Sabrina Soto home design : a layer-by-layer approach to turning your ideas into the home of your dreams

Sabrina Soto home design A layer-by-layer approach to turning your ideas into the home of your dreams

Sabrina Soto

Book - 2012

A step-by-step design process from choosing colors, selecting surface treatments, integrating storage to organize your space, editing your furniture, picking colors, illuminating your design, and finally adding accents.

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Subjects
Interior decoration.
Published
Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons c2012.
Language
English
Main Author
Sabrina Soto (-)
Item Description
Includes index.
Physical Description
186 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm
ISBN
9781118100783
  • Introduction
  • the first layer
  • understand your space and plan your design
  • a fresh start
  • your space, through fresh eyes
  • create a design journal
  • the second layer
  • choose your colors
  • color rules, color realities
  • the special case of non-color colors
  • when colors meet
  • a cornucopia of color schemes
  • the system of trios
  • nine tried-and-true trios
  • color room by room
  • a word about pattern
  • picking a personal palette
  • working with a concept board
  • the third layer
  • select your surface treatments
  • finessing your floor
  • new floor 411
  • wonderful walls (including the one overhead)
  • chic countertops
  • the fourth layer
  • integrate storage to organize your space
  • shelving your way to order
  • imposing order in every room
  • the fifth layer
  • edit your furniture
  • spotlight on centerpieces
  • refine your rooms
  • editing furniture throughout the house
  • the sixth layer
  • select your textiles
  • fab textiles
  • dressing your furniture
  • choosing quality upholstery
  • winning window veils
  • those amazing area rugs
  • captivating linens and bedding
  • the seventh layer
  • illuminate your design
  • mastering the sun
  • the grand lighting plan: artificial light
  • picking a fixture
  • shade specifics
  • light bulb choices
  • lighting plans throughout the house
  • the eighth layer
  • accent your interior design
  • wall-mounted art
  • mirror, mirror, on the wall
  • adornable tabletops and shelves
  • the living room
  • accessorizing with candles
  • pillow perfect
  • a never-ending adventure
  • index
Review by Library Journal Review

Over the years, HGTV host and designer Soto developed a systematic approach to interior design, which she has dubbed layering, to use for every client and any space. Here she shares this step-by-step process explaining the necessary considerations-such as planning and budgeting-as well as the myriad choices available for flooring, countertops, wall, and window treatments, lighting, storage, furniture, and decorative accessories. Never advocating a particular style, instead Soto encourages amateur designers to examine their own needs, likes, and desires for each room of the home, supplying close to 200 color photographs for inspiration. VERDICT Her personal, accessible approach to design as well as the practical advice given make this book highly recommended for do-it-yourselfers. (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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