Mark Montano

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Mark Montano

Mark Montano (born June 10 in La Junta, Colorado) is an interior designer, artist, writer and TV personality. Montano is perhaps best known for three series on the Style Network and The Learning Channel. Ten Years Younger, which he hosts, While You Were Out, on which he frequently appears as a designer and My Celebrity Home where he is both host and designer. Montano has a flamboyant design sense that homeowners on While You Were Out are sometimes less than enthused about at first, but he usually wins them over with his boisterous personality.

10 Years Younger is a makeover show where people who look older than their age are given tips to look younger. Montano serves as their guide, taking them out to the streets and having strangers guess their age before and after their makeovers. On My Celebrity Home, Mark tours a celebrity's home and gives their style to a fan.

Montano has written several books, Dollar Store Decor and Super Suite are his most popular. He also has a regular column in the teen magazine Cosmo Girl.

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Super Suite: The Ultimate Bedroom Makeover Guide for Girls

-Teen girls want their bedrooms to be more than places to sleep. Now the author of the hit column "Cool Room" has created the ultimate bedroom makeover guide. With a little paint, a bit of glue, and some creative thinking, Montano shows girls how to transform rooms so that they reflect blossoming individuality. Featuring the makeovers of fifteen bedrooms of real girls, each chapter includes an interview, before and after shots, and step-by-step instructions for completing the inexpensive projects, and a comprehensive resource guide!^[1]

Window Treatments & Slipcovers For Dummies

- Want to ditch your drab drapes and so-so slipcovers and create a style that's uniquely your own? Top designer Mark Montano reveals how easy it is to jazz up your windows and furniture — without breaking the bank! You get expert tips on everything from measuring and cutting material to accessorizing, as well as savvy shortcuts and quick fixes.^[2]

Dollar Store Decor: 100 Projects for Lush Living That Won't Break the Bank

- From the most popular decorator on TLC’s hit show “While You Were Out” comes a guide to the coolest kind of decorating on the skimpiest of budgets. Just a few dollars and a bit of creativity go a long way toward adding spice to your living space without breaking the bank. Stores like Dollar Tree and 99¢ Dream are popping up in every city in America with a treasure trove of items from frames to faux flowers. With these materials―and some easy instructions from Mark―readers will learn how to create and embellish everything from lampshades to storage areas for a fraction of the cost they would pay anywhere else. These projects are so cool no one will ever guess how little was paid! Edgy and stylish, this book is the hippest guide available on shoestring budget decorating.^[3]