- Hardcover: 128 pages
- Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing; 1 edition (Aug 2 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0740718746
- ISBN-13: 978-0740718748
- Product Dimensions: 26.7 x 22.3 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 885 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #864,277 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A fabulous home furnishings store in Atchison, Kansas? And one where 95 percent of its customers drive more than 50 miles? Stranger things have happened--but Garrity's store, named after her maternal grandmother, is all of that and more. Each of her five major tenets--layer, tell a story through displays, update with fabric, anything can be a wall, and home-ize your house--is explained well (with the help of coauthor Caldwell) through color photographs and a bit of text. In conclusion, her portfolio expounds on her principles, such as injecting a sense of humor in a formal dining room, and arranges them into four lists: 7 rules to break, 5 quick changes to a room, 12 accessories one couldn't live without, and 8 final steps to luxury living. For sure, many of her elements are now common in many urban decorating haunts, but doesn't the heart of the Midwest deserve its own brand of design? Barbara Jacobs
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Atchison, Kansas, used to be known as the hometown of Amelia Earhart. Now it's famous for two shops -- Nell Hill's and G. Diebolt's. Behind these two magical emporiums of home furnishings is Mary Carol Garrity, whose loyal customers come from across the country to seek her advice in decorating. Now Mary Carol has created a compilation of her favorite tips, tricks, and techniques in Nell Hill's Style At Home. Within its beautifully illustrated pages, Mary Carol tells readers where she gets her ideas, how to reflect their own style at home, and once they've made their home perfect, how to take it apart and do it again an even better way. Readers are guaranteed unlimited inspiration with Mary Carol's unique blend of style, creativity, and common sense. Learn how to create collections, group and regroup favorite accessories, and mix and match styles and sets of china fearlessly. Learn how to create still lifes with tableaux of your favorite things, corral them on trays, fence them in with stacks of books, and feature odd pieces of glass -- decanter stoppers, old bottles, vases without flowers -- as art. Learn how to personalize your rooms in unexpected ways: Recruit a platter as a kitchen sink backsplash or a cake stand as a soap dish.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Do these bad reviewers have a vendetta?,
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This review is from: Nell Hill's Style at Home (Hardcover)
Style is personal, I understand that. I recently purchased a copy of Style at Home while visiting Atchison, KS. I was not expecting a store like Nell Hill's in a town of 10,000. It is true that the book does not give the full picture, but it does give some interesting ways to look at the way a home and its furnishings are setup. The book urges the reader to use things in new and interesting ways while not throwing out the history and the style of the things you have. It does not surprise me that some designers may not like this book, it puts some great tools in the hands of the people who would probably be paying them. If you ever get a chance, beat a path to Nell Hill's and check out the hospitality that is evident in the pictures that are displayed in this lovely book. And by the way, I am not old, I am 25! Mary Carol, keep up the good work!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Do these bad reviewers have a vendetta?,
By A Customer
This review is from: Nell Hill's Style at Home (Hardcover)
Style is personal, I understand that. I recently purchased a copy of Style at Home while visiting Atchison, KS. I was not expecting a store like Nell Hill's in a town of 10,000. It is true that the book does not give the full picture, but it does give some interesting ways to look at the way a home and its furnishings are setup. The book urges the reader to use things in new and interesting ways while not throwing out the history and the style of the things you have. It does not surprise me that some designers may not like this book, it puts some great tools in the hands of the people who would probably be paying them. If you ever get a chance, beat a path to Nell Hill's and check out the hospitality that is evident in the pictures that are displayed in this lovely book. And by the way, I am not old, I am 25! Mary Carol, keep up the good work!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very nice book!!!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Nell Hill's Style at Home (Hardcover)
I love this book. It gives great ideas on how much small details will do for a room. I also recommend M.C.Garrity's christmas book. Really nice!
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