The
Complete Book of Decorative Paint Effects
30 creative projects
to transform your home
Hardcover
225 x 285mm
126pp
Published by New Holland Publishers Pty Ltd., London UK
R.R.P.$32.90
ISBN 1-85368-681-6
Extract from back cover of book:
This is the book to bring originality and style to your home. Containing 30 colourful and varied projects, The Complete Book of Decorative Paint Effects shows how to transform any room quickly and easily by revamping furniture, walls, windows and accessories.
The book is divided into four sections: living rooms, kitchens and bathrooms, bedrooms, and nurseries. Each chapter contains a range of projects showing how to use paint on ceramic, wood, fabric and paper surfaces, through techniques such as stencilling, block printing, gilding, lacquering and sponging. The projects include Victorian fireplace tiles, stencilled chintz cushions, a lacquered mirror frame, block-printed bed linen, a papier mache mobile, and painted chairs, tables and cupboards. Each project has easy-to-follow instructions with step-by-step photographs. The comprehensive basic techniques chapter explains which paints to use for different surfaces and how to achieve the special effects.
With ideas to suit all tastes and styles of home, The Complete Book of Decorative Paint Effects is packed with wonderfully original ideas to transform any room.
Photos: Colour
Units of Measurement: Metric & Imperial
Contents
Introduction
Materials and Equipment
Basic Techniques
Living Rooms
Sponged Tea Service
Floral Vase
Ornamental Plate
Victorian Fireplace Tiles
Stencilled Chintz Cushion
Colourwashed
Corner Cupboard
Papier Mache Bowl
Lacquered Mirror Frame
Decorated
Cupboard
Kitchens
and Bathrooms
Striped and Spotted Mugs
Chunky Vegetable Dish
Oak-patterned Chair
Alphabet Storage Jar
Lemon-painted Table
Strawberry
Bowl
Abstract Roller Blind
Decorative Kitchen Cupboard
Blue Stencilled
Tiles
Folk Art Bathroom
Cabinet
Bedrooms
Floral Bed
Country Armoire
Block-printed Bed linen
American Indian
Chest of Drawers
Gilded Picture Frame
Stencilled Picture Mount
Nurseries
Cat Toy Box
Dutch
Folk Cradle
Chicken Cushion
Graphic Cotton Curtains
Papier Mache
Mobile
Suppliers
Index