Faux and Decorative Painting

by Sunset Magazines & Books

Love the look of custom paint finishes? Don't have a clue how to start? Brush up on all the basics with Faux and Decorative Painting, a beginner's guide to the newest techniques in decorative painting. Get all the latest info on trendsetting colors and today's high-style finishes. The 225 how-to photos illustrate the most sought after techniques, from exotic-sounding faux bois and shar-pei to extremely subtle but dramatic effects. You don't need fancy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0376014105
• ISBN13: 9780376014108
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Sunset
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.3" x 10.7"
• Grade Range: Grade 12 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

37 quick and easy latex painting techniques

Faux and Decorative Painting is a no-nonsense guide to beautifully coloring one's walls with water-based painting and glazing. Full color photographs and step-by-step instructions demonstrate 37 quick and easy latex painting techniques, from simple solid colors to designing petroglyph wall stencils. A superbly enjoyable home improvement resource, as fun to page through as it is to pick out follow project ideas.