Tracy Porter's Home Style: Creative and Livable Decorating Ideas for Everyone

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Summary: Tracy Porter is classy
Review: Tracy Porter's newest book continues to give me ideas for making my home unusual and charming using items from my attic and flea market trips. What attracts me to Tracy is her sense of whimsy, sophistication, and confidence that creates a special look to ordinary surroundings. Tracy shows us how to take things we have or can easily purchase and make our home different from the homogenized rooms we see in so many publications with new, shiny furnishings that tend to all look alike. Tracy's book has given me the courage to utilize a favorite old bench with silk fabric that is glorious but ripped, fabric that is too unique to throw away. Because of Tracy, I display a chipped Minton plate that normally I would have kept at the back of a cabinet; I bring out tattered leather books and golf leaf frames with cloudy glass and marred edges. To mix the old and the new, well-worn antiques and flea market/house sale finds, makes a home special. There is no one like Tracy in making a home exciting without spending a fortune. A skirt of tulle on an ordinary wash stand, unusual flower holders on the wall, and a deep shade of red turn an ordinary bathroom into a delight. Weathered garage doors for the closet and old garden ornaments as table centerpieces, along with aged wooden cornices over kitchen windows, make any home look extraordinary. Thanks to her, I browse shops with a new eye and pull out things from my attic and basement that I thought were too worn to use. Something well used but classy is so much more interesting than something new and tacky. My friends all rave about "the Tracy Porter look."

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Summary: Tracy Porter's Home Style: Creative and Livable Decorating I
Review: What a beautiful book this is. The photography is wonderful and the thoughts are inspiring. It touches the heart of those who love old things. It brings a touch of romance into our lives. This is a perfect book with great ideas that can help you to create a lovely home. Ms. Porter said, "surrounding yourself with loveliness." Now that is truly a gentle thought to behold.