Slob Proof Real-Life Design Solutions | Book Review and Giveaway
March 19, 2010 by admin - Jennifer
Filed under Featured, Giveaways
Author: Debbie Wiener
Item Reviewed: Slob Proof! Real-Life Design Solutions book
Item Given Away: Slob Proof! Real-Life Design Solutions book
Start Date: March 19
End Date: April 2
Got a slob in your house? A spouse, kids, a pet? Or maybe, it’s you! Stop struggling to keep your home looking good – let Debbie Wiener show you how to decorate so your home stands up to whatever life throws at it: dirty shoes and muddy paws, sticky hands and liquid spills, garden debris and much more.
In Slob Proof! You’ll discover that you don’t have to sacrifice style and comfort for more practical concerns. Learn how:
- Decorate for the way you really live – not the way you would like to live.
- Spend money wisely on pieces that wear and clean well.
- Make color your friend. If you have got kids or a black Lab, white upholstery is not an option – and beige carpeting is on the endangered list, too.
- Choose flooring carefully. If you think your family belongs in an institution, try institutional carpet!
Debbie Wiener is a strong advocate for the cleaning-impaired and the decorating- challenged and the owner of Designing Solutions, a full service interior-design firm specializing in durable, cleanable, family-friendly interiors with personality, comfort and value. Her work and down-to-earth design advice are regularly featured in national and local newspapers, magazines, television and radio. She resides in Silver Spring, Maryland, with her husband, a self-described slob, and two sons, ages 12 and 17.
My Thoughts
Slob Proof! has helped me in my home make over endeavors and I can’t be happier with the tips and tricks that I will be using. From window treatments to lighting fixtures to color schemes this book has the ideas and tips to spur on your creativity. One thing that I really learned from Slob Proof! is that I need to decorate how I actually live and not how I want to live. That means that I don’t make the dining room perfect, it needs to be used and enjoyed! I love the information I got from reading through this book and I recommend it to everyone.
I have been offered the chance to host a giveaway so one lucky Dirty Shirt reader can learn the tips and tricks that I have learned. Please see rules below to win your copy today!
Giveaway
- MAIN RULE – Tell me in comments what room in your home you would most like to make over. (remember if this rule is not followed then no others will count)
- 1 Extra Entry – Subscribe to my RSS feed or by email (or let me know if you already are) in a separate comment.
- 1 Extra Entry – Follow me on Twitter (button in header) and let me know your Twitter name in a separate comment.
- 1 Extra Entry – Tweet this giveaway. Copy and paste – @Jentifa is giving away a Slob Proof! Real-Life Design Solutions book! Check it out here http://bit.ly/c6cnlV. Then come back and leave the direct link to your tweet (go to your twitter account, click on the words when your tweet was sent (ie. 5 seconds ago) and copy and paste that link in comments.
- NEW – 1 Extra Entry – Friend me on Google Friend Connect on sidebar and leave a separate comment that you did.
- 2 Extra Entries – Write a post on your blog linking to my blog.
This giveaway will run through midnight on April 2, with winner being announced the morning of April 3. Winner will be chosen using Random.org from all valid entries and notified via email. Winner will have 48 hours to contact me before another winner is chosen. Giveaway is open to U.S. residents only.
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My den needs the most help.
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Oh my goodness my bedroom needs the most help it is a MESS!!!
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I would like to makeover my dining room
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The living room needs the most attention, but they all need help!
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My bedroom needs help! It has collected everything that my kids have disowned! It’s ridiculous!
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My bedroom needs a lot of organization. thanks for the chance.
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I not only want but need to make over my craft room.
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I would like to make over the kitchen. The counter space is cluttered with items often in use and there is little open space.
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I need to re-do my bedroom. Its become the catch-all.
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Oh please make over my daughter’s room of DOOOOOM!
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My living room would be what I’d most make over.
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