Home Decorating with Paint, Tile, Wallcovering
Decorating the home yourself can be richly rewarding. Not only does it save money, it gives you a unique opportunity to exercise your practical and creative skills.
This book shows how to master basic skills, then develop them to be adventurous in the way you decorate your home. All the techniques are explained in easy-to-follow, step-by-step form, with numerous drawings and photographs illustrating the wonderful effects that you can achieve. Every project includes a "shopping list" of tools and materials to make sure that you have everything you need before beginning.
Contents:
- Preparing Walls
- Interior Paints
- Painting Walls And Ceilings
- Preparing And Painting Woodwork
- Special Effects With Paint
- Color Washing And Shading
- Speckled Paint Effects
- Marbled Paint Effects
- Imitating Tortoiseshell
- Paint Effects On Wood
- Using Ready-Made Stencils
- Making Your Own Stencils
- Painting Murals
- Hanging Wallcoverings
- Decorating Ceilings
- Hanging Relief Wallcoverings
- Wallcoverings
- Cornices And Cove Molding
- Attaching Fabric To Walls
- Basic Tiling Techniques
- Tiling A Countertop
- Tiling A Room
PUBLISHER: Creative Homeowner Press, 1992
ISBN/ISBN 13:0932944965, 9780932944962
Price | $8.95 |
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Description | Home Decorating with Paint, Tile, Wallcovering: Special Effects and Creative Techniques for All Surfaces by Kimberly Kerrigone, Creative Homeowner Press Decorating the home yourself can be richly rewarding. Not only does it save money, it gives you a unique opportunity to exercise your practical and creative skills. This book shows how to master basic skills, then develop them to be adventurous in the way you decorate your home. All the techniques are explained in easy-to-follow, step-by-step form, with numerous drawings and photographs illustrating the wonderful effects that you can achieve. Every project includes a "shopping list" of tools and materials to make sure that you have everything you need before beginning. Contents:
PUBLISHER: Creative Homeowner Press, 1992 ISBN/ISBN 13:0932944965, 9780932944962 |