Introduction to Practical Paint Effects, An: Ideas and Techniques to Transform Your Home
Books / Hardcover
Books › Crafts & Hobbies › Painting
ISBN: 1902617169 / Publisher: Collins & Brown, September 2000
Offers practical tips and ideas for using such paint effects as stenciling, color-washing, and furniture painting to transform the home.
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Color-washed walls, stenciled borders, or wood-grained furniture: paint can provide the decorative details that turn house into a home and add style and character to any design scheme. So, pick up the brush, the sponge, the rag and get started - you don't have to be an artist to add profesional-looking paint effects everywhere. It's absolutely uncomplicated, as long as you have these wonderfully simple directions for almost every available method. An etire section (with a color wheel) is devoted to teaching you about color, so you can choose contrasting tones or complementary hues, or glorious primary tints- each of which receives a detailed discussion. Photos reveal what a difference a varaition in shade can make, dramatically altering the look of a room.
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