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Design 100 The Last Word on Modern Interiors (a Review)

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Metropolitan Home Design 100 The Last Word on Modern Interiors
by Michael Lassell
October 2010
ISBN 13: 978-1-933231-99-0

*Thank you Robyn Liverant, Robyn Liverant Public Relations, for the opportunity to review*

My Review (5 stars):


From the Publisher:
From its earliest days Metropolitan Home magazine grew into the standard bearer for contemporary home design in the US and became an active participant in reshaping the way Americans live, always on the forefront of new trends, yet never elevating fashion over substantive style.

A favorite annual issue known as the Design 100 honored superlative invention and creativity in international design. Metropolitan Home Design 100 focuses on the best homes and the best rooms ever to have appeared in Met Home —as well as scores of new locations and never-before-published photographs. Each of the 100 houses, apartments, lofts, rooms, or design details included in the book is the greatest of something, and each has been created by one of the top designers or architects of our time. The 100 taken as a whole have been curated in the spirit of Met Home: lively, beautiful, accessible, aspirational, real.

Metropolitan Home: Design 100 is a celebration, a valediction, and a gift to anyone who loves modern design.

Inside the Book:

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Buy it!
~XOXO~

Real-Life Decor

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Real-Life Decor - 100 Easy DIY Projects to Brighten Your Home on a Budget
by Jean Nayar
Filipacchi Publishing
Robyn Liverant Public Relations
ISBN: 978-1-933231-70-9

128 pages
8 3/4" x 11"
100 color photographs

My Review: Exactly like the title says, "Real-Life decor."  This book has over 100 thrifty projects & ideas. All the projects have clearly written instructions, materials list and a color photo. The book is divided into 7 chapters that cover the following:

Furniture Fix-ups
Soft Touches
Surface treatments
Stylish Storage
Artful Collections
Easy Accents
Nature Arts

Here are some of my favorite projects:

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photo credit Aimee Herring

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photo credit Joe Schmelzer

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photo credit Deborah Ory

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photo credit Aimee herring

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photo credit Lucas Allen

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photo credit Kate Sears

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photo credit Deborah Ory

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photo credit Aimee Herring

This is a great book for all skill levels & budgets. These projects will help decorate any space!  Since I love this book so much, I am giving away 2 copies. Yes, I said TWO!

Resourceful Links:
Amazon
Filipacchi Publishing
YouTube

~Giveaway~

Now for the GIVEAWAY!! Filipacchi Publishing & Robyn Liverant PR have graciously offered TWO lucky commenters a copy of Real-Life Decor. How to enter (any of these entries will work):

1. Leave me a comment with your email address.
2. Tweet or Facebook about this giveaway. Leave me a comment that you did (include @beachbrights).
3. Open to US/Canada Only, No PO Boxes.
4. Contest ends Wed. April 14th.

~XOXO~

**Thank you Robyn for the opportunity to review & give!**