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Recipes for Surfaces by Mindy Drucker and Pierre Finkelstein (1990, Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Touchstone
ISBN-10
0671682490
ISBN-13
9780671682491
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1068513
Product Key Features
Book Title
Recipes for Surfaces
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1990
Topic
Decorating, Repair
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
House & Home
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
37.6 Oz
Item Length
11 in
Item Width
8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
89-026208
Dewey Edition
20
Dewey Decimal
698.14
Table Of Content
CONTENTS Foreword: How To Use This BookIntroduction: What Is Decorative Painting?PART IGENERAL INFORMATIONCHAPTER ONECOLOR: THE KEY INGREDIENTCHAPTER TWOPAINTS AND TOOLS: THE STAPLESCHAPTER THREEPREPARING TO PAINTPART IITHE RECIPESCHAPTER FOURMIXING PAINTSMixing a Base CoatMixing a GlazeGlossary of TermsBefore You BeginCHAPTER FIVESPONGINGSponging OnSponging On: Light Over DarkSponging On: Three ColorsRandom Sponging In Four ColorsSponging OffCombination: Sponging Off and OnCHAPTER SIXCLOTH DISTRESSINGRagging OnTwo-Tone Ragging OnRagging OffCheeseclothingRag-Rolling OnRag-Rolling OffCombination: Ragging Off and CheeseclothingCombination: Ragging Off and Cheeseclothing In Two ColorsRagging Oft and Cheeseclothing: Light Over DarkCHAPTER SEVENSTIPPLINGStipplingWiping OffWiping Off In Three ColorsFade-Away StipplingCHAPTER EIGHTCOLOR WASHINGSponge WashingBrush Washing In Two TonesFade-Away WashingCHAPTER NINESPATTERINGSpattering OnSpattering OffCombination: Spattering Over Sponging in Five ColorsStone-Block EffectCHAPTER TENDRAGGINGDragging With Steel WoolDragging With a Hard-Bristle BrushCombingCHAPTER ELEVENSTENCILINGMaking Your Own StencilWorking With a StencilCHAPTER TWELVEMARBLINGWhite MarbleRed MarbleGreen MarbleApplication: Yellow Sienna Marble on a ColumnApplication: Marbling a FloorCHAPTER THIRTEENWOOD GRAININGPineOakMahoganyBurlAPPENDIXBibliographySourcesIndex
Synopsis
Recipes for Surfacesis a one-of-a-kind handbook that enables you to master decorative painting techniques for walls, floors, ceilings, and furniture as simply as you would use a cookbook: Just follow the recipes. This easy guide will show you how to create a variety of exciting surface effects for your entire home using the basic methods so popular today -- sponging, ragging, stippling, color washing, spattering, dragging, stenciling, marbling, and wood graining.The straightforward format ofRecipes for Surfacesgives you the tools to transform any aspect of your home with paint. More affordable than wallpaper, more personalized than solid-colored opaque paint, these painting techniques -- once the closely guarded secrets of painting professionals -- are not limited to walls, ceilings, or floors, but can be used on moldings, doors, and furniture as well -- as accents or to try out effects on smaller subjects. WithRecipes for Surfacesas your guide, you can achieve professional and customized effects yourself -- with a lot of fun and no hassle. What makes this book so special and so different from many home decorating books is that -- like making a meal with your favorite recipes -- it allows, and in fact encourages, you to create a completely personal look that suits your own space, style, and budget. And, as your skill and confidence grow,Recipes for Surfaceswill show you how to move beyond the basics with exciting and unique variations.Recipes for Surfacesis organized for practical use, with clear concise explanations and full-color illustrations. Part One gives background and specific information on color, paint, and preparation, including advice on stocking up on the right paints and brushes, how to ready surfaces for painting, and how to store paints once you've finished. Helpful color charts supplement the discussion of how to mix and match colors for your taste and needs.The second part of the book illustrates many painting techniques. Each of over 40 recipes can be followed independently and is rated accorded to difficulty from easy to more complex. The recipe itself includes a list of paints and other materials needed, tips on surfaces best suited to the technique, and painting advice -- all in a simple-to-read chart right on the page. Detailed step-by-step instructions outline each method and its variations with full-color photographs. As you master a fundamental recipe -- such as sponging on -- you can create many different looks, trying different colors and patterns with the same technique or combining various techniques to suit your needs.The clearest, most concise guide of its kind,Recipes for Surfacesgives you the confidence and ability to create the painted interior that's right foryou.
LC Classification Number
TT323.D78 1990
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