Paint Recipe Book (Country Living S.)

by Liz Wagstaff (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2002

  $3.25

  The home decorator's bible of achievable paint effects. With step-by-step instructions and close-up swatches showing colour variations, over 150 recipes cover a range of paint finishes for different surfaces. Whether you want a quick, up-to-the-minute makeover on a piece of furniture or to spend time re-creating a period look in your home, the Paint Recipe Book will tell you all you need to know about paint effects and exactly how to achieve them.

• Used

  Paperback
  1995

  $3.25

  This work is designed as a sourcebook for home decorators. It gives information about paint effects and their application, ranging from quick, up-to-the-minute makeovers to recreating a period look in the home. The book provides recipe-style instructions and many photographs to guide the reader. Close-ups of colour swatches are also provided for the 150 recipes and their variations. The author explains how to achieve authentic period finishes, using traditonal, oil-based paints. In addition, she has developed a range of very rapid modern colour combinations using water-based products. Altogether, there are over 50 techniques for walls, wood, stone and metal described here, as well as techniques for painting on plastic and other synthetic surfaces. The book is produced in a wipe-clean format for handling in a practical, working situation. The author was responsible for a large-scale renovation programme at Knebworth House in Hertfordshire.