01943cam a2200277 4500 267002328 TxAuBib 20160630120000.0 080907s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780738213125 pb 0738213128 pb (OCoLC)246894476 TxAuBib Jameson, Marni. The house always wins : creating the home you love-- without bursting your budget / Marni Jameson. 1st Da Capo Press pbk. ed. Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Lifelong, 2009. xvi, 350 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. Originally published: 2008. Includes index. Let's get real. Design basics : finding your dream house and discovering your style -- Decisions, decisions. Selecting wall treatments, flooring, counters, tile, and cabinetry -- The goods on the goods. Furnishing your : copying good looks using what you have, finding what you need, getting deals, buying quality -- The finishing touch. Putting home accessories in their place -- Rooms for a reason. Kids rooms, home theaters, offices, guest rooms, laundry and mudrooms, garages -- Taking it outside. Tackling the yard : from design to maintenance, decks to patio furnishings -- Home for the holidays. Create festive tables, deck the halls, and get ready to party -- Home economics. Make your household dollars go farther without feeling the pinch. With her weekly syndicated column, "At home with Marni Jameson," Jameson is one of the funniest, most eagerly read purveyors of home-improvement advice in America. The House Always Wins, her compulsively readable yet completely practical guide, now has even more money-saving advice on creating and living in a beautiful home. 20160630. Interior decoration. TXFRA