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Decorate by Design with Mary Cynthia: Home Decorating from the Inside, Out!

by Mary Cynthia Knowles with True Knowles and Joe Martin

130 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); book has CD insert; catalogue #07-0152; ISBN 1-4251-1759-7; US$23.00, C$26.45, EUR17.93, £11.89

Experience the joy of self-expression! Decorating from the Inside, Out helps you find your personal design style and delivers the tools to create your look - no matter your taste, style or budget.

About the Book

Have you ever wondered why readers buy home decorating books in the first place?

After teaching interior design for 26 years and interviewing thousands of people, the main answer is two words: more confidence!

Hi, I'm Mary Cynthia Knowles. My family-owned interior design firm has worked in over 5,000 homes. I've also taught thousands of do-it-yourselfers to create professional results in their own homes.

My book, Decorate by Design with Mary Cynthia: Decorating from the Inside, Out, helps people find their personal design style, then gives them principles of classic design that actually work, no matter their taste, style or budget.

The book covers every aspect creating a home decorating project:

• Personal creativity and expression
• Getting more from a decorating budget
• Working with color
• Furniture and furniture placement
• Window treatments
• Home accessories
• Working with subcontractors and salespeople

I've also included a unique bonus: a professionally produced and edited DVD on using color more effectively. This DVD contains over 80 minutes of decorating tips and secrets found in the book, plus dozens of room shots with me explaining how it all works.

Decorate by Design with Mary Cynthia: Decorating from the Inside, Out gives your customers the inner joy of self-expression and the outer world of sound interior design advice!

About the Author

Mary Cynthia Knowles has been an interior designer and public speaker for 24 years. Her family owned design firm has worked in over 5,000 homes and businesses since 1956. Mary Cynthia shares all her "family secrets": principles of classic design that actually work, no matter your taste, style, or budget!

Mary Cynthia turns decorating disasters into designer dreams!