Product Description

“Provide[s] clear, well-illustrated instructions on a variety of decorative finishes....offers a review of the materials, with directions on application and...equipment...shows how the techniques can be combined and applied to particular furniture projects....focuses...on the use of different media.... Recommended.”—Library Journal.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1041607 in Books
• Published on: 1999-12-31
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

From Library Journal
These two books provide clear, well-illustrated instructions on a variety of decorative finishes. Sloan offers a review of the materials, with directions on application and the equipment needed for each. She then shows how the techniques can be combined and applied to particular furniture projects. Compared with her Decorative Paint Effects, Sloan's new book focuses more on the use of different media (e.g., varnishes, waxes, paints, and stains) and on decorations applied by freehand painting or d?coupage than on different effects created by paint techniques. Meschbach, a professional decorative painter, covers the various looks that can be created with paint techniques. He illustrates a multitude of techniques, dividing them into easy (sponging, ragging, and mottling); eclectic (stippling, combing, antiqueing, and crackling); and elegant (wood graining and basket weave). He also gives detailed instructions on the best way to proceed. Experienced painters will find this book particularly useful, but amateurs might need more advice on color selection and how the effects look in the finished project. Both books are recommended where there is an interest.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Customer Reviews

Excellent Guide for Beginners
This title is an excellent guide for beginners who want to reurbish old pieces or make new, mass produced furniture look expensive and antique. The illustrations are very helpful.

Great book
This book haves step by step illustrations and instructions on how to do antique effects. This book is one the best books I've bought to do antique effects for frames, chairs, cabinets, bed frames etc. The book list all the materials and the techniques.

Worth the money
Highly educational resource. I bought this book to transform my old white French Provencal bedroom set into something that looks more sophisticated. Looking forward to using the skills and materials that are well outlined in this book.