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At last, a decorating book that teaches anyone how to achieve the look they want, using the space they have, the things they like and the budget they can afford. In fact, Lauri Ward demonstrates how to make dramatic changes to any home without spending a penny! In her unique book, Lauri Ward identifies the ten most common decorating mistakes and illustrates how they can be corrected without hiring a professional decorator. Using real before-and-after examples, complete with photographs and drawings, Use What You Have Decorating shows what most people do wrong--and how errors can be remedied in short order, easily and economically. Different from any other interior design book, Use What You Have Decorating provides the principles and techniques necessary not only to create an instant transformation but also to make the right choices and purchases in the future. And unlike most decorating books, this one remains timeless because it doesn't depend on current fads or fashions. It allows anyone to have the most inviting home based on the best taste--their own. Use What You Have Decorating works with any style of furniture, from traditional to contemporary; with any size room or home, from studio to estate; with any budget, at any stage of life and regardless of style or taste of each individual..
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Are you planning to become part of this redesign or real estate staging network? During this time of phenomenal growth, these businesses may be worth your investigation If you can answer yes to the following questions, then the redesign or home staging business may be just right for you. Do you love decorating your home? Are you addicted to home decorating shows and magazines? Do you know exactly what someone should do to sell their home fast? Are you constantly moving your furniture around? Do you find yourself decorating for your friends and family for free? Do you have a flair for decorating? Keep in mind, however, that Redesign and Real Estate Staging are more than just having the talent and skills to do the job. The business of the business is the part that can be tricky. Readers of this book will fall into one of the following categories: Those With a Second Career: You already have a successful career and are looking for something new. In fact, the design field may be totally unrelated to anything you have ever done before Those Wishing To Be Their Own Boss: You want to have more control over your day and how it goes. Being your own boss allows you to be flexible. Those That Are Business Beginners: You have started your own business, and are finding that the small business tools that are available just do not apply to the design industry. Those That Want To Grow Their Design Business: You already are fully engaged in your own design business and need sound marketing principles to grow your business further. Those That Are Curious: You just want to know what the design industry is all about and find out if you can develop your passion into a thriving business. No matter which description fits you, this book will be instrumental in your success of the business side of redesigning and home staging..
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If anything, this volume's premise--that the business of Web design is one of constant change-has only proven truer over time. So much so, in fact, that the 12-month design cycles cited in the last edition have shrunk to 6 or even 3 months today. Which is why, more than ever, you need a smart, practical guide that demonstrates how to plan, budget, organize, and manage your Web redesign - or even you initial design - projects from conceptualization to launch. This volume delivers! In these pages Web designer extraordinaire Kelly Goto and coauthor Emily Cotler have distilled their real-world experience into a sound approach to Web redesign workflow that is as much about business priorities as it is about good design. By focusing on where these priorities intersect, Kelly and Emily get straight to the heart of the matter. Each chapter includes a case study that illustrates a key step in the process, and you'll find a plethora of forms, checklists, and worksheets that help you put knowledge into action.This is an AIGA Design Press book published under Peachpit's New Riders imprint in partnership with AIGA.

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West Coast pioneer of interior redesign, Barbara Jennings is director of the Academy of Staging and Redesign (hosted at Decorate-Redecorate.Com). Jennings teaches you the best and most profitable ways to start, grow, manage and sustain a highly successful interior redesign business, making as much as $100,000+ per year when applied properly. Jennings brings her 37 years of experience in home business development together with decades of interior design expertise in this large format, practical manual that reveals in simple terms the how-to strategies of professional re-designers. Interior Redesign is the creative use of professional furniture and accessory placement techniques to transform a client's home from ordinary into extraordinary simply by using the furniture and accessories they already own. A very simple business to learn, readers will discover how to transform a home in a matter of hours using just what the client already has in the home, then making suggestions as to what additional products and services the homeowner could purchase, if needed. No college degree is needed for this low-risk and highly creative business. The manual provides both business set up and superb marketing training, as well as design training, and the author suggests plenty of additional training and visual aids that could be acquired which will be helpful to readers as they build their business and market their services to the public. She also offers a free discussion forum at her website and free monthly newsletters to keep readers abreast of all sorts of related issues. Readers are invited to enroll at her website.

Written in a no-nonsense, yet personable style, Rearrange It! teaches readers who want a thriving interior redesign business:

• how to prepare themselves professionally
• how to get clients and referrals
• how to conduct consultations the right way
• how to set up their business and protect themselves legally
• how to hang art and pictures properly
• how to market and promote their services in a variety of ways
• how to get free publicity for their business
• and so much more.

Readers will also learn:

• how to reach potential clients and qualify them
• how to assess a room quickly and know how to solve the problems
• 31 examples of arrangement techniques used by professionals (including the most popular furniture arrangement configurations, one of which should solve even the most complicated room)
• 20 questions to ask homeowners before starting a redesign consult
• practical do's and don'ts
• questions and answers
• important legalities and set up guidance
• how to develop a business plan
• the proper business etiquette
• an extensive furniture and accessory moving tips segment
• how to charge for services
• how to get referrals and testimonials
• how to get other tools and resources she has created to help promote and manage the business
• and how to get free ongoing training via her monthly newsletters.

This large-sized manual includes many candid, real world, undoctored photos, focusing mainly on the business procedures readers should know before starting a redesign business. This detailed, straight-talking guide is the 1st in a series by Jennings, who also teaches how to start a home staging business in her best-selling book titled Home Staging for Profit. She also has authored Advanced Redesign, Staging Portfolio Secrets and Staging Luxurious Homes, which relate to the redesign industry as well.

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*Showcases recent identity work for as variety of industries

*Acts as a guide designers can use to show their clients the power of rethinking and redesigning their identities

Identity design (logos, letterhead, web sites, etc.) is one of the most popular topics in design books, and Identity Crisis takes a fresh look at this common subject by exploring the process of redesigning existing identities to help businesses refine their images, communicate with customers, and find success.

Readers will get an inside look at the challenges of redesigning identities. They'll see the creative and strategic thinking behind fresh design work as well as have a powerful tool to show clients what a difference a professional can make to their image..
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Recycle and Reuse! Create altered clothing! Repurpose denim jeans and overalls from your closet or thrift shop and make your own one-of-a-kind fashions Learn new techniques including applique, needle felting, image embellishment, and yarn collage Customize purses, jeans, jackets, aprons and skirts..
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This book is a powerful reminder that there's more than one solution to every creative problem. Readers will find 37 original projects followed by reinterpretations from top professionals. These re-mixes serve as a creative jolt for those inevitable times when designers need a little extra inspiration. Each section starts with an original design and detailed Q&A-style captions that explain the concept and process behind the design. The following re-designs - ranging from wild freeform creations to more subtle changes - are paired with insightful captions that give readers a rare (and sometimes humorous) glimpse into other professionals' creative thought processes. With page after page full of never-before-seen artwork, this book is the kind designers will pull down from the shelf again and again. It's an essential idea-sparking tool..
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It s Not What You Have, It s How You Use It.

Your dream home is right in front of you simply waiting to be revealed. Discover the key elements to creating your dream home with this step-by-step guide but without buying anything new. Highlight the things you love in the space that you have by following design principles that will make your home both look and feel---beautiful and uniquely yours.

If you re convinced your life will be complete if only you can recreate last week s episode of that decorating show you saw, this book isn't for you. If you want to create a dream home that communicates your life one that feels great, flows and functions well---this book is the only home improvement tool, supply or material you ll need to make that happen. .
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