Trompe L'Oeil at Home: Faux Finishes and Fantasy Settings

by Karen S. Chambers

Book Overview

With a breathtaking collection of photographs, this volume shows how rooms can be magically transformed through tromp-l'oeil murals, objects, paintings and fabrics, as well as with painted faux... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0847814203
• ISBN13: 9780847814206
• Release Date: September 1991
• Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 2.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 10.3" x 10.3"

Customer Reviews

Picture book

Everything you learn from this book will be by looking at the pictures. No instructions, no how to, and the copy is boring. Since you're buying this book used don't expect the resource section to be of any help. For me this book would be a waste of money no matter the price.

An Inspirational Bible for Trompe l' Oeil Artists

This book is full of inspirational finished projects in their setting. Muralists will love the treasure trove of ideas presented here. There is something for any setting here, from the grandiose mansion to the modest home. Highly reccomended to the serious decorative artist!

Pretty pictures...

Everyone should check this book out. Yes, YOU. These aren't the cheesy badly-painted scenery murals from hardware store how-to books; this is a collection of photography of real, immersive works of art. Skim through this, get absorbed, and daydream about implementing some of them in your house, even if you can't really. Mmm. I wish I had the guts to transform my house with something like these.

Trompe L'Oeil at Home: Faux Finishes and Fantasy Setting

While there are dozens of books available with how-to instructions for a relatively small number of trompe l'oeil painting projects, very few provide a wealth of images for inspiration to let you see the possibilities. This book fills that void with a wide variety of settings, images and finishes ... enough to make you want to grab those how-to books collecting dust and plan your next (or first) attempt at trompe l'oeil!