Author : Elise Kinkead
Publisher : Creative Publishing International
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,77 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781589232921
"Step-by-step photo instructions for popular and new ways to decorate furniture with paint. Includes decorative paint techniques, faux finishes, and surface embellishments on chests, chairs, shelves, tables and more. Basics section covers types of paint,p
Author : Annie Sloan
Publisher :
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 29,71 MB
Release : 2001-03-22
Category : Furniture finishing
ISBN : 9781855858817
The extensive style directory contains over 60 specially designed decorated pieces of furniture, creating a library of decorative techniques and how to use them.'
Author : Gail McCauley
Publisher : Creative Publishing International
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 42,63 MB
Release : 2005-05
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9781610602846
All the popular and new decorative paint looks made simple. 50 Ways to Paint a Wall is a straightforward guide to creating the stylish paint effects constantly featured on home shows and in shelter magazines. The paint techniques-four dozen plus two-include special applications, geometric designs, faux finishes, and wall embellishments. The techniques and color choices are always on trend, including the contemporary approaches to perennial favorites like sponging and stencils. With fifty choices, which technique is best for the room? Decorator tips will help make the big decision. For each technique, there is a big color swatch of the finished wall, then the best method is explained and photographed step-by-step. With this bargain-priced guide and a can of paint, anyone can transform a room fifty ways.
Author : Annie Sloan
Publisher : Ryland Peters & Small
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 40,69 MB
Release : 2014-02-21
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 1908862351
With this book in one hand and a brush in the other, you can learn how to create different finishes and effects with paint to change everyday rooms and furnishings into something special, all for the price of a pot of paint. The first section of the book tells you everything you need to know before you start - how to prepare surfaces properly, choose the right paint for the right place, use the best tools and select a colour scheme that will work with the room in question. 50 different techniques follow, with step-by-step photos showing you how to achieve the finished look, accompanied by inspirational photos showing the effect used on walls and doors, furniture and floors. Learn how to update old secondhand furniture, or how to give modern pieces a softly-aged appearance, all with the aid of a pot of paint and a brush. Whatever the style of your interiors, Quick and Easy Paint Transformations will show you the best way to makeover your home.By leading the decorative painting revolution over the last 20 years, Annie Sloan has become perhaps the world's most respected expert in decorative paint, colours, and techniques. Alongside her unique and versatile decorative paint, Chalk Paint, Annie has inspired generations with her accessible, lively, and creative approach to getting great results.
Author : Amy Howard
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 21,69 MB
Release : 2018-05-08
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 1683352289
“[The] step-by-step instructions are clear and practically foolproof . . . an essential guide to DIY restoration and antiquing.” ?Publishers Weekly (starred review) Whether you dream of restoring an heirloom to its former beauty, or just want to modernize a flea market treasure, Amy Howard has the design and refinishing secrets you need. Here are all the furniture finishing recipes, techniques, and tips that have made Howard’s beloved classes sold-out success stories, and made Howard herself the go-to guru of refinishing and “use what you have” redecorating. Try your hand at unique painted and faux finishes, and experiment with gold leaf, distressing, and marvelous graining effects. Along the way, you will learn a treasure trove of techniques, as Howard shares before-and-after makeovers from her studio and offers impeccable step-by-step instruction in all that is needed to achieve each look.
Author : Sherry Petersik
Publisher : Artisan
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 19,31 MB
Release : 2015-07-14
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 1579656765
This New York Times bestselling book is filled with hundreds of fun, deceptively simple, budget-friendly ideas for sprucing up your home. With two home renovations under their (tool) belts and millions of hits per month on their blog YoungHouseLove.com, Sherry and John Petersik are home-improvement enthusiasts primed to pass on a slew of projects, tricks, and techniques to do-it-yourselfers of all levels. Packed with 243 tips and ideas—both classic and unexpected—and more than 400 photographs and illustrations, this is a book that readers will return to again and again for the creative projects and easy-to-follow instructions in the relatable voice the Petersiks are known for. Learn to trick out a thrift-store mirror, spice up plain old roller shades, "hack" your Ikea table to create three distinct looks, and so much more.
Author : Annie Sloan
Publisher : Grove Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 13,53 MB
Release : 1994-01-12
Category : Design
ISBN : 9780802114280
Decorative paint is the perfect way to give new life to old furniture, and 200 full-color and two-color illustrations can teach the reader everything from graining to trompe l'oeil. It is the ideal introduction to a versatile decorating technique.
Author : Barb Blair
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 12,38 MB
Release : 2013-04-09
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 1452124191
Transform tired furniture into stunning showpieces: “A fabulous how-to volume for everything from sanding to decoupage and beyond.” —The City Sage blog You’ll never look at a hand-me-down dresser the same way again! This book offers twenty-six easy-to-follow techniques that can be applied to all different types of pieces, from bookshelves to desks: painting, applying gold leaf, wallpapering, distressing, dip dyeing, and more. In addition to the core techniques, author and Knack Studios founder Barb Blair shares thirty beautiful before-and-after makeovers from her studio and outlines how to achieve each look. With helpful step-by-step photographs, a visual glossary explaining all the tools and materials needed, and a lovely contemporary aesthetic, Furniture Makeovers is a treasure trove of ideas and instruction for the home decorator. “Her amply illustrated book shows why her repurposed furniture is in demand.” —Publishers Weekly
Author : Elise Kinkead
Publisher : Creative Publishing International
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 25,92 MB
Release : 2009-03
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 1589234537
"Features concise, illustrated instructions for 150 of the most popular interior decorative painting techniques"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Diane M. Weaver
Publisher : Sterling Publishing (NY)
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 10,58 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780806908397
Bring old furniture to life or transform an inexpensive, unfinished piece into the stunning focal point of a room. All it takes are some easy-to-do but very effective decorative painting techniques: sponge painting, wood graining, faux inlay, lacquer, stenciling, combing, and crackling. With scaled patterns accompanying the 27 fantastic projects, you'll work magic in no time at all.
