- Paperback: 128 pages
- Publisher: Firefly Books; Overside Trade PB edition (Oct 7 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1552095010
- ISBN-13: 978-1552095010
- Product Dimensions: 27.9 x 21.3 x 1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 572 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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#576,050 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #94 in Books > Home & Garden > Home Design > Remodeling & Renovation > Kitchens
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Offers options to just ripping everything out ... boasts excellent color photographs. (Monica Stark January Magazine 20001019)
More than 60 easy and innovative ways to turn boring, ugly, or outdated kitchen cupboards into stylish works of art. (Karen Turner Ottawa Citizen 20001014)
Shows how a simple bucket of paint can transform a dull, drab cooking space into something spectacular... easy-to-follow instructions. (Log House Designs )
More than 60 easy and innovative ways to turn boring, ugly, or outdated kitchen cupboards into stylish works of art. (Karen Turner Ottawa Citizen 20001014)
Shows how a simple bucket of paint can transform a dull, drab cooking space into something spectacular... easy-to-follow instructions. (Log House Designs )
Log House Designs 01/2004
Shows how a simple bucket of paint can transform a dull, drab cooking space into something spectacular... easy-to-follow instructions.
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PROFESSIONAL PAINTERS AND DECORATORS know that preparation accounts for 80 percent of the success of any decorating project. Read the first page
Front Cover | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
PROFESSIONAL PAINTERS AND DECORATORS know that preparation accounts for 80 percent of the success of any decorating project. Read the first page
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4.0 out of 5 stars
The Good, Bad & Not-So Ugly,
By "shelleweber" (Great Falls, MT United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Painted Kitchen: Over 60 quick and easy ways to transform your kitchen cupboards (Paperback)
It wasn't what I was expecting but maybe what I want doesn't exist. With that explanation out of the way - I must say it's really one of the better kitchen cabinet idea books out there. It has great photos, a large quantity of ideas and is very informative about various products, equipment and necessary prepartion. It's chapters are broken down by color which makes it easy to skim through the book and find what you're interested in without having to read every chapter to learn what you need to know. The "bad" part is that the technique directions are sometimes not too specific or clear so it's best to just use the book for ideas and refer to a book on painting techniques for more explicit directions if you're very dependent on step by step directions. Other than that, I'd really recommend this book to anyone who is looking for cabinet update ideas without the expense of buying all new ones.
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3.5 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews) 37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Good, Bad & Not-So Ugly,
By "shelleweber" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Painted Kitchen: Over 60 quick and easy ways to transform your kitchen cupboards (Paperback)
It wasn't what I was expecting but maybe what I want doesn't exist. With that explanation out of the way - I must say it's really one of the better kitchen cabinet idea books out there. It has great photos, a large quantity of ideas and is very informative about various products, equipment and necessary prepartion. It's chapters are broken down by color which makes it easy to skim through the book and find what you're interested in without having to read every chapter to learn what you need to know. The "bad" part is that the technique directions are sometimes not too specific or clear so it's best to just use the book for ideas and refer to a book on painting techniques for more explicit directions if you're very dependent on step by step directions. Other than that, I'd really recommend this book to anyone who is looking for cabinet update ideas without the expense of buying all new ones.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Kitchen Cabinet Ideas,
By Sonya "readaholic" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Painted Kitchen: Over 60 quick and easy ways to transform your kitchen cupboards (Paperback)
This is a good book that provides lots of ideas on ways to paint your kitchen cabinets. The first chapter discusses preparing the surface and things like matching door styles with the paint effect you want. The rest of the chapters are divided by colors. Of course, any of the techniques could be used with alternate colors.
One of the chapters includes a step-by-step description, with photographs, that show how to turn flat doors into paneled doors. Some of the instructions are incomplete and appear to assume some knowledge. For example, "make sure the rectangle is aligned "square" to the door", even a brief description of how to make sure it's square might be helpful to some readers. I liked this book because there were some very inventive ideas for decorating doors including decoupage, hand-painted script, combing and relief impasto stenciling (using impasto, a thick textue paint that produces a raised finish). Even though some of the steps don't include all the details needed if you are a beginner, I think for the most part you would be able to complete the projects by using both the text and photographs. 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Save your money,
By Judy E. King "The painted lady" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Painted Kitchen: Over 60 quick and easy ways to transform your kitchen cupboards (Paperback)
I was extremely disappointed with this book. Basically, there was really nothing one couldn't find in any decorating magazine. I was hoping it incorporated other ways to renew kitchen cabinets along with the painting, it doesn't. No information on cabinet prep, paint, or techniques. Frankly I can't see any reason to buy this unless you just want to look at the pictures. A total waste of money.
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