
Tiling a wall
154
2
Using different patterns and designs
156
2
Tiling a backsplash
158
2
Blending mosaic tiles
160
2
Making a mosaic tiles
162
2
Working with wood directory
164
2
Making a built-in bookcase
166
2
Making built-in shelving
168
2
Assembling adjustable shelving
170
2
Installing shelves with hidden supports
172
2
Making corner shelving
174
2
Updating a cabinet
176
2
Making a basic picture frame
178
2
Gilding a frame
180
2
Installing tongue and groove
182
2
Installing wall panels
184
2
Flooring directory
186
4
Floors: Measuring up a room
190
2
Laying vinly tiles
192
2
Laying sheet vinyl
194
2
Laying foam-backed carpet
196
2
Laying jute-backed carpet
198
2
Laying cork tiles
200
2
Laying ceramic tiles
202
2
Laying a natural slate floor
204
2
Laying a laminate woodstrip floor
206
2
Painting a floor
208
2
Finishing wood flooring
210
2
Soft furnishings directory
212
2
Using sewing materials
214
2
Measuring for curtains
216
2
Making unlined curtains
218
2
Making a loose lining for curtains
220
2
Making lined curtains
222
2
Making a French pleat heading/Making tiebacks
224
2
Hanging curtains
226
2
Making a roller shade
228
2
Making a Roman shade
230
2
Making a square cushion
232
2
Making an open-back pillow
234
1
Making decorative piping
235
1
Making a custom-fitted cushion
236
2
Covering a drop-in seat
238
2
Covering an upright chair
240
2
Making a loose couch cover
242
4
Glossary
246
2
Useful addresses
248
2
Index
250
6
Acknowledgments
256