Mary Engelbreit'S Home Companion: Collections
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From popular artist Mary Engelbreit (whose work graces greeting cards, calendars, books, and home decorations, among others) comes a beautiful little book about collecting. "No matter what drives us," she says, "few are immune to the urge to collect." Engelbreit establishes the beginning of a collection at three pieces--and you've usually purchased the adorable, unique items before even realizing you've started a collection. But how do you know what to collect and, once you've gotten an impressive little pile, how do you arrange them?
In Mary Engelbreit's Home Companion: Collections, Engelbreit explains how to recognize collectibles, where to find them, and then what to do with them once you get home. She reminds us that "popularity is a factor; collectibles go in and out of vogue and their prices skyrocket accordingly." So if you started buying stray pieces of Bakelite or old medicine bottles a few years ago, you may have amassed a valuable assortment. Engelbreit advises buying what you "REALLY like," not just items you think may increase in price--after all, you have to live with this stuff.
The book covers some of the more sought-after collectibles: clocks, books, pottery, stuffed animals, souvenirs, maritime items, toys, and paper/labels. In each section are sumptuous photographs of how to creatively display your treasures in your home. The arrangements are lovely, but not overly ornate, inspiring those of us without interior decorators to try a hand at it ourselves. Whether you collect teddy bear cookie jars or jeweled hat pins, Mary Engelbreit's Home Companion: Collections not only encourages the collecting bug, but also ensures your collection doesn't end up in a box under the bed. --Dana Van Nest
Book Description
With ideas from eye-catching displays of pottery and porcelain to winning looks for arrangements of books, baskets, and birdhouses, Collections provides avid home decorators with an inspired guide on how to creatively incorporate personal collections in their home decor. Filled with more than 80 full-color photographs taken from Mary Engelbreit's Home Companion magazine, this book instructs readers about the ins and outs of choosing what items to collect, how and where to collect, and most important, the best ways to display collections within the home. The first books in this popular new series, Plates and Paint, were released in Fall 1999. This series has moved Mary Engelbreit into a new style of publishing. Collections is a small collectible book (in the same size as Plates), beautifully produced and styled. This keepsake book is sure to inspire antique aficionados, packrats, and flea-market junkies alike!
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