Synopses & Reviews
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.
Synopsis
Simon Cavelle provides more than 750 color photos with concise instructions to guide do-it-yourself home decorators on more than 250 different paint effects on many different surfaces. Readers learn how to combine colors to imitate wood grains, marbling, antiquing, plus shows stylish results of leading interior decorators.