I usually order used books on amazon, and I scored a bunch of them the other week after i got my taxes doen for a penny each. This book is exciting to receive, although after thumbing through it several times, I think the projects are really neat, just not a lot of them and doesn't really leave for very much creativity other than exactly what she did with the project.
I loved this book, and any other books that Debbie Travis has on the market. Her ideas are fantastic, and she will get your creativity going to start other projects.
Debbie Travis' books are a mixed bag. Some of them I really like and some are scarce on steps and details.
I agree with other reviewers that this book has some great projects, some of which I plan to do, and it gave me some very good ideas. The problem for me is too few pictures and, in some cases, incomplete instructions.
This book looks good at first glance, but then it falls apart. The nice colored pictures cannot compensate for the poor hints and guidelines in creating the same effects.
Lots of easy to do projects. Most of the projects can be adapted to suit your own decorating style.
I enjoyed Debbie Travis' previous books so this was a natural to purchase.However I was disapponited.
I have tried and successfully completed many of the multitude of projects in this book. The instructions are clear, concise and the photographs are gorgeous.
When I first saw this book I fell in love with the blue armoire on the cover which reminded me of the unpainted armoire I have at home. I bought the book only to find the armoire was depicted twice (on the cover and page 82 - which is a full page picture)and there is a very brief paragraph that vaguely describes how Debbie " .
