Styling made simple

Holder, KatyWith a long and successful career as a food writer and stylist, Katy Holder has always been passionate about cooking. Katy grew up in London, but has lived in Sydney for many years. There's no better city for eating outside, which has spurred Katy's mission to find the best transportable food. She has been the food director of Family Circle magazine, ghost-written several cookbooks and written for most leading Australian food magazines and publishers. Katy currently writes the food pages for Marie Claire magazine and recipes for Feast magazine.

In Styling Made Simple, experienced stylist Katy Holder shows that beautiful styling ideas are not just for professional stylists or something to be admired in glossy magazines. Here she shares her inspiring and creative ideas to help you style your home or next big occasion with ease, using affordable, easy-to-find materials and simple techniques.
Divided into two sections, Styling Made Simple offers styling ideas for around the home as well as for specific occasions. 'Styling With...' shares original projects using materials such as wood, twigs, jars, twine, enamel cups, wrapping paper and luggage tags. The 'Celebrations' chapter focuses on specific occasions, including birthdays, weddings, mother's day, Easter, Halloween and Christmas.
For your next dinner party, learn how to arrange canapés or a cheese board, create fun place mats and be inspired by Katy's themed dinner party ideas. If you're planning a DIY wedding, you'll find ideas for table centrepieces, favours and the guest book. And for Christmas, get into the festive mood with reindeer place settings, icicle trees and a speedy canvas Christmas tree. With step-by-step instructions and photographs for each project, Styling Made Simple shows you that beautiful styling is easily achievable.

- Styling ideas for dinner parties, weddings, birthdays (including kids parties), Christmas, Easter and more
- Katy Holder has styled for high-profile magazines across the globe - here she shares her simple and affordable styling projects
- Organised into two sections - 'Styling With...' which uses simple items around the home such as jars, twine and wrapping paper; and 'Celebrations', featuring projects for specific occasions such as birthdays and Halloween
- Complete with a 'Wedding' chapter, featuring stunning but achievable ideas for couples planning a DIY wedding reception