Decorative Painting Techniques For Walls Floors Ceilings Furniture

"Features concise, illustrated instructions for 150 of the most popular interior decorative painting techniques"--Provided by publisher.

"Features concise, illustrated instructions for 150 of the most popular interior decorative painting techniques"--Provided by publisher.

More than 750 how-to color photos complement concise instructions to guide do-it-yourself home decorators. They learn how to create more than 250 different paint effects on many different surfaces. The author introduces his art with a chapter describing necessary tools and materials, and gives step-by-step directions for preparing walls, floors, ceilings, and furniture for decorative painting. All important techniques are demonstrated in the chapters that follow. They include color washing, sponging, decoupage, marbling, and gilding. Readers learn how to combine many different colors to create painted effects that imitate wood grains, marbling, antiquing, and many other decorative finishes. They will be further inspired by photos that show stylish results achieved by leading interior decorators.

"[These] easy-to-follow, well-illustrated instructions start with general directions for each technique, such as sponging, block printing, and stenciling, and are followed by projects on which to use the techniques. Some of the projects have been created by well-known designers. A good book."--"Library Journal." "Everything you need to know...is here."--"Folk Art & Decorative Painting."

"Recipes for Surfaces" is a one-of-a-kind handbook that enables you to master decorative painting techniques for walls, floors, ceilings, and furniture as simply as you would use a cookbook: Just follow the recipes. This easy guide will show you how to create a variety of exciting surface effects for your entire home using the basic methods so popular today -- sponging, ragging, stippling, color washing, spattering, dragging, stenciling, marbling, and wood graining. The straightforward format of "Recipes for Surfaces" gives you the tools to transform any aspect of your home with paint. More affordable than wallpaper, more personalized than solid-colored opaque paint, these painting techniques -- once the closely guarded secrets of painting professionals -- are not limited to walls, ceilings, or floors, but can be used on moldings, doors, and furniture as well -- as accents or to try out effects on smaller subjects. With "Recipes for Surfaces" as your guide, you can achieve professional and customized effects yourself -- with a lot of fun and no hassle. What makes this book so special and so different from many home decorating books is that -- like making a meal with your favorite recipes -- it allows, and in fact encourages, you to create a completely personal look that suits your own space, style, and budget. And, as your skill and confidence grow, "Recipes for Surfaces" will show you how to move beyond the basics with exciting and unique variations. "Recipes for Surfaces" is organized for practical use, with clear concise explanations and full-color illustrations. Part One gives background and specific information on color, paint, and preparation, including advice on stocking up on the right paints and brushes, how to ready surfaces for painting, and how to store paints once you've finished. Helpful color charts supplement the discussion of how to mix and match colors for your taste and needs. The second part of the book illustrates many painting techniques. Each of over 40 recipes can be followed independently and is rated accorded to difficulty from easy to more complex. The recipe itself includes a list of paints and other materials needed, tips on surfaces best suited to the technique, and painting advice -- all in a simple-to-read chart right on the page. Detailed step-by-step instructions outline each method and its variations with full-color photographs. As you master a fundamental recipe -- such as sponging on -- you can create many different looks, trying different colors and patterns with the same technique or combining various techniques to suit your needs. The clearest, most concise guide of its kind, "Recipes for Surfaces" gives you the confidence and ability to create the painted interior that's right for "you."

Home Beauty for Underfoot & Overhead This third book in the 50 Ways series presents a whole new set of projects for creating beautifully decorated surfaces around your home-this time it's the floors and ceilings that are in for a treat. Using ordinary paint and decorative tools, as well as prefabricated moldings and paneling, readers will be able to turn floors and ceilings into amazing works of decor. From Venetian Plaster to Stenciled Stars and Applied Motifs, you'll find a trove of floor and ceiling painting techniques you never imagined would be possible, let alone so easy. Faux Drapery, Bead Board, Floor Cloth, Wood Floors, Tile & Stone, Linoleum and even Cement Floors round out just 10 of the 50 ways. Materials for these projects are widely available at craft stores and home improvement centers nationwide, and with a wide range of project styles to choose from, this book will be a must-have source of inspiration and information for every homeowners.

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.

Inspiring ideas to paint walls, ceilings, and floors.Painting techniques'ragging, brushing, marbling, sponging, and other faux finishes.Step-by-step photos and simple how-to instructions show homeowners it is easy to achieve the latest designer looks.New techniques and materials to use.Painting ideas suitable for any room in the house.Basic painting information beginning and expert do-it-yourselfers will appreciate.Tips to select colors and develop color schemes.