The Complete Book of Decorative Paint Techniques


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Explains in detail about mixing colors, applying paint, brushes and equipment required. Easy to follow instructions and step by step photographys.




Annie Sloan's Complete Book of Decorative Paint Finishes


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'Annie Sloan's Complete Book of Decorative Paint Finishes' explores all the decorative techniques you will ever need to decorate your home creatively, innovatively, and with professional results. Techniques from ragging and sponging to woodgraining and marbling, stencilling with brushes, rollers or spray paints, traditional and modern decoupage, staining wood, and distressing metal leaf are explained with step-by-step instructions and illustrated on walls, furniture, and accessories. Examples of how the effects look using different colours are also included, so that you can choose the perfect combinations for your project.







The Complete Book of Decorative Stenciling


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The book opens with a detailed introductory section covering what stencilling is; how to draw, cut and transfer templates; paint types and paint mixes, and everything you will possibly need to know about materials, equipment and techniques.Then the book presents over 70 original practical projects for using stencils in the home, from themed room treatments to decorative accessories. There are many inspirational room schemes to choose from, such as transforming a kitchen with French country-style curtains in fresh blue and white, or more opulently, a baronial dining room with a golden frieze of fleur-de-lys.




Decorative Stencil Designs


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Design inspiration for artists, illustrators, needleworkers, and craftspeople abounds on every page of this extremely useful compendium of stencil designs, painstakingly reproduced from three nineteenth-century trade catalogs. Choose from over 300 florals and foliates, both realistic and stylized, in an immense range of sizes, designs and configurations: borders, corners, cartouches, medallions, rosettes, allover patterns, and other formats. Crisply printed, ranging from bold and eye-catching to lacy and delicate in style, these vintage designs retain a freshness and appeal that will enhance wallpaper and textile designs, embroidery and appliqué, leather, metalwork, and other projects. In short, you can use these designs in whole or in part to lend an elegant, decorative touch to almost any graphic or craft application.




The Complete Stenciling Handbook


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Beginning with the simple stencil - a template that lets you easily create a painted shape on a surface and allows you to repeat the exact pattern wherever and as often as you wish - renowned stenciller Sandra Buckingham literally transforms the world around her. In The Complete Stencilling Handbook, she teaches us to do the same. A compendium of the latest techniques, tools, equipment and materials, Buckingham's book presents innovative methods and products that have taken stencilling from a rustic craft to a breathtaking art form. With infectious enthusiasm for her subject, she explores the full range of stencilling styles and techniques that have emerged over the past 15 years: - shading - paint effects - traditional borders - all-over patterns - freeform stencilling - projection stencilling - imitation textiles - architectural elements - fake marquetry - glass and ceramic tiles - floor treatments - lettering and stencilling on fabric and paper - Covers latex and oil paints, additives, matting agents, glazes, spray paints, wood stains, binders, solvents and thinners and finish coats. In full colour with nearly 1000 colour photographs and illustrations throughout.




Stencil Source Book


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Step-by-step instruction, all-new designs and over 200 original template motifs for fabrics, furniture, walls and more.




Stencil 101 Décor


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This portfolio of reusable stencils, project instructions, and photographs lets DIY designers embellish walls, furniture,and more with cool custom patterns. Whether it's glam chain motifs on a wall or bold geometrics on a bathroom backsplash, these durable and recyclable stencils make a big impact. Each design is meant to be tiledsimply line up each corner's registration marks to get a paint-your-own wallpaper effect. It's a quick, unique, affordable way to achieve the latest look in interior dcor.




Decorative Painting Techniques Book


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The only difficult thing about decorative painting is really believing in one's ability to do it. with this book and some practice, readers can become competent decorative painters--even if they have never picked up a brush before. By taking a structured approach to brushwork, designs can be mastered and embellished as skills are acquired. Readers will learn how to master a variety of techniques, including masking, sideloading, mopped shading, smoking, stenciling, tinting, crackling and decoupage. Over 50 step-by-step techniques, suitable for novice and advanced painters alike, ensure that any project can be tackled with success. Di Singleton became hooked on painting as a hobby and years later decided to turn it into a business. She runs a decorative painting studio in South Somerset, England where she also teaches classes for beginners and intermediate painters. She also runs an Internet magazine for decorative painters and travels to the U.S. once a year to take classes, improve her abilities and get new ideas.




Modern Stencils


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Learn how to stencil with 35 bright and contemporary projects. Learn how to stencil with 35 bright and contemporary projects. Nicolette Tabram’s designs are inspired by her travels and textile designs of the world. She shows you how to work with a wide range of stencils, tells you all you need to know about repeating pattern, and includes tips for variations and how to develop your technique. Update your home with colorful pieces: create an inlay-effect painted cupboard; a graphic floral chair; a batik design denim apron; contemporary painted tiles; a Mexican-inspired canvas bag; a monochrome Dhurrie rug, and much more. Many of the projects would make great gifts, too, so why not make some Southwestern notebooks for all your friends, or Scandi-folk napkins for a dinner party. You will soon see the potential for embellishing surfaces with creative stencils wherever you go!




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