Annie Sloan's Painted Garden : 25 Easy Outdoