Christopher brings his humor, wit and charm from TV to print. His hands-on advice for solving decorating dilemmas is reflected in each of his three interior design books and his new entertaining book. You'll want to add all of them to your library.
Christopher Lowell's One-of-a-Kind Decorating Projects
Do you want a designer look for your home—right now, for no money? Christopher Lowell hears you. The king of “let’s don’t and say we did” is at it again with more than fifty super-simple decorating tricks from the designer’s little black book. One glance and you’ll be inspired to make your home feel like you—modern, fresh, and in sync with today’s hypertasking lifestyle.
But who’s got time to make things from scratch? Christopher gets that, too. He’s done the work for you, scouring the mass-market stores in your neighborhood to find hidden gems you might have already passed by. With his ingenuity and award-winning designer’s eye, he shows you—step by step—how to use these conventional items in one-of-a-kind ways. The result is a home that looks totally custom designed for you. Are these projects easy? As Christopher says, “If you can get up, get dressed, put on makeup, do your hair, and drive in busy traffic, you are already overqualified to do the tasks in this book.”
These “chic cheats” are universal concepts that can be adapted to any home anywhere. Buy the drapes, then add a border. Use freestanding bookcases to create a sleeping niche that looks like a bedroom at a five-star hotel. Turn a boring corner of the kitchen into a country bed-and-breakfast nook. Make a creative work center with a breezy, beachy feel out of an unused hallway. If Christopher can do it, so can you! No project will take you more than a weekend, and in most cases you’ll spend only a few hours—that you’ll actually enjoy! Christopher tells you exactly what you need and where to get it, and provides cool variations to adapt any of the projects to your individual taste. Best of all, you can always depend on Christopher’s voice to keep you motivated in a way no other designer can.
So what are you waiting for? It’s never been easier to make the place you call home reflect your taste, style, and personality.
Christopher Lowell's Seven Layers of Organization
We’ve let clutter creep up
on us. Perhaps it started with a pile
of magazines we still haven’t
found the time to read, or with a
sentimental favorite furniture set
that has long outlived its usefulness.
Then, the papers and books and gadgets
pile up…Soon, it’s hard
to find the floor—not to mention
our peace of mind! The truth is, seven
out of ten Americans are living in
overcluttered homes. It’s no
wonder that millions of us tune in
to do-it-yourself television or flock
to home stores looking for ways to
organize our unruly dwellings. But
putting it all together—deciding
what to keep, what to dump, and how
to reclaim our living spaces—can
be daunting without an overall plan
of attack. Emmy Award-winning design
guru Christopher Lowell provides the
perfect solution in his much-anticipated
Seven Layers of Organization.
Christopher takes you through the organizing process step by step, breaking each layer down into simple tasks that anyone can make time to do. You’ll learn to: Assess & Schedule, Detach & Purge, Reclaim & Update, Sort & Contain, Design & Build, Arrange & Display, and Cease & Maintain. Along the way, Lowell shows how to plan ahead for better, faster, longer-lasting results; how to decide whether or not an item is worth updating; and how to store or show off your beloved possessions for maximum function and effect. You’ll also see how each layer works in several fabulous room makeovers by Lowell, from a ship-to-shore nautical bedroom to a fabulous Hollywood glam hallway to an inviting his and hers office space.
It is possible to reach organizational nirvana, and to stay there! In just seven easy steps, this colorful, no-fuss, hands-on guide will teach you how to streamline your home and unclutter your life!
Christopher Lowell's Seven Layers of Design
Now on sale, the soft cover re-release of Christopher's proven Seven Layers of Design system provides a process for home decorators to avoid costly disappointments and learn inexpensive tricks for changing the personality of a room. He lays the groundwork for simple yet stunning home design and demonstrates how color is the foundation of a room, why decorating a room around a favorite upholstery fabric is a recipe for disaster, how to create fabulous fakes using paint and plywood, why you should never paint a ceiling white, and how to deal with an interior designer. A must-have book for understanding Christopher's design basics, demystifying and reassuring the first-time home decorator.
Christopher Lowell, The Hassle-Free Host
For would-be hosts and hostesses,
entertainer extraordinaire Christopher
Lowell shares his secret for unforgettable
parties: the perfect marriage of sumptuous,
quickly prepared food and festive
décor. Christopher shows anyone
how to turn an impromptu get-together,
a cozy dinner, or a wedding reception
into an absolutely fabulous soirée.
With detailed how-to instructions
for creating dramatic tablescapes
and recipes for super-simple and tasty
meals, Christopher channels his you-can-do-it
approach to party planning. Invaluable
entertaining tips and essential shortcuts
transform even the most harried person
into a party-planning savant. The
book is brimming with countless ideas
to turn common household objects into
sensational party props. Dozens of
delicious recipes, including Chilled
Avocado Soup, Grilled Beef Salad,
and Frozen Key Lime Pie with Macadamia
Nut Crust are perfect for the fussiest
guests and are organized into convenient
menu options. Made from mostly on-hand
ingredients and time-saving convenience
foods, the recipes are fast, adaptable
for any number of guests, and completely
foolproof. Mix and match them with
any of the tablescapes, for any kind
of party, in any room of the home,
for an endless number of combinations.
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Christopher Lowell's Seven Layers of Design
Christopher outlines his proven Seven
Layers of Design system, a process
for home decorators to avoid costly
disappointments and learn inexpensive
tricks for changing the personality
of a room. He lays the groundwork
for simple yet stunning home design
and demonstrates how color is the
foundation of a room, why decorating
a room around a favorite upholstery
fabric is a recipe for disaster, how
to create fabulous fakes using paint
and plywood, why you should never
paint a ceiling white, and how to
deal with an interior designer. A
must-have book for understanding Christopher's
design basics, demystifying and reassuring
the first-time home decorator.
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Christopher Lowell's If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It!
Christopher takes the process one
step further, encouraging readers
to discover their own hearts’
desires so they can turn their dreams
into unique realities. Christopher
starts with his own experiences of
self-discovery as a guide for the
dreaming process. Next he provides
a questionnaire that helps you identify
your own sources of pleasure and fulfillment.
Finally, he illustrates the process
with exciting design projects built
on particular themes. No matter what
your budget, no matter what your talents,
if you begin to understand the relationship
between the interior of your mind
and the interior of your home, you
can create beauty in both.
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Christopher Lowell's You Can Do It! Small Spaces
Christopher has done it again! In
response to thousands of letters requesting
a book on small-room decorating, he
applies his innovative thinking to
the challenge of turning cramped quarters
into a comfortable, stylish home.
He takes the Seven Layers of Design
system introduced in his first book
one step further by applying it to
small spaces and inspiring readers
to create extraordinary rooms out
of the ordinary. Christopher guides
us through two modular homes, one
designed in a traditional style, the
other in a more modern decor, but
both intended to offer the reader
many design options and ideas. Room
by room, Christopher tackles such
problems as how to make the most of
tiny master bedrooms, how to create
several rooms from one, what to do
with narrow hallways, how to conserve
space by creating multipurpose rooms,
and how to renovate a guest bathroom
for under $100. Before and after pictures
show how anyone can perform miracles
just by "thinking outside the
box."
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