Rating: 
Summary: A classic...
Review: Well, there really is a spate of decorating books out there that run the range from Martha Stewart to the idiot's guide to Feng Shui. This book charts a different course: Pasanella is irreverent, funny and pushes the reader to stop looking for solutions by decorators and think for him/herself.That's right, Pasanella certainly won't get any kudos from "professionals" since his message is pretty simple: reduce your stuff down to the essentials and concentrate on making sure your space is about YOU. He does borrow ideas that are similar to what many Zen and Feng Shui decorators espouse but he also presents a very wide range of general ideas for the reader to try. I have really enjoyed reading this simply for his often rather humourous comments, some of which are likely to upset many trying to convince clients they are incapable of decorating without the assistance of a professional. Important points are already underlined in red and the layout of the book, in my opinion, is quite fresh and interesting. The photos accompanying the text are interesting and new; I haven't seen them in any magazines so they are not just "stock" from some photo warehouse. I suspect this will become a classic in short order, get one while it is cheap and in hardcover!
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