The Smart Approach to Kids' Rooms, 3rd edition

by Megan Connelly

Overview

Another updated bestseller in the "Smart Approach" series, The Smart Approach to Kids' Rooms starts with the premise: "Think like a professional."Parents will find all the inspiration and information they need to create any kid's dream room. Chapters include a basic primer on the general principles of good design and how to apply them to individual needs and lifestyles. Topics include: working with color, choosing furniture, organizing space,storage, special ideas for walls, windows, and floors, plus safety tips. One chapter addresses designing for children with special needs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781580113892
Publisher:	Creative Homeowner Press
Publication date:	01/31/2008
Series:	Smart Approach
Edition description:	Third
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	9.25(w) x 10.88(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

Author Megan Connelly writes regularly about home decorating and design topics for numerous national publications.

Table of Contents

IntroductionChapter 1: A Place to StartEvaluating the SpaceShared SpaceDeveloping a BudgetDesign WorkbookChapter 2: The Magic of ColorHow Color WorksPatternTexturePulling It All TogetherDesign WorkbookChapter 3: Great FurnitureSleeping ArrangementsCase GoodsGood ConstructionUpholstered FurnitureLamps and Other Lighting FixturesDesign WorkbookChapter 4: Walls, Windows, and FloorsWall TreatmentsWindow TreatmentsFlooringDesign WorkbookChapter 5: Decorating the NurseryPlanningDesign DecisionsPulling Together A LookDesign WorkbookChapter 6: Designs Toddlers Will LoveA Room PlanDecorating for ToddlersDesign WorkbookChapter 7: Expanding Young HorizonsOrganizing IdeasA Room PlanDecoratingDesign WorkbookChapter 8: Stylish Teen HavensDo It Their WayGetting StartedA Room PlanFinishing TouchesDesign WorkbookChapter 9: Special NeedsLevels of AbilityAllergy and Asthma IssuesFine TuningDesign WorkbookChapter 10: Bathrooms For KidsSensible and BasicDesign WorkbookAppendix

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