Geraldine James Books

Makeover your home using these straightforward, fun, simple and low-cost ideas to bring a POP of colour into your interior spaces using paint, wallpaper, flowers, plants, cushions or throws. It could transform your life too.

Treasured personal possessions are what turns a house into a home, but finding ways to display them can be a challenge.

Let Geraldine James show you how to reinvent your home with new and exciting ways to make it uniquely yours

Any wall is the perfect place for a display, whatever its size, shape or style.

Use your shelves to display your favourite finds and create evolving works of art with inspirational ideas from expert stylist and keen collector Geraldine James.

In this indispensable guide, Geraldine James, home buying manager for Selfridges department store, shares the insider knowledge she has gleaned from spending every available weekend at flea markets. Geraldine James is a true fleamarketing expert. She begins with the 10 Golden Rules (from arriving early and knowing how to work the stalls to training your eye to spot treasures amongst the rubbish). The following chapters on china and glass, textiles, furniture, metal, art, jewelry, and gardens explain what to buy, what to ignore, how to clean and repair, and when to call in the services of a restoration expert. There’s advice on how to display your finds and how to build a collection. Finally, there is a detailed directory of Geraldine’s favorite flea markets, from Round Top in Texas and Los Angeles’ Rose Bowl, to the markets of Paris and the south of France and the country towns of England. Vintage, retro, unusual, quirky, and one-of-a-kind—all these words perfectly describe the bounty to be found at a flea market.

Step inside 20 inspiring interiors where beloved dogs feel perfectly at home.

Use your shelves to display your collections and create ever-evolving works of art with Geraldine James's inspirational ideas.