Holiday Decorating For Dummies
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Holiday Decorating For Dummies

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eBook - ePub

Holiday Decorating For Dummies

About this book

Even if your home's decor hasn't changed since 1976, you can refresh, revamp, and revitalize it at the holidays with just a few simple strokes. Unlike regular decoratingā€“where you agonize over paint colors, upholstery choices, and furniture stylesā€“holiday decorating is easy. Holidays provide a set theme; a color palette; and merchandise and motifs that are usually mass-manufactured, so you can purchase and decorate when you're ready.

You may be feeling intimidated about decorating for the holidays, or you may be ready to dive right in. No matter what level of decorator you may be, Holiday Decorating For Dummies shows you tricks that you may not already know. This guide is for you if:

  • You need easy, affordable ideas to fill your house with holiday cheer
  • You have no idea where to start and just need some ideas to get you going.
  • You already have a huge collection of your own holiday stash and need to get organized before acquiring more
  • You love to celebrate very special occasions: an anniversary, a special birthday, a warm welcome home

A flair for decorating isn't necessarily inherited. Armed with clear explanations of how you can achieve beautiful yet practical holiday decorating, planning tips and tricks, crafting basics, care and cleaning tips, storage solutions, and more, you can decorate like a pro. Holiday Decorating For Dummies helps you gain that skill with topics such as:

  • Discovering tabletop decorating basics
  • Budgeting time, money, and space
  • Getting organized
  • Caring for your decorations
  • Knowing where to go for ideas and inspiration
  • Celebrating Valentine's Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving
  • Decorating for Christmas, Kwanzaa, and Jewish holidays
  • Embellishing the exterior of your home
  • Getting crafty with paper, florals, fabric, beads, and embossing
  • Creating luminaries and etched-glass projects

Part decorating guide, part stylist guide, and part craft instruction book, Holiday Decorating For Dummies helps you access the knowledge you need to create beautiful homes and great gatherings that will provide a warm welcome for family and friends.

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Information

Publisher
For Dummies
Year
2011
Print ISBN
9780764525704
eBook ISBN
9781118068830
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. Title
  2. Contents
  3. Introduction
  4. Part I : Becoming a Holiday Decorator Extraordinaire
  5. Chapter 1: Setting the Stage for Holiday Decorating
  6. Chapter 2: Decorating Basics
  7. Chapter 3: Discovering Tabletop Decorating Basics
  8. Chapter 4: Finding Ideas and Inspiration
  9. Part II : The Practical Stuff: Money, Space, and More
  10. Chapter 5: Budgeting Your Time, Money, and Space
  11. Chapter 6: Getting Organized
  12. Chapter 7: Keeping and Caring for Your Holiday Stash
  13. Part III : Getting to the Heart of the Holidays
  14. Chapter 8: Designing a Romantic Valentineā€™s Day
  15. Chapter 9: Celebrating Everything Irish: St. Patrickā€™s Day
  16. Chapter 10: Rejoicing Easter
  17. Chapter 11: Being True to Red, White, and Blue: Independence Day
  18. Chapter 12: Creating a Graveyard Smash: Halloween
  19. Chapter 13: Displaying Gratefulness at Thanksgiving
  20. Chapter 14: Decking the Halls at Christmas
  21. Chapter 15: Decorating for Kwanzaa
  22. Chapter 16: Celebrating Jewish Holidays
  23. Chapter 17: Taking the Holidays Outdoors
  24. Part IV : Crafting for the Holidays
  25. Chapter 18: Getting Started Crafting
  26. Chapter 19: Crafting with Fabric (Sewing Optional!)
  27. Chapter 20: Providing a Finishing Touch with Paper Crafts
  28. Chapter 21: Taking Advantage of Flower (and Botanical) Power
  29. Chapter 22: Embracing Embossing
  30. Chapter 23: Painting Decoratively
  31. Chapter 24: Working With Transfers
  32. Chapter 25: Creating Luminarias
  33. Chapter 26: Beading Beautifully
  34. Chapter 27: Etching Glass
  35. Part V : The Part of Tens
  36. Chapter 28: Ten Quick and Easy Ways to Decorate for the Holidays
  37. Chapter 29: Ten Tips to Make Your Holiday Decorating Less Hectic
  38. Appendix: Holiday Resources
  39. : Color Insert