- Paperback: 128 pages
- Publisher: Creative Publishing international; 1 edition (April 1 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1589232925
- ISBN-13: 978-1589232921
- Product Dimensions: 27.2 x 20.8 x 1.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 558 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #543,305 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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50 easy decorative furniture-painting projects.
Most decorative painting books on the market are oriented toward the crafter rather than the home decorating enthusiast. This book is designed to appeal to the home improvement audience as well. The approach for each project is not to create art on furniture, but to create decorative furniture for the home and does not require the artistic skill and daunting materials that more craft-oriented furniture painting techniques require. Complete, step-by-step photography for 50 unique and easy decorative paint techniques, faux finishes, and surface embellishments make this the most comprehensive reference available for the DIY-inclined decorator. Techniques are illustrated on a range of types of common furniture including chests, chairs, shelves and tables as well as unfinished furniture, flea-market finds and the inexpensive furniture now sold in mass-market retailers, craft stores, and home improvement centers. With 50 distinct techniques, this book offers something for everybody. Painted furniture can look rustic or elegant, whimsical or sophisticated. Provides techniques to make new furniture look like a fabulous antique, and techniques to make well-used furniture look better than new. All projects use tools and paints commonly available and sold in home-improvement stores as well as embellishments and materials sold in craft stores. There will be an extensive basics section about painting furniture including types of paint, painting tools, preparing the furniture, and basic painting and staining.
About the Author
Elise Kinkead is an expert decorative painter who has worked for clients all over the country. She is the co-author of Mastering Fine Decorative Paint Techniques.
She lives in Mendota Heights, MN
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3.7 out of 5 stars (6 customer reviews)
13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Great for ideas, okay for technique, Sep 9 2007
By E. R. Rottersman "zoelame" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: 50 Ways to Paint Furniture: The Easy, Step-by-Step Way to Decorator Looks (Paperback)
This book gave me lots of ideas for painting furniture without a lot of artistic talent. A+ there. However, many of the techniques list one type & color of paint with no discussion of why or possible substitutions. Some discussions at my local painting store gave me more insight.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Could use more info, Oct 12 2008
By Suz - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: 50 Ways to Paint Furniture: The Easy, Step-by-Step Way to Decorator Looks (Paperback)
I'm a beginner and I found a few holes in this book. It doesn't go into preparation of surfaces very thoroughly, especially furniture that's already painted or stained. There also isn't much info on distressing furniture. It gives one example of using blue and white paint underneath, and doesn't explain what other colors you might need to achieve a different look. I found this book to be too bare-bones and limiting... who needs a table painted like a checkerboard?
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Just what I needed to get started, Sep 29 2008
By Foggy - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: 50 Ways to Paint Furniture: The Easy, Step-by-Step Way to Decorator Looks (Paperback)
I was having a hard time getting started painting furniture. I highly recommend this book for beginners like myself. My first projects are painting over furniture that has already been painted. They were painted black and I didn't have a clue whether it was possible to paint a lighter color on top. With the tips in this book, and with a good paint primer, it IS possible! The author has kept her instructions down to the minimal most important tips. So, I'm not overwhelmed by it. I love how she photographed all the necessary supplies and tools on one page. She has another book she co-wrote that I looked at in the library; it features full rooms of special paint techniques. That book is overwhelming for me. '50 Ways' shows small pieces of furniture, which is very manageable for the beginner, like me. I highly recommend this book!
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