Can't Fail Room Makeovers

Since purchasing the book "Paint Saves the Day" by Lucianna and Mark Samu, I became an instant fan. I decided to also try "Can't Fail Room Make-overs" by the same authors and am equally impressed! Lucianna writes in a down to earth language that even the most oblivious new decorating beginner can understand and latch on to. What a delightful style filled with personal quips such as "Tah Dah!". Truly enjoyable and hardly the typical boring decorating book. Combined with exquisite photography, it made for a great and enlightened read. The whole premise of the book is how to achieve high end designer looks without the designer price and they do a spectacular job! From the front entrance to the floors and windows, they go the extra mile to helping you understand the importance of each design element so that you develop the tools to re-decorate any room yourself. Aside from that, the rooms are just gorgeous and have given me a few new ideas of my own! I had many surprising "Ah Ha!" moments upon discovering additional information such as finding hidden storage/display space. I had no clue and certainly have to include this trick in my own decorating. I highly recommend this book as it easily serves as my new "decorating assistant" since it will be a resource I come back to over and over again.

I am not an expert, pro, nor experienced decorator! I only wanted to have some guidance in redoing our home. I desired for it to look like adults actually do live there! In our late 30's one's home should not look like a college dorm after all! This is a great guidance tool, was easy to read and reasonable, clean in appearance and well thought out design ideas shown. Will not break the bank with designs I have chosen to implement and they will be easy to execute with time and patience (after all I have only had the book 2 days!). It will not replace my HGTV addiction, however it is a wonderful complementary tool!

If you are like me, one of the many struggling individuals without enough time or knowhow to make your home into what it should be, this book is for you. This book is a fun read, bright, colorful, and cheery; you will want to makeover your home after the first few pages. I have given this book to two friends who were in need of home makeovers and they too have taken full advantage of it. If you're contemplating a home makeover book to start the process of making over your home, this is the book for you.

Can't Fail Room Makeovers My wife and I have been renovating and decorating our farmhouse for 8 years. Some of our work is good and some not so good. Last December I happened upon this book and bought it for my wife as a Christmas present. I liked the pictures and the size of the book. A few weeks later I heard heard chuckling in another room and asked what was so funny. She was reading "Can't Fail Room Makeovers" and started going on and on about how interesting and funny it was. She also said there were several things in it she wanted to try. I read a few pages and instead of what I thought would be very dry instructions, were real life trials of a real decorator. It was really quite fun! Since then, at least once a week, my wife brings me her new "bible" and says lets try this. Just so you know, at the authors suggestion,we now have a "Command Central" in our house and can't believe how much it helps our day to day existence. I think our house will take on a whole new feeling with the help of this book. Thanks!!!