Country Living Making & Displaying Quilts

Country Living Making & Displaying Quilts
Author: Sarah Hoggett
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2006
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1588166090

Aspiring quilters will love this practical, aesthetic, and magnificently photographed introduction to the craft. Every page showcases the most beautiful pieces to illustrate the various facets of this ever-popular art, including color, pattern, and texture. Color--from the bright blues and pinks of Amish designs to the subtle transition from light to dark in Log Cabin motifs--has always been one of the most exciting aspects of quilting, and you'll be inspired to play with different combinations. See how to create gorgeous patterns on the quilt itself, and how a mix of quilts can enhance your décor. Try new fabric textures, and learn about tied quilting, quilting stitches, and breaking the boundaries of tradition. Twenty projects, including an Evening Star and a Jewel-Bright Mosaic.

Country Living Cottage Style

Country Living Cottage Style
Author: Marie Proeller Hueston
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2006
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 1588165671

Any home anywhere can achieve that cozy cottage feel. Just look at these color photos, brimming with surprising and inspiring ideas, and you'll see the possibilities. This magnificent guide to cottage style salutes both traditional takes and fresh twists on this enduring look, and highlights those elements that truly make a room cottage style. The sheer number of variations on this laid-back approach is simply amazing, ranging from a California bungalow furnished in flea market finds to a New York apartment that seems straight out of the English countryside. Flip through the pages of images. Then use them as blueprints to copy precisely or as an idea manual of clever ways to apply unique colors, work with wallpaper patterns, or display collections. “Lavishly illustrated with full-color photographs throughout.”--Publishers Weekly.

Country Living Simple Country Wisdom

Country Living Simple Country Wisdom
Author: Susan Waggoner
Publisher: Union Square + ORM
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2011-09-06
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 1588169162

From a leading American lifestyle magazine, advice and tips to easily create a clean, organized, relaxing, and inviting home—includes photos. Has life become a bundle of stress and mess? Top-selling author Susan Waggoner has the solution. This ingenious, fun-to-read illustrated guide offers tried-and-true household hints and practical solutions to everyday problems, from the “A-to-Z Guide to Food” to “The Tao of Laundry.” Whether it's a no-scrub trick to make bathroom faucets gleam or surefire advice on keeping your house harmonious with as little fuss as possible, Country Living Simple Country Wisdom is the key to creating a home that's cheerful, welcoming, and warm.

Cottage-style Quilts

Cottage-style Quilts
Author: Mary Hickey
Publisher: That Patchwork Place
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2005
Genre: Cottages in art
ISBN: 9781564775870

With themes such as garden, cottage, seaside, farmhouse, and mountain cabin, quilters who love the inviting look of cottage style will find the 14 bed and lap quilt projects in this book just right. Full color.

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Country Living

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Country Living
Author: Abigail Gehring
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Total Pages: 897
Release: 2011-10-26
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1616084677

A guide to country living features photographs, illustrations, instructions and tips for living off the land, covering such topics as canning and preserving, soap-making, and building a dog house.

Country Living Decorating with Baskets

Country Living Decorating with Baskets
Author: Mary Caldwell
Publisher: Hearst Books
Total Pages: 122
Release: 2005
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9781588164384

From practical storage to gorgeous display, nothing beats a basket--or Country Living's wonderfully imaginative ideas for using them throughout the home. The attractive photos tell the story, as they show off an array of different basket styles, all cleverly coordinated with overall decor. A large woven basket serves as a planter, and it harmonizes perfectly with a twill-weave trunk that doubles as an end table. For a breathtaking home gallery, install a shelf above a doorway and arrange a variety of richly patterned Venezuelan coiled baskets for all to admire. Pile fruit high atop willow pedestal baskets and place them on the kitchen table. Fill a deep rectangular basket with towels and keep it tubside. Every look is lovely, classic, and country beautiful.

Country Living Your House, Your Home

Country Living Your House, Your Home
Author: Randy Florke
Publisher: Hearst Books
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2005
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9781588164117

Florke, a "Country Living" contributor who has been featured in "The New York Times" and on "Today," explores what he calls the "three muses" of design: comfort, economy, and color.

Country Living Perfect Patterns for Walls, Floors, Fabrics and Furniture

Country Living Perfect Patterns for Walls, Floors, Fabrics and Furniture
Author: Marie Proeller Hueston
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2008
Genre: Decoration and ornament, Rustic
ISBN: 1588166651

Pattern is an easy way to add country style to a room. This book showcases inviting homes filled with combinations of all kinds of materials, to bring new life into your home.