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Fantastic Painted Finishes: Twenty-Nine Recipes for Transforming Ordinary Objects into Extraordinary Treasures
Fantastic Painted Finishes TwentyNine Recipes for Transforming Ordinary Objects into Extraordinary Treasures Author:Lisa Wassong, Steven Schwartz (Photographer) Fantastic Painted Finishes is about finding a bureau on the street or buying a lamp at Woolworth's and within an afternoon - or a weekend - turning it into something really spectacular. All the favorite painted finishes are included -- marble, granite, malachite, lapis, burlwood -- as well as techniques like sponging, ... more »ragging, striping, color washing, and stenciling. The projects range from vases and candlestick holders to headboards and desks.
The book is organized like a cookbook, with project "recipes" that include a list of materials, estimated completion times, and step-by-step color photographs. Author Lisa Wassong holds your hand through every step of the process, offering design advise, professional tips, and words of encouragement when your project looks for all the world like a paint-splattered mess. With Fantastic Painted Finishes, you can truly turn ordinary objects into extraordinary treasures.
28 fully illustrated "recipes" for refinishing small, medium, and large objects; more than 400 color photographs show every step in full detail; introductory sections tell you everything you need to know about materials, preparation, varnishing, and clean-up; a Source List helps you to locate hard-to-find materials.« less