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Books : Home & Garden : Interior Design : Painting & Wallpapering
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Uncover the glory in your home! Use paint to create inspired living spaces that reflect your style and your home's character.Once upon a time, there was a sad little Victorian house on the corner, abandoned by its previous owners and abused by time. Your Home, A Living Canvas is the Cinderella story of that house and its transformation into a charming, historic home, thanks to the loving care of acclaimed decorative artisan, Curtis L. Heuser.
From the grand staircase to the cozy third-floor master suite, this book takes you along on the complete floor-to-ceiling, room-by-room makeover. You'll learn about the design concepts and inspirations for each space, along with real-world how-to's behind the wall treatments, ceiling features, architectural highlights, and other exquisite details.
- A series of 25+ step-by-step demonstrations show how Heuser used murals, trompe l'oeil and faux finishes to blend old with new, reclaiming the spirit of the house's former glory, while incorporating unique personal touches.
- Covers a range of decorative styles, from the exotic crackle-finish bookcases in the study, to the Italian country villa-inspired kitchen, to a sophisticated dining room that embodies the Old World ambiance of classic European interiors.
- Offers a wealth of expert decorating advice on using color to evoke mood, displaying your collections, mixing and matching eclectic furnishings, and more.
Whether you're interested in a simple faux finish technique or are dedicated to preserving the architecture and charm of your own historic dwelling, this book will help you create a living environment rich in color, texture and atmosphere ... a place called "home."
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Now parents can create their children’s dream rooms without breaking into the college fund. With no painting skills or special materials required, Creative Kids’ Murals You Can Paint includes:-Fun and whimsical designs adaptable for any room--everything from nursery and magical themes to animals, flowers, and sports
-35 step-by-step demonstrations for simple painted elements readers can mix and match
-Ideas for boys and girls of every age group, from babies through tweens and teens
Complete with professional tips and tricks, this book makes it easier than ever to turn blank walls into inspiring works of art!
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House Colors is the most comprehensive resource ever compiled on choosing exterior house colors. Sorted by architectural style, this format will allow the reader to pinpoint the colors that will best suit their style of home. It is the ultimate resource for those looking to achieve exceptional color combinations, from subtle to bold, that are so difficult to achieve without professional design assistance.
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This follow-up to the highly popular Decorated Page offers even more great ideas for beautifying a journal, more breathtaking photos to inspire, and more smart (and simple) ways to endow even the artistically timid with confidence. It simply brims with suggestions and instructions. Find out about the wealth of contemporary supplies, from papers and adhesives to paints, pens, and pastels. See how to create the actual journal from scratch, including a quick-to-complete Three Minute Pamphlet. Use the tips for customizing a store-bought book that could use a little flair. Build layered pages, take advantage of the creative potential of transparencies, and more.
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From in-a-weekend pieces to intricate designs that take more time, these 27 stained-glass projects shine with light, color, and texture, thanks to the great new glasses on the market today. More than 70 color photos present the techniques, all worked with easy-to-acquire, modern, and efficient tools. Try two methods of cutting, with or without making a pattern. Use overlays, plating, and patinas to color the finish, creatively combine different techniques, and see how to work with brass and copper came. Beginners can start on small glass panels and build the skills to make a flat fan lamp, a mirror suitable for the wall or in a window, and more.
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Faux finishing, or decorative painting, is the process of applying multiple layers of interior house paint and glaze to craft a textured or photorealistic pattern, such as wood grain, marbling, a cloudscape, and onward to more complex murals and trompe l’oeil. Most of the other faux-painting titles in the market focus on either room shots *or* finished paint swatches but do not successfully evoke both inspirational and hard-working images. Designer Faux Finishing fills that empty niche.
The room designs in Designer Faux Finishing will inspire homeowners to transform their homes into leather-worn libraries, ancient grottos or French streetscapes with just a little help from paint. Each image shows a faux treatment within the context of interior color, design, and lighting, enabling readers to make design decisions when working on their own or with interior designers. Twenty of these photos feature tutorials that deconstruct the techniques used and instruct readers on the nuances of replicating those looks in their homes.
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The complete how-to guide for turning faux, mural, and decorative painting skills into a viable, home-based career! Covering everything from the fundamentals of buying supplies to coping with the growing pains of a successful business, this essential sourcebook provides a wealth of tested tips and techniques on such crucial topics as getting referrals, buying insurance, building a portfolio, dealing with supply stores, evaluating job sites, negotiating prices, interviewing clients, and much more!
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With their eye-catching design and creative potential, textured and embellished walls have become the newest trend in home décor. Do-it-yourself decorators everywhere want to learn how to use the texturing techniques featured on such networks as HGTV -- and thanks to Spectacular Walls, now they can.Readers will find:
-38 illustrated, step-by-step projects for walls
-A variety of techniques, including Venetian plaster looks, easy wall glazing and ideas drawn from cake decorating, to create effects ranging from subtle and refined to whimsical and colorful
-A wide array of suggested materials, from drywall mud to decorative papers to faux gems and pearls
With Spectacular Walls, readers can create exciting surfaces that would make anyone proud to be a wallflower!
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In "Handpainting Fabric", authors Michelle Newman and Margaret Allyson show readers how to use readily available paints, dyes and art supplies - along with simple, innovative techniques - to create stylish wearables and eye-catching accents for the home. Following an overview of basic materials and tools, readers will learn practical tips for composition and layout, along with advice for adapting visual references from nature, ethnic traditions, exotic locations and ancient cultures. The techniques chapters present step-by-step lessons in painting, dyeing, discharge, printing, using wax resists and creating special effects on a variety of fabrics, including silks, velvets and sheers. Examples of fun and elegant clothing (scarves, wraps, vests, skirts) and decorative accents (pillows, throws, curtains) provide ideas for using embellished fabrics creatively. A chapter on adding stylish details such as linings, tassels and fringes is also included.
