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With over 300,000 copies sold, Paint Recipes and Decorative Paint Recipes are required reading for anyone decorating with paint. Now The Complete Book of Paint combines the best of both books into one oversized easy reference guide. It offers over 70 painting techniques and finishes designed for walls, floors, and furniturefrom stenciling, sponging, and stippling, to colorwashing, gilding, and bordering. Creative ideas for 18 weekend projects, plus indepth guidance on selecting materials and preparing surfaces, are all accompanied by easytofollow instructional photographs. Readers will master the skills necessary to convert a dining room into a charming French bistro with the use of stencils or transform a secondhand dining set into an elegant antique by applying a luminescent, oilbased crackle. Packed with accessible information suitable for beginners and experts alike, hundreds of clever ideas will have DIYers creating unique looks in no time. This inspiring book, a brush, and a few cans of paint are all anyone needs to color their world.
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With over 300,000 copies sold, Paint Recipes and Decorative Paint Recipes are required reading for anyone decorating with paint. Now The Complete Book of Paint combines the best of both books into one oversized easy reference guide. It offers over 70 painting techniques and finishes designed for walls, floors, and furniturefrom stenciling, sponging, and stippling, to colorwashing, gilding, and bordering. Creative ideas for 18 weekend projects, plus indepth guidance on selecting materials and preparing surfaces, are all accompanied by easytofollow instructional photographs. Readers will master the skills necessary to convert a dining room into a charming French bistro with the use of stencils or transform a secondhand dining set into an elegant antique by applying a luminescent, oilbased crackle. Packed with accessible information suitable for beginners and experts alike, hundreds of clever ideas will have DIYers creating unique looks in no time. This inspiring book, a brush, and a few cans of paint are all anyone needs to color their world.
