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Learn to COOK - Nell Hill's Style At Home
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List Price: $29.95
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Manufacturer: Andrews McMeel Publishing
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 747
EAN: 9780740718748
ISBN: 0740718746
Label: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Manufacturer: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 128
Publication Date: 2001-08-02
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Studio: Andrews McMeel Publishing
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Atchison, Kansas, used to be known as the hometown of Amelia Earhart. Now it's famous for two shops - Nell Hill's and G. Diebolt's. Behind these two magical emporiums of home furnishings is Mary Carol Garrity, whose loyal customers come from across the country to seek her advice in decorating. Now Mary Carol has created a compilation of her favorite tips, tricks, and techniques in Nell Hill's Style At Home. Within its beautifully illustrated pages, Mary Carol tells readers where she gets her ideas, how to reflect their own style at home, and once they've made their home perfect, how to take it apart and do it again an even better way. Readers are guaranteed unlimited inspiration with Mary Carol's unique blend of style, creativity, and common sense. Learn how to create collections, group and regroup favorite accessories, and mix and match styles and sets of china fearlessly. Learn how to create still lifes with tableaux of your favorite things, corral them on trays, fence them in with stacks of books, and feature odd pieces of glass - decanter stoppers, old bottles, vases without flowers - as art. Learn how to personalize your rooms in unexpected ways: Recruit a platter as a kitchen sink backsplash or a cake stand as a soap dish.
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Summary: 80's excess!
Comment: Although Mary Carol is obviously a wonderful women her design style is very dated. In all of her publications her "layering" techniques just say "excess". Todays style is all about simple pared down authentic living. The message I see from Mary Carol's books is all about excess a throw back from the 80's. Mary Carol really needs to bring her obvious talent to the new millenium and push the limit by learning the art of restraint.
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Summary: Beautiful photos and decorating a 'la NELL HILL style
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This is a very beautifully photographed book. If you are familiar with the NELL HILL STYLE, then you will love this book.
The "Nell Hill Style", to me, is very classic and very "romantic". This is not really a how-to book but a book about home ideas...especially if you are the type of decorator that needs photos to inspire you.
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Summary: Ideas from which to pick and choose
Comment: Mary Carol Garrity's store is the inspiration for this book and you can tell it as the pictures are filled with lots and lots of stuff! For most people, the style will probably be over the top, but what I like about the book is that it showcases many ideas from which you can pick and choose. If your style is traditional or romantic, you'll most likely find ideas for your home within the pages of this book. Make sure not to just look at the photos - the book is wonderfully written and there are some wonderful phrases that help explain Mary's decorating philosophy.
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Summary: An awe inspiring book!
Comment: Well, I AM older!! Mary's book is now the NUMBER ONE book in my decorating library! I have amassed quite a collection of books on the subject of decorting, but not a one is as inspiring as this one. I follow Mary's belief of 'there are no rules when decorating, just things you love'. Her rooms are 'not just another pretty face', but rooms you can live in, while also enjoying the 'scenery'.
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Summary: Do these bad reviewers have a vendetta?
Comment: Style is personal, I understand that. I recently purchased a copy of Style at Home while visiting Atchison, KS. I was not expecting a store like Nell Hill's in a town of 10,000. It is true that the book does not give the full picture, but it does give some interesting ways to look at the way a home and its furnishings are setup. The book urges the reader to use things in new and interesting ways while not throwing out the history and the style of the things you have. It does not surprise me that some designers may not like this book, it puts some great tools in the hands of the people who would probably be paying them. If you ever get a chance, beat a path to Nell Hill's and check out the hospitality that is evident in the pictures that are displayed in this lovely book. And by the way, I am not old, I am 25! Mary Carol, keep up the good work!
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