Texture, Paint, Ornament and Mosaic Projects (Decorating furniture) - Softcover

McGraw, Sheila

9781552976180: Texture, Paint, Ornament and Mosaic Projects (Decorating furniture)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1552976181 ISBN 13: 9781552976180

Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd, 2002

The four Furniture Decorating books are based on the author's highly successful Painting & Decorating Furniture that has sold over 40,000 copies worldwide. Booklist magazine called it "quite probably the best general introduction on furniture decoration that exists." With these four books as guides, anyone can decorate furniture like a professional. This volume explores the availability of versatile new embellishment and decoration products which take the art of furniture beyond its construction, giving your pieces personality and even humour with textural and ornamental treatments. - Texture - Stucco effects - Decorative mouldings - Caulking - Artist's gel - - Products and applications clearly explained - Paint - Textural effects - - Dragging - Smooshing - Sponging - Marble and granite effects - Metallics - - Leafing and patina - Ornament and mosaic - Silverware, beads & buttons - - Rustic look - Leaves & vines - Copper cut-outs - Mosaic tabletops -

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Review:

Individually or as a set, these books will serve as a resource and inspiration for home decorators.--Jim Carlson"Country Almanac" (03/01/2003) Step-by-step instructions and beautiful, close-up photography.--Arts and Crafts (04/15/2003) Shows you how to make a simple wooden chair into a gallery piece with culinary charm ... reader-friendly instructions.-- (01/26/2003)

About the Author:

The most original and imaginative ideas are made easy with these masterly guides to decorating furniture. Sheila McGraw, an illustrator and designer, is an avid home sewer, decorator and painter. She has written six craft books, including Papier-Mache for Kids, a best-seller that won the prestigious Benjamin Franklin Award, and illustrated Robert Munsch's international best-seller Love You Forever. She lives near Toronto.

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