Ebook: Home improvement tips and tricks: hands-on projects and decorating ideas on a budget

Searching for a house or apartment is difficult enough on its own; transforming it into your home is an entirely different story. Home Improvement Tips and Tricks aims to give you the knowhow to decorate while staying within your budget, all presented in an engaging and approachable way. Each project is accompanied by a list of tools and materials needed, along with step-by-step instructions. Salways wit and playful personality shine through as she shares her tried-and-true advice to describe the journey of renovating and redecorating not only her two-bedroom Williamsburg apartment but also the upstate New York farmhouse bought as a major fixer-upper. -- Amazon.com.;Rule of thumb : harsh words you need to year -- Do-it-yourself projects (for the average renter or amateur homeowner) -- Kitchens : on a budget -- Bathrooms : temple of doom -- The easy stuff : your living room, bedroom, and if you're living large, your dining room -- Icing on the cake : time to accessorize -- What's the trick? : finding time for these projects (without losing your job, friends, or family).