Containing practical advice for people wanting to give their home a face-lift, this book discusses in detail each area for renovation - the door, porch, windows, roof, walls, lighting and garden. It also includes case studies to illustrate concepts and special projects. It aims to inspire you to give your home a lasting new look.

This work is a TV tie-in to Oliver Heath's exciting new home makeover series for ITV1. The first impressions count. You've revamped your lounge, beautified your bathroom and landscaped your garden, but you've missed one crucial area - the Front of the House. In a new ITV1 series, talented designer Oliver Heath uses original designs that are fresh, modern, and reflect the people who live there, giving their homes a unique and stylish transformation that makes them stand out from the crowd and increases their value. The book takes the series one step further, containing practical advice for people wanting to give their home a face-lift without having to hire Oliver. Discussing in detail each area for renovation - the door, porch, windows, roof, walls, lighting and garden - the book also includes case studies from the series to illustrate concepts and special projects. "Front of House" will inspire you to give your home a lasting new look, and provide all the help you need to do so.

1. First impressions count: Setting your house style in context with its street and neighbourhood
2. Getting started: Designing, planning, budgets, schedules and legalities
3. Entrances: Doors and porches - the kind of welcome you offer
4. Window openings and accessories: Controlling light and visibility
5. Walls and roofing: Materials, colour and personalisation
6. External lighting: Make it attractive
7. Hard landscaping: putting in paths, seating, driveways and ponds
8. Soft landscaping: Finding plants and trees.