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Trading Spaces: Make It Yours!

Don't want a fussy designer in your house? Read this book and get some practical tips from the Trading Spaces crew!

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Meredith Books
$19.95 US; $29.95 CAN
0696217279
2003
175 pages/softcover
Tired of those fussy designers? Forget about Edward, Hildi and Kia (the designers from hell). They're not getting into YOUR house if you can help it! If you like the idea of do-it-yourself home projects but you're not too sure you want to participate on TLC's hot game show, Trading Spaces, this book is a nice choice!

Everyone has a personal look and who else but YOU knows that? This book helps you to find and maximize your personal style by adding personal touches from walls to furniture!

Aside from the entertaining photographs from actual Trading Spaces designs, I enjoyed the Toolbox sidebars in the book which summarize what tools you'll need for a specific job.

Included in this book loaded with photos are detailed "tours" of over 24 Trading Spaces rooms, which just might tweak the designer in you. You don't have to mess with fussy Edward or dual with Doug when you read this book. In fact, you'll also find 16 "Make It Yours" projects which show you how to customized store bought products into "designer" makeovers.

Skip the quiz and cut to the chase in this book. If you're one of many people who wonder about MDF, you'll get the skinny on the difference between MDF and plywood. Mini-sidebars on table saws, wire cutters, jigsaws, tile nippers, sewing machines, circular saws, chalk lines, and cordless drills are great reads for the do-it-yourself newbies.

Nicely laid out in an easy to read format, you can skip pages and concentrate on what interests YOU for your own do-it-yourself project.

Also, for die-hard Trading Spaces fans, you'll find the Episode Guide near the end of the book a real wealth of information. It's a chronological tour of the shows done with "facts, figures and funnies". Check out the emoticons on each episode to note whether the episode was a real tearjerker or involved a ceiling fan!

From kids' rooms to country kitchens, you'll find it all in this book! Two power tools up from The Review Zone.com on a worthy read!