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The Paint Effects Bible is a library of faux finishes: 100 of them. Each is described on a single spread with a large photograph of the finish plus step-by-step illustrations, an ingredients list, and detailed instructions for creating the effect.
A valuable source for professional and amateur decorators alike, this book comes in a handy, pocket-sized format with a concealed wiro-binding that lays flat during use.
The Paint Effects Bible includes:
- How to decorate with paint finishes Basic color theory including choosing colors and combinations Basic techniques plus helpful hints A paint effect selector that helps you choose the best effect and variation
The paint effects are made with brushes, rollers, rags, sponges and waxes. Featured are:
- Textured Effects: stone, leather, fabric, plaster, crackleglaze, craquelure, sand, metal, paper and découpage Traditional Finishes: sienna, breccia, carrera, rosa and granite marble; oak, pine, cherry and mahogany; distressing, antiquing, trompe l'oeil, lining, marquetry, porphyry, tortoiseshell, lapis lazuli, malachite, floating marbles Metallics: verdigris, steel, copper, rusted iron, patination, gold and silver leaf Patterns and Motifs: stencils, murals, repeats, overlays, block printing, frottage Other Patterns and Motifs: banding, stripes, squares, borders, spray painting
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Since the beginning of time, society has valued a hand-painted finish as an alternative to other forms of decorating. For centuries, decorative painting techniques were kept as "trade secrets," with artisans working behind closed doors so no one could learn their techniques. Today, authors and schools throughout the world are sharing many of those "Old World" decorative painting techniques, but none better than Gary Lord. This book brings together Gary Lord's popular series of instructional brochures into one handy, at-your-fingertips volume. Readers will discover 30 fantastic ways to put the finishing touches on a room, from simple projects any beginner can complete to more advanced projects for the serious do-it-yourselfer. Each step-by-step faux finish project is comprehensive and contains: A "shopping list" of materials, tools, and paint colours; Paint colour samples that readers can use to buy matching paint of their preferred brand; Professional tips and advice on how to successfully complete the project; Gorgeous full-colour photos of the featured decorative finish; From start to finish, this book has everything readers need!
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This book is a must-have for anyone seeking to explore the intriguing possibilities of trompe l'oeil. Designed to be used by newcomers to the art and featuring sophisticated content that will captivate professionals, Painted Illusions includes: Step-by-step projects using stencil techniques so easy to master that even novices can paint beautiful faux finishes and trompe l'oeil images; Inspiring photographs of completed projects and helpful hints for alternative applications; A variety of possible effects, including inlaid wood, embroidered fabric, embossed leather, and decorative plaster moldings; With Painted Illusions, readers can make magic.
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Can't Fail Color Scheme Book, A Fresh Approach To Color In The Home, Allows Readers To Coordinate Paint Colors, Textures & Accessories While Factoring In Such Things As Light Effects & Psychology Of Color, Heavy On Photographical Examples Of Working Schemes, Acts As A Workbook Readers Can Take Along To Home Centers & Paint Stores, Includes A Sample Section On Exterior Color.
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More painting fun, less tiresome preparation, and great results: that’s why these techniques are the best for creating heirloom-quality home décor. For 15 years, designer Karen Petrus Williams has experimented and developed an array of shortcuts, which she reveals here along with her finest projects. All are done on flea market purchases with acrylic paints, using simple yet eye-pleasing processes of building and blending on the surface. Color photos, worksheets, and patterns guide even beginners through 20 lovely pieces, all exquisitely embellished with such vintage-style flourishes as floral wreaths, scrolls, and cartouches. The items include a topiary armoire, panel of roses trunk, and oval cameo desk, and there are tips to customize the pattern for other
furniture types.
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America's leading color expert shows how to choose the right color combinations for all your rooms based on Color Moods from your own personality, nature, and travel. Most decorating books start out telling readers how to achieve someone else's notion of how a room should look. This book is different. It helps you determine how you want yourself, your family, and your friends to feel when entering each room in your home. It combines psychology with a practical how-to and reveals which colors and color combinations will achieve the feeling and personal style you want to project in each room.
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Learn how to use the magic of paint to create texture, detail, illusion, and drama in your home. If you are looking for an exciting way to decorate, Mastering Fine Decorative Paint Techniques will show you how with beautiful painted effects that are not just for skilled artists or homeowners who can afford to hire them. With a little patience, practice, and the simple advice offered in this book, anyone can transform an ordinary surface into a delight for the eye. Easy-to-follow techniques include sponging, ragging, stippling, color washing, spattering, combing, creating a sky effect, stenciling, marbling, and wood graining.
- Complete step-by-step instructions with color photos of each technique
- Over 300 full-color photographs and illustrations
- Stunning step-by-step photos and beautiful shots of complete rooms will inspire you to try the elegant effects in your home
- Easy-to-read reference format
- Comprehensive guide for achieving professional-looking results
- Written in a clear and concise manner
- Shows even the most inexperienced amateur how to successfully complete a decorative painting project
- The book's serious approach to paint techniques appeals to professionals looking for instruction on a specific technique
- Softcover, 272 pages
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Whilst creating over 1000 custom decorative paint jobs in homes and businesses the author has developed a range of techniques. In this illustrated guide she shares some of her favourite approaches to trompe l''oeil murals and faux finishes.'