Jazz Up Your Junk with Linda Barker: Fabulous Furniture Makeovers from the Star of BBC's "Changing Rooms" - Hardcover

Barker, Linda

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0715308327 ISBN 13: 9780715308325

Publisher: David & Charles, 1998

Synopsis

Transform garage sale finds, family cast-offs, and other junk into uniquely personal decorative pieces. Let a notable interior design star teach you everything you need to turn trash into treasure. Full-color photographs detail every step of twenty fabulous projects that range in style from traditional country floral to contemporary chic. A battered floor lamp gets a new lease on life with fake silver gilding; a plain single bed becomes a young gifts fantasy mini four-poster; a dull, double-fronted wardrobe gets a face-lift to become a French-style armoire. Other projects include chairs, cupboards, tables, a writing desk, screen, footstool, washstand, and more. Many popular decorative techniques are used, such as gilding, mosaic, paint effects, stenciling, applique, and etching to create stunning effects on wood, glass, metal, and fabric. Home decorators will enjoy learning new craft skills, gaining creative inspiration, and ending up with fantastic furnishings for next to nothing! A Selection of BOMC's Country Book Club.

About this title

Synopsis:

From the author of JUST JUNK, 20 more furniture projects on how to turn junk into gems. From double-fronted wardrobe to French-style armoire or battered chair leg to elegant candlestick, the transformations are achieved using simple tools and materials. Techniques such as gilding, mosaic, stencilling and applique are all explained in detail.

About this edition

• Publisher: David & Charles
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0715308327
• ISBN 13: 9780715308325
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144