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The Measured Home Series · No. 01
The Styled Surface Formulas
36 table, tray and mantel recipes, sized to yours, for every season.
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- The Finder. Your surface and its size point you to one recipe page. Two minutes with a tape measure.
- 36 recipes for coffee tables and trays, dining tables and islands, and mantels, each with sizes, placement and why it works.
- A season swap for every recipe: fall, holiday, winter and spring-summer. Keep the base, change three small things.
- The 6 surface rules, the clutter test and a master shopping list, so you buy once and buy right.
- Format
- PDF download
- Pages
- 58
- Paper size
- US Letter, prints at home
- Units
- Inches and centimeters
- Author
- Ismail Qaudri
- 58Pages
- 36Styling recipes
- 3Surfaces
- 4Seasons
About the book
It was never your taste.
You've seen the table. The wooden bowl, two candles, a branch that looks like it landed there by accident. You bought something close, set it out at home, and it looked either lonely or like the checkout line at a gift shop.
Here is what nobody told you: the table in that photo was 84 inches long. Yours might be 60. Their tray was 20 inches across, and yours is 14. Copy the objects without copying the proportions and it never looks right, no matter how good your eye is.
So this guide doesn't give you ideas. It gives you measurements. Every recipe tells you what to use, how big it should be, exactly where it goes and why. When the season changes, you swap two or three things and keep the rest.
What's inside
Measure the surface, then follow the recipe
- 01
Measure your surface
A worksheet for coffee tables, dining tables, islands and mantels, plus the Finder that sends you to your recipe.
- 02
The 6 surface rules
The proportions behind every styled surface, from the centerpiece-to-table ratio to odd groups and three heights.
- 03
Coffee tables and trays: 12 recipes
From The Round Tray Trio and The Low Rectangle Runway to The Kid-Proof Table and Glass Top, Real Weight.
- 04
Dining tables and islands: 12 recipes
The Long Table Trio, Round Table Low Center, The Kitchen Island Bowl, Everyday to Guest Night, The Hosting Table and more.
- 05
Mantels: 12 recipes
The Balanced Mantel, TV Above, The Art Lean, Garland and Two Tapers, No Fireplace, The Console Mantel and Stocking-Ready.
- 06
Season swaps
For every recipe, what stays all year and the three small things to change for fall, holiday, winter and spring-summer.
- 07
The clutter test and master shopping list
A quick check before you add one more thing, and one list of the base pieces worth buying.
- 08
Formula Cards
Every chapter ends with a card to print and keep in a drawer.
Look inside
Real pages from the book
How it works
Three steps, one tape measure
- 1
Measure your surface
Two minutes with a tape measure. Length, width and what sits around it.
- 2
Find your recipe
The Finder turns your surface and its size into one page.
- 3
Style it, keep it all year
Set it up once, then swap three small things each season.
The Measured Home Series · No. 01
Measure once. Style it all year.
36 table, tray and mantel recipes, sized to yours, for every season.
Questions
Before you buy
Is this a printed book?
Can I really get it free?
My table or mantel is an odd size.
Do I need to buy a lot of decor?
The Measured Home Series
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