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New Kitchen Ideas That Work by Jamie Gold

“ Enhancing your kitchen is an investment in your home, and this book is designed to make that investment as smart and stylish as possible.”  – Jamie Gold on her new book New Kitchen Ideas That Work. One of the leading design trends for 2013 we are focusing on here at the Decorating Diva is [...]

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Living in Style London: Book Review

  Living in Style London, published by teNeues, takes the reader on a private tour of 20 of London’s most glamorous, luxurious and beautiful private homes. Each home decorated in a unique style that captures the life and personality of the home’s owners. While each of the twenty homes showcased in the book are exquisite [...]

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Barbara Chandler’s Love London: A Review

During my whirlwind design trip in the fall of 2011 to cover the London Design Festival, I met a petite dynamo named Barbara Chandler. Over a few days and design events, I learned more about Barbara: that she was a long-time journalist, photographer and a font of knowledge on all things beautiful in London.  One [...]

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House Beautiful “The Home Book” Book Review

House Beautiful’s “The Home Book” is a gorgeous, educational and inspirational decorating guide-book filled with over 460 pages of design advice and more than 500 photos of rooms designed by top interior designers. “The Home Book” is the literary equivalent of having your very own on-call personal interior stylist available to answer your pressing design [...]

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Decorating..The Professional Touch Book Review

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, [...]

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Things I Wish My Mother Had Told Me – Book Review

I had the pleasure of reviewing “Things I Wish My Mother Had Told Me: A Guide to Living with Impeccable Grace & Style” written by the renowned style diva of the Times of London, Lucia Van Der Post. Things I Wish My Mother….is, in my opinion, a must read and library staple for the modern [...]

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3 Top Books to Help You Create Stunning Tabletops and Tablescapes

Make your next party your best ever with tips, how-to instructions and inspiration from the following three books: Tablescapes by Kimberly Schlegel Whitman – learn how socialite and event planner Kimberly Schlegal Whitman plans and designs creative tables for her amazing parties. She shares her secrets for creating decorating themes for a variety of events [...]