Author : Peter Philp
Publisher : Tiger Books
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 16,24 MB
Release : 1998-07-23
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781855016903
How you can identify, date and authenticate antique furniture. Comprehensive survey of the development of styles, guide to recognizing woods. English, European and New World furniture.
Author : Come-Packt Furniture Co.
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 43,18 MB
Release : 2014-02-03
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0486147797
Reprint of actual home furnishings catalog from the height of the popularity of Mission design, illustrating and describing 400 items, many designed to be shipped knocked-down for reassembly at home.
Author : Ian Pickford
Publisher : Antique Collectors Club Dist
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,16 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Silver
ISBN : 9781851494507
"This compact and readable volume will inform and inspire not only those starting to learn about and collect silver but also those already commited to this fascinating metal."--Pg. [2]--Cover.
Author : Nick Engler
Publisher : Fox Chapel Publishing Company Incorporated
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 11,3 MB
Release : 2009-05-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781565234321
Fifty step-by-step projects for popular furniture projects from master craftsmen, including a dry sink, harvest table, Shaker candlestand, pie safe, ladder-back chair, and more. Build David T. Smith's most popular furniture reproductions. Includes common woodworking techniques.
Author : Jen Crider
Publisher : Page Street Publishing
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 18,70 MB
Release : 2019-06-04
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1624147968
Upcycle Your Secondhand Bargains into Stunning Statement Pieces Full of inspiring ideas for seasoned refurbishers and the know-how to get anyone started, Amazing Furniture Makeovers helps you give your antique pieces new life without losing any of their vintage charm. Jen Crider, founder of Girl in the Garage, breaks down everything you need to know about furniture makeovers—from basic chair reupholstery to remaking coffee tables into benches. There won’t be an article of furniture you can’t make more beautiful, functional, and personal. This book makes it easy to transform whatever old or wobbly furniture you have into something better than new. Each chapter walks you through unique projects to illustrate Jen’s straightforward approach to furniture styling and repair, and these techniques can be used on a variety of pieces. Learn to decoupage a bookcase with maps for a classy look. Transfer original images onto large-scale furniture for a style all your own. Dress up an end table with a distressed paint job to add farmhouse flair to any room. Every new technique will give you the confidence you need to get remarkable results on your first makeover—and every makeover after.
Author : Christine-Léa Frisoni
Publisher : GMC Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 21,78 MB
Release : 2014-08-28
Category : Country homes
ISBN : 9781861089540
Christine-Lea Frisconi explains how to make a beautiful miniature French country house with deep recesses, fancy panelling and wall niches to add character and instructions to make a range of French-style furniture, fittings and even flowers!
Author : Jeremy Cooper
Publisher :
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 38,74 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN :
For several years this has been the standard text on nineteenth-century British furniture, which continues to be the focus of an extraordinary growth of interest in the United States and throughout Europe.This exhaustive survey of a rich and rewarding chapter in the history of the decorative arts contains an astonishing range of photographs and drawings: more than six hundred illustrations, many of them in color, offer a uniquely comprehensive look at nineteenth-century furniture from the Gothic Revival to Art Nouveau. Every major designer is represented, including William Morris, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Christopher Dresser, and the choice of pictures includes a wealth of little-known furniture from private collections, much of which has never before been illustrated.A cheerful text enhanced by lavish picture layouts. -- The New York Times
Author : Robin Ruddy
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,22 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780764302053
Over 200 color and black and white photos and text to interpret French country antique furniture in fourteen separate regions of France. Explains differences in construction and decoration to enable you to identify them, and describes twenty-one different woods used. Price Guide and glossary of relevant French words and phrases also included.
Author : Virginia Chamlee
Publisher : Blue Star Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 12,50 MB
Release : 2022-09-13
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 1958803014
Learn to find affordable vintage home decor and how to style it in a modern home. From a Goyard trunk worth upwards of $10,000 (scored for $90) to a floor-length vintage Christian Dior cape (a $10 Goodwill find), Virginia knows how to find deals. Danielle from Apartment Therapy says "Virginia has total sage sister vibes, helping you score pieces for a song with tips that are so good, I kind of can't believe she's letting us in on these trade secrets.” Picked as a “Best New Book” by People Magazine, Big Thrift Energy will teach you everything you need to know about shopping for affordable vintage home decor and styling it in a modern home. Antiquing can be intimidating: how do you know if a piece is worth salvaging? How do you navigate the piles of merchandise at a thrift store or estate sale? Part resource, part inspiration, Big Thrift Energy is a comprehensive guide that offers tips for thrifting that you never knew you needed: How to shop for the good stuff, how to upcycle and style vintage treasures in your home, and even advice for flipping your most-coveted items to turn a profit. Big Thrift Energy will teach you: • Where to shop for antique and vintage treasures you'll love • The best things to buy used, and which items to pass on • How to upcycle something old into something "you" and make it fit beautifully in your home • How to tell when something is valuable, and tips for reselling it to make a profit Author Virginia Chamlee has spent more than a decade collecting and selling vintage wares. Her home has been featured on Apartment Therapy and Design*Sponge and her original artwork is available via Chairish, Anthropologie, and Artfully Walls.
Author : Barrie W. Skelcher
Publisher : Schiffer Book for Collectors
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 31,8 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780764314742
Over 400 vaseline pieces from British, American, and European glasshouses of the 19th and first half of the 20th centuries are shown. The manufacturers are identified along with their uranium bearing products. Intense greens, yellows, and pink hues predominate the useful and collectible tablewares, from condiment containers and candlesticks to bowls and flower vases.
