Product Description

Walls provide endless opportunities for us to express our taste and personality, so it’s surprising how often we resort to painting them in solid colors or covering them with uninspired wallpaper. Now, acclaimed interior designer Linda Barker proves that walls can be much more than backdrops for artwork, neutral surfaces to blend with furniture, or mere room dividers. Whether your home is large or small, classic or contemporary, Barker provides the inspiration to transform your walls into beautiful, decorative pieces, with 100 wall treatments for a variety of looks and budgets, including:

• Novel approaches to traditional paint techniques, including bar-code stripes, stencils, and tattoos

• Wallpaper masks that create bold overlapping patterns for a dramatic effect

• Innovative treatments such as leather or suede paneling, seashell displays, and fabric coverings

• Stunning mosaics created in a few short hours with preconstructed stone sheets

• Inspirations for collages using personal items such as clothing and accessories that you can adapt to reflect your own personal flair

Whether you opt to add a modern twist to a classic treatment, or choose a more unconventional approach, Wall to Wall provides myriad possibilities for creating dramatic style. Linda Barker also helps you approach bare walls without inhibition with down-to-earth advice on basics such as lighting, the proper use of color to create moods, and the perfect textures to complement a room’s composition. Gorgeously illustrated with step-by-step photos and filled with Linda Barker’s characteristic charm and style, Wall to Wall is an invaluable resource for beginners and seasoned decorators alike.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1082229 in Books
• Published on: 2005-10-25
• Released on: 2005-10-25
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 144 pages

About the Author
Linda Barker is a renowned interior decorator whose books have sold more than a million copies worldwide. She was cohost of BBC’s Changing Rooms and currently cohosts BBC America’s House Invaders. Barker’s interiors have appeared in House Beautiful and other national publications, and her products for the home are available worldwide.

Customer Reviews

Creative Wall Coverings
I never thought of using glitter or giving my wall a tattoo. This book opens your mind to new ways to treat walls. Some ideas, like murals, require some artistic ability. Other ideas include applying rhinestone designs or using gilding.
The book doesn't include step-by-step instructions, so you may have to experiment a bit to create the looks showcased in this book.

Waal to Wall : 100 Great Treatments for Vertical Surfaces
I think Linda Barker is a great designer, and painter. If you like an added bonus to your rooms ambience then this is the book for you ! very inspiring. Loved it!

Linda's best book--lovely photography!
I'm a big Linda Barker fan and this is certainly her most visually appealing book yet. The photography is gorgeous. I'd love to see Linda publish a book in the USA that featured examples of her applications in real British homes (not Changing Rooms homes). Her own London home is gorgeous! That would earn 5+ stars in my book.