Annie Sloan's Complete Book of Decorative Paint Finishes
Annie Sloan's Complete Book of Decorative Paint Finishes

Author: Annie Sloan

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2004-02-28

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 9781843400523

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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.

Recipes for Surfaces
Recipes for Surfaces

Author: Mindy Drucker

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 1990-08-15

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 0671682490

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Now mastering decorative painting tecnhiques for walls, floors, ceilings, and furniture can be as easy as using a cookbook. This unique guide demonstrates how to create a variety of exciting surface effects using simple, basic painting methods, including color washing, stenciling, wood graining, sponging, and others. Full-color illustrations.

Decorative Paint & Faux Finishes
Decorative Paint & Faux Finishes

Author: Editors of Sunset Books

Publisher: Oxmoor House

Published: 2006-06-01

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780376013897

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This all-new edition of one of Sunsets perennial best sellers is back and better than ever with loads of ready-made color combinations, tips on choosing the right painting effects, advice from the pros, and information on specialty tools. It has tons of photos to get your creative juices flowing and confidence-building instruction on techniques and materials to see you through to the successful completion of your masterpiece. Features n This comprehensive decorative painting guide is the second edition of a Sunset best seller n Provides instruction on thirty decorative paint techniques with step-by-step photography and color combining recommendations n Includes newer techniques as well as tried-and-true favorites that will inspire novice and experienced painters alike n Completely updated resource and materials guide

Professional Painted Finishes
Professional Painted Finishes

Author: Ina Brosseau Marx

Publisher: Potter Craft

Published: 2008-09-16

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780823044191

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Detailed demonstrations show how to utilize all kinds of special paint techniques. Business aspects are also covered.

Young House Love
Young House Love

Author: Sherry Petersik

Publisher: Artisan

Published: 2015-07-14

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 1579656765

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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.

Great Paint Finishes for a Gorgeous Home
Great Paint Finishes for a Gorgeous Home

Author: Gary Lord

Publisher: Northlight

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13:

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Lord, a pioneer in paint finishing, shares his refined techniques in 12 step-by-step projects for achieving an array of imaginative effects -- from elegant and contemporary.

Decorative Furniture Finishes with Vinegar Paint
Decorative Furniture Finishes with Vinegar Paint

Author: Bill Russell

Publisher: Northlight

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780891348702

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Provides step-by-step instructions for twelve projects using a mixture of apple cider vinegar, dry pigment, and soap to refinish items such as shoe boxes, picture frames, and furniture.

Classic Paints and Faux Finishes
Classic Paints and Faux Finishes

Author: Annie Sloan

Publisher:

Published: 1996-10-29

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9780895778970

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Provides step-by-step instruction in the traditional skills of wall coating, decoupage, limewashing, and glue painting, as well as more complex techniques for fresco, decorating with bronze powders, gilding, and lacquering.

The Handbook of Painted Decoration
The Handbook of Painted Decoration

Author: Yannick Guégan

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 490

ISBN-13: 9780393730012

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The essential reference for amateur and professional alike, The Handbook of Painted Decoration is the first book to cover the whole spectrum of trompe l'oeil decorative painting, from classic marbling and wood graining to ancient techniques of decorative painting that have been nearly forgotten.