A practical and informative guide to planning and undertaking home improvements, from simple paint effects to extensive renovations. It not only looks at the framework of the home, it also focuses on each room and examines specific problems that often occur in places such as the kitchen and bathroom. There are also 50 creative projects within the book, each accompanied by step-by-step instructions and photographs, with ideas on storage, dressing up windows and furniture using paints and fabrics, stripping and tiling floors, and painting exterior surfaces.