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Stylish and practical designs for real families

From the many room makeovers he has done for magazines, newspapers, and television shows, designer Stephen Saint-Onge has a very real sense of what everyday families want and need from their homes. Unlike other decorating books on the market, his features products and projects that are accessible for everyday homeowners who are looking for stylish and practical designs.

Now, his scores of fans will thrill for No Place Like Home. With home designs that are budget-conscious, family-friendly, and beautiful, these inspiring projects mix traditional American style with modern comforts and convenience.

Introduces creative tools and tricks that make a big impact on rooms
Educates readers on various materials, furnishings, and accessories
Stephen's style secrets for every room of the home

Full of creative advice, design tips, and renovation ideas, No Place Like Home shows real families how to create spaces that work in the real world.
Introduction.

Part I: Getting Started.

Chapter 1: Beginning.

Chapter 2: Creative Tools.

Chapter 3: The Weekend Makeover.

Chapter 4: Redesign or Renovate?

Part II: Rooms of the House.

Chapter 5: Living Family Rooms.

Chapter 6: Everyday Kitchens.

Chapter 7: Dining In.

Chapter 8: Personal Sanctuary.

Chapter 9: Working from Home.

Chapter 10: Kids' Spaces.

My Favorite Resources.

In the End.

Acknowledgments.

Index.

Sujets

Loisirs

Loisirs créatifs et artistiques

DIY (Do It Yourself)

Hágalo usted mismo

Do it yourself

Home

House

No Place Like Home

Better Homes and Gardens

interior design

Decorating

Furnishings

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Publié par	Turner Publishing Company
Date de parution	14 janvier 2011
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780470881309
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	11 Mo

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no place like home
tips & techniques for real family-friendly home design
no place like home
tips & techniques for real family-friendly home design

Stephen saint-onge
Acquisitions Editor
Pam Mourouzis
Development Editor
Vicki Ingham
Copy Editor
Lynn Northrup
Senior Project Editor
Donna Wright
Editorial Manager
Christina Stambaugh
Vice President and Publisher
Cindy Kitchel
Vice President and Executive Publisher
Kathy Nebenhaus
Interior Design
Elizabeth Brooks
Graphics
Brent Savage
Cover Design
Wendy Mount
no place like home
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Saint-Onge, Stephen.
No place like home : tips & techniques for real family-friendly home design / Stephen Saint-Onge.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-0-470-58577-1 (pbk.)
ISBN 978-0-470-88130-9 (ebk)
1. Interior decoration. I. Title.
NK2115.S23 2010
747—dc22
2010028556
Printed in the United States of America
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Book production by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Composition Services
Note to the Readers: Due to differing conditions, tools and the individual skills, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any damages, injuries suffered, or losses incurred as a result of following the information published in this book. Before beginning any project, review the instructions carefully, and if any doubts or questions remain, consult local experts or authorities. Because codes and regulations vary greatly, you always should check with authorities to ensure that your project complies with all applicable local codes and regulations. Always read and observe all of the safety precautions provided by manufacturers of any tools, equipment, or supplies, and follow all accepted safety procedures.
Contents
Introduction
Part I: Getting Started
Chapter 1: Beginning
Chapter 2: Creative Tools
Chapter 3: The Weekend Makeover
Chapter 4: Redesign or Renovate?
Part II: Rooms of the House
Chapter 5: Living Family Rooms
Chapter 6: Everyday Kitchens
Chapter 7: Dining In
Chapter 8: Personal Sanctuary
Chapter 9: Working from Home
Chapter 10: Kids Spaces
My Favorite Resources
In the End
Acknowledgments
Index
Introduction
I have always viewed the world around me as if it were a film. I tend to look at things as if seeing them through the lens of a movie camera, and I am always looking for those moments that catch my eye and draw me in. These moments are simple things that have great visual impact even though they may last only a few minutes: a child playing in the rain . . . friends gathered for dinner around a long table . . . a room lit by firelight after a cold storm settles in outside . . . the way leaves turn back-side up before a heavy rain . . . the stillness in the house after your child goes off to school. All of these cues serve to inspire me in my everyday work as a designer and as a person trying to live a good, well-rounded, creative life with my family.
Movies as Creative Muse
Film has always been a creative tool in my work, but even before I began working, film was a major influence in my life. I recall being eight years old, sitting with a pillow propped up on my lap, big sketch book in hand and a pen ready to draw a floor plan of a house in a movie I was watching on television. Most of the films that I was drawn to were old black-and-white films from the 1940s. I would draw the room that was shown on camera, but my imagination would run wild as to what rooms might lie beyond, just behind closed doors and around the corner beyond the camera s eye. I would make intricate, detailed sketches of furniture placement, of how the room might look from different camera angles, and of the outdoor spaces beyond the doors and windows of the sets. I would even go so far as to place symbols that represented the characters in the story and how they would move about that room or live in this world I was creating for them. It was very much an imaginary world that I dove into, never knowing it would help set the stage for my life s work as an adult. All of this attention to detail has helped me in my work today on photo shoots and film shoots.
I distinctly remember noticing the details of the houses in those old films. Many of the movies were set in American cities and villages, so these homes became for me a representation of American home life or what Hollywood imagined American home life to be. I suppose I was educating myself as a designer even then, and I still find myself drawn into the homes in films today because they carry me into a new world. For example, when I saw Out of Africa in 1985, the house, the colors, and the mood of that film really inspired me as an artist. I realized how creating a mood is such a big part of what home is. To this day, movies remain a creative touchstone to guide me.
In movies, the mood or feeling of home is created with lighting, stylishly designed interiors, and camera angles that invite you into spaces. You can also get a sense of what the character s life is like in that setting, and the set design helps transport you to another time and place. That is what makes going to the movies so magical—you can walk in feeling one way and walk out feeling motivated, inspired, or just plain happy. I have learned over the years that our homes do that for us too.
I remember seeing Alfred Hitchcock s classic 1939 film Rebecca, when I was about 12 years old. It depicts the story of a young woman who marries a wealthy Englishman and moves to his family s ancestral manor house on the coast of England. Although the film was in black and white, it had such a great mood. I could imagine myself walking around that house and feeling the sense of history in each space and the grandeur of it all, which was so different from my own life. I could almost imagine the smells in that old house, of smoldering fires in the fire-places and the faint, lingering scent of the sea beyond.

After seeing that movie, I put masking tape on the windows of my room to create the look of leaded glass windows like those of the library I had seen in the film. I put an old velvet rug over my desk and stacked it with vintage books and old family photos to create the feeling of an ancestral library in a house somewhere in England. But to make the transformation complete, to have all my senses affected as I entered the room, I took linen writing paper and burned it in a pot from the kitchen. The smell it gave off was like the smell of a lingering fire in some ancient fireplace. It was fun and certainly sparked my imagination, because I was no longer in my small suburban bedroom.
Small Town Life
I absorbed mood, the essence of home, good design, and style from movies, but I also learned about all of these things from the people around me. The town I grew up in was very much like something in the movies—it had a diner, mom and pop stores, a market that had been there for decades, a library, a cemetery, and churches. There was a classic Texaco station and a train station that connected the quiet, idyllic life of New England to the fast-paced life of New York City. My family was the youngest in a neighborhood where people had lived in the same houses for several generations, and the neighbors became my surrogate grandparents. The houses were classic New England style. Many were