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    Interior Design for Idiots, A Quick and Easy Guide to Interior Design
    Interior Design for Idiots, A Quick and Easy Guide to Interior Design
    Interior Design for Idiots, A Quick and Easy Guide to Interior Design
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    Interior Design for Idiots, A Quick and Easy Guide to Interior Design

    By Mark McCauley, ASID

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    Press
    "McCauley discusses interior design for those with dogs, children and in-laws, he's the Anti-Martha Stewart,"
    Boston Globe

    "Beneath the humor beats the heart of a true artist, poet and philosoher,"
    WF Magazine

    "Mark McCauley is the interior designer for the rest of us,"
    San Francisco Chronicle

    Interior Design for Idiots, the Quick and Easy Guide to Interior Design that has brought new hope to hundreds of thousands of 'Decoratively Challenged' individuals...

    Do you suffer from an unnatural fear of fabrics?

    Are your eyes bigger than your wallet?

    Is it impossible to choose paint from 1 inch color swatches?

    Did you find out too late the electrician was uninsured?

    If you answered yes to any of these questions, this ebook is the answer!

    Interior designer, author and nationally syndicated columnist Mark McCauley, ASID will help you to determine your personal decorating style.

    Learn the basics of color theory, room arrangement and the Secret of 60-30-10.

    Also included are hilarious (but helpful!) information such as Murphy's Laws of Interior Design and a Guide to Fancy French Interior Design Terms.

    Interior Design for Idiots is an invaluable tool for both the novice and the experienced interior designer.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMark McCauley, ASID
    Release dateJun 9, 2011
    ISBN9781458172198
    Interior Design for Idiots, A Quick and Easy Guide to Interior Design
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    Mark McCauley, ASID

    Mark McCauley, ASID Author of Five Books on Interior Design, former nationally syndicated columnist (30 million newspapers coast-to-coast) and on-line columnist (150,000 clicks and up) for HGTV.com, Scripps Publishing (1998-2006). Press "Mark McCauley is the Dave Barry of interior design." Chicago Tribune "Beneath the humor beats the heart of a true artist, poet and philosopher." WF Magazine "McCauley discusses interior design for those with dogs, children and in-laws, he's the Anti-Martha Stewart." Boston Globe "Mark McCauley is the interior designer for the rest of us." San Francisco Chronicle Mark McCauley, ASID author of: INTERIOR DESIGN FOR IDIOTS LET'S TALK DECORATING! COLOR THERAPY AT HOME COLOR YOUR HOME BEAUTIFUL DECARTIA! Mr. McCauley has also written for AOL.com and the Chicago Tribune, participated in National Book Tours, spoken in public from coast-to-coast, made numerous national and local television and radio appearances and appeared on National Public Radio. Over one million people have toured Mr. McCauley's Show Houses. Mr. McCauley has been an Invited Guest Speaker, High Point Semi-Annual Furniture Market on several occasions. Affiliations: IL State Registered Professional Member ASID Education: St. Ignatius College Preparatory DePauw University

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      Interior Design for Idiots, A Quick and Easy Guide to Interior Design - Mark McCauley, ASID

      Interior Design for Idiots,

      A Quick and Easy Guide to Interior Design

      By Mark McCauley, ASID

      Smashwords Edition Copyright 2011 by Mark McCauley, ASID

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      All images courtesy of freedigitalphotos.net

      ABOUT THE AUTHOR

      Mark McCauley, ASID

      Author of Five Books on Interior Design, former nationally syndicated columnist and on-line columnist for HGTV.com, Scripps Publishing (1998-2006). Illinois State Registered Interior Designer and Professional Member of the American Society of Interior Designers.

      PRESS

      Mark McCauley is the Dave Barry of interior design.

      Chicago Tribune

      Beneath the humor beats the heart of a true artist, poet and philosopher.

      WF Magazine

      McCauley discusses interior design for those with dogs, children and in-laws, he's the Anti-Martha Stewart.

      Boston Globe

      Mark McCauley is the interior designer for the rest of us.

      San Francisco Chronicle

      Mr. McCauley can be reached at colortherapy@aol.com

      Introduction

      I am a lucky man. As an interior designer it’s been my pleasure to meet many wonderful people; my clients. My role has often been that of teacher, providing these clients with the basic tools of interior design while helping to instill in them a sense of confidence in their own taste. Hopefully this ebook will give you, whether you are moving into a new residence or redecorating your present one, some small bits of information to assist you along your way. Perhaps it will pique your interest in interior design. Perhaps it will lead you to more scholarly works on the subject. Perhaps it will shut your computer down completely. Who knew?

      In any case, interior design is a delightful process full of beauty and grace.

      As I said, I’m a lucky man.

      Mark McCauley, ASID

      INDEX

      Chapter One: Realization is the First Step towards Allure

      Chapter Two: The Physical Universe

      Chapter Three: The Hysterical Society

      Chapter Four: The Power of Positive Pinking

      Chapter Five: Space, the Final Frontier

      Chapter Six: Background Check

      Chapter Seven: Window Mistreatments

      Chapter Eight: Accessories to Murder

      Chapter Nine: Get a Grip

      Chapter Ten: Glossary of Design Terms

      Chapter One: Realization is the First Step towards Allure

      Unfortunately, you are not a well person. You suffer from a chronic, progressive illness undiagnosed by the psychological profession. The disease is insidious. It envelopes the afflicted in a web of confusion, doubt and despair often leading to emotional and, quite possibly, financial ruin. You are a DECORATIVELY CHALLENGED INDIVIDUAL, incapable of making even the slightest design decision regarding your homes’ interior without failing miserably. It’s been like this for years, hasn’t it? Its okay you can talk to me. You’ve done everything. Bought all the right magazines, spent untold hours pouring over wallpaper books, squinted at fabrics until your are blind, searched endlessly for the perfect end table. But it’s no use. Even though you try to hide it, try not to think about it. You know. This is nothing to feel ashamed about. There are many like sufferers all over the country. People who dread the thought of visitors rolling on the floor of their home, laughing and pointing. People who live in seeming time capsules exactly reproducing long dead fashions from 1967. People whose pets make better design decisions…

      "Pick the other fabric, Stupid…" freedigitalphoto.net

      Having come to terms with your affliction, let’s examine its root causes.

      Ever wondered why your neighbor’s house looks like it belongs on the cover of Architectural Digest while yours looks like a National Geographic photo essay on the Slums of Bangkok? It’s because your neighbor possesses something

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