Fabulous Fakes: Painting Decorative Illusions for the Home

by Maggie Colvin and Margaret Colvin

Ever thought of owning a gilded bedhead, mosaic floor or Greek-style balcony with views of the sea? For most of us, home features like this are an unaffordable dream, but why go without when you can fake it? In this exciting new book, top designer, journalist and TV presenter Maggie Colvin presents a range of stunning projects to transform your home using paint effects, stencilling and the simplest of trompe l'oeil techniques. Book jacket.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 071530920X
• ISBN13: 9780715309209
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: David & Charles
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.1" x 11.3"

Customer Reviews

A book to get you started in Decorative painting!

I will tell you the title will throw you off. But this book shows you how to Tromple L'oeil, Stencil, Faux finish, & Paint effects.There are about 20 projects & with about 3 to 4 pictures showing how to do each step from start to finish.They have motifts(tracings) you can enlarge to use as a stencil.I'm using the darling cat looking out the window in my kitchen. They also tell you about supplies , & the paint colors you need. If you want to try your hand in the finishes. I think all you would need, would be your tools,paint and this book. This book has projects from walls, floors & furniture. This is in all-in-one book in Decorative finishes!