Carol Donayre Bugg, DDCD, ASID, Vice President & Director of Design, INTERIORS by Decorating Den has penned her fifth decorating book, Decorating…The Professional Touch. Her latest decorating book is aimed to the non-DIY types or decorating divas who are short on time and who would rather outsource their home’s decoration to a professional decorator, and, in my opinion, Decorating…The Professional Touch is also a wonderful, inspirational source for aspiring decorators.
Decorating…The Professional Touch is a how-to guide to selecting the right decorator who can “solve and complete your home decorating dreams with colors, fabrics, window treatments, paints, furnishings, lighting, and more” while highlighting client / Decorating Den franchisee stories accompanied with decor eye candy photos.
Mrs. Donayre-Bugg’s outlines what criteria a homeowner should seek in a professional decorator. She debunks the myth that if you hire a decorator that you have to start from scratch, and she discusses throughout the book numerous solutions (illustrated in over 200 full color photos of beautifully designed rooms) to common, and often frustrating design dilemmas.
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Decorating…The Professional Touch is filled with page upon page of beautifully styled rooms and homes – most decorated by Decorating Den franchisees and the rest by Mrs. Donayre-Bugg’s (her home is GORGEOUS) . A little light on before and after images, but I tend to want to know how every room looked before the big reveal. There’s nothing quite like showing the “ugly duckling” transformed into the “swan” to get one inspired to update or renovate their home’s decor. However, the limited before and after photos do highlight the creative talent and design skills of the Decorating Den franchisees and serve as design inspiration even for the intrepid DIYer who would rather decorate on her own.
Decorating…The Professional Touch is also a good book for aspiring decorators to pick up and review. The story of Mrs. Donayre-Bugg’s pursuit of her dream to decorate (and own a decorating business and subsequently empower other decorating women to pursue theirs) and the dozens of inspirational stories of Decorating Den’s franchisees (one such story of a daughter who followed in her mother’s footsteps and opened her own successful Decorating Den franchise) are sure to encourage those with decorating dreams to follow their hearts and go for the dream.
The Decorating Diva LLC will be giving away 2 copies of Decorating…The Professional Touch on October 2nd, 2009. To enter in the giveaway add a comment telling us why you want this fabulous book. (Give away limited to USA only. Please include your email for us to contact you if you are the winner. Winner will be selected by random drawing using random.org. Comments are moderated so don’t fret if you don’t see the comment appear right away. Good Luck! )
Decorating…The Professional Touch is available at Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.
Cross-posted at Curbly: The Decorating Diva at Curbly (Professional Touch Book review).
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My NY apartment is tiny and so boring. I’m desperate for decorating help.
I am going to be purchasing my first home next year and need all the ideas and help I can get when it comes to home decor!
Would love to add this to my collection of books that I can show to my clients when we are selecting fabrics. Looks like there are great ideas and good information here. Love it. I’m such a high information type.
Cheers Christine
I want to win the book. Hope I win.
Love design and hadn’t heard of Carol Donayre before but have seen ads for Decorating Den. I’m intrigued. For some reason I equated Decoratoring Den with like Mary kay or Avon. Sounds like she built a decorating empire instead of a mlm.
Decorating wise I wouldn’t mind having a book full of pretty pictures to give me ideas. I’ll probably hire a professional to help. I like design but I don’t like doing the work.
As a decorative artisan ,designers have always inspired and awed me~ as our trade has been effected by the economy,I now have found time to beautify my own home only to realize after so many years of helping beautify everyone elses homes…I NEED HELP WITH MY OWN HOME! I feel like the plumber with the leaky faucets!
I can’t wait to see this amazing book in stores,it will be great to hear how many people become inspired by it and what transformations come from it.
Does the winner get both copies? Does that count a s a comment? JK
My living room needs a serious facelift so I need inspiration and ideas(lots of both). Haven’t painted the room since late 90s and the furniture is starting to show it’s age.
I’d love to hire a decorator. Can’t because of the economy so I will need all the professional decorating ideas I can get.