"Curtains, Cushions, Covers and Blinds" will be the one-stop reference guide to making every kind of soft furnishing for the home. Inspirational image galleries will provide hundreds of ideas for fabric, shapes, design details, and more. Every category will have practical workshops which will give step-by-step instructions for techniques and items, plus essential trouble-shooting and design advice. Also included are no-sew and minimum sew options which include customizing store-bought items. There is a review of window shapes and what options you have for covering them.

Author Biography

Jean Nayar is American and lives in New York. She is currently editor of Budget Decorating Ideas magazine, a Woman's Day special interest magazine. She has recently edited the premier edition of At Home with Chris Madden magazine and has just completed three decorating books: House Beautiful's 750 Designer Tips (Sterling, 2005), 52 Weekend Decorating Projects (Filapacci, 2005) and Budget Makeovers (Filapacci, 2005).