Book: DOLLAR STORE DECOR

Posted by Som Thu, 13 Apr 2006 01:26:00 GMT

Dollar Store Decor: 100 Projects for Lush Living that Won't Break the Bank by Mark Montano.

Someone recommended this over at the Get Crafty Forums, so I picked it up on my last trip the library. After leafing through the "100" projects (many of which are pretty redundant,) I'm glad that I didn't buy it.

A few of the projects are pretty cute, and some of the techniques used would be great applied elsewhere, but there's nothing spectacular or even complicated about any of the projects in this book. To be honest, the only techniques that really appealed to me were applying glass chips to various objects, glueing tissue paper squares to translucent objects, and using cheap wood chopsticks to construct, say, a trivet - all of which are pretty straightfoward and, dare I say, obvious.

Most of the projects in this book...well, to be honest, I'd be embarrassed to have them in my home. The lace-covered cabinet doors have to be the most horrifying home decor project I've ever seen. And that's saying something, since I live in Oklahoma. So the book is worth picking up at the library, or leafing through at the bookstore for inspiration. But go spend the $20 cover price on glass chips and clear epoxy instead. I'm sure you'll manage to figure out what to do on your own.