Product Description
In Painting and Decorating Furniture, Sheila McGraw shows how to transform old furniture into functional works of art, using amazing new methods and finishes to complement traditional ones. Along with introductory chapters on basics like painting with brush and roller, McGraw shows how to master such techniques as block and potato printing, sponge painting, decoupage, stenciling and tiling. 900 full-color photos…. More >>
Painting and Decorating Furniture
Tags: decorating, Furniture, Painting
#1 by Marcia Bradwick on April 23, 2010 - 3:09 am
What a great price for an exceptionally instructive book–and hard cover to boot! I have already painted the primitive cow on a wooden tray table–positively dashing!!
Rating: 5 / 5
#2 by Pezmom on April 23, 2010 - 4:36 am
I highly recommend this book. It has many beautiful pictures, offering many ideas. It gives clear, simple instructions that are easy even for a beginner.
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by Douglas K. Robinson on April 23, 2010 - 7:20 am
Excellent visuals and direction for those who want to try paint decorating. Gave it as a gift and the recipient was very pleased. Will see how her next project turns out.
Rating: 4 / 5
#4 by S. Auffrey on April 23, 2010 - 9:13 am
This book is amazing with the ideas of creating with old furniture. After recieving in the mail I just wanted to get started painting a dresser or creating my own piece of painted work. The desciption of the different techniques is very good. Top notch book.
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by Trey on April 23, 2010 - 9:42 am
I’m not looking to make an artistic statement, just remake some old furniture I inherited into something I can live with. I’ve looked for ideas and books for months, and when I found this in the library I loved it so much I bought too copies: one for me, and one for a friend with zero craft skills.
There are lots of ideas (so what if it’s simple old decoupage? who’d have thought of pasting an entire poster on a dresser, or using lovely calligraphy?) The instructions could not be more well thought out and illustrated
There are lots of tips and “words to the wise” sprinkled throughout to avoid mishaps or just to make the project look better, and the projects are infinitely adaptable to whatever furniture or materials you have lying around.
There is something for (almost) everyone — some projects are a little high brow artsy for my taste, some a little too country cute, but there are also antiquing and modernizing techniques, projects incorporating natural materials and descriptions of faux finishes. Materials, tools and techniques are thoroughly reviewed, patterns are provided, alternatives are suggested. There’s even a section on repairing broken furniture in preparation for painting. Oh, and the index and table of contents are thorough and make it easy to find a project to go with the supplies or ideas you have already.
In a word, this is a wonderful book that does what it says it does — gives folks with some ugly, broken or boring furniture inspiration and practical guidance to make something useful and attractive.
Rating: 5 / 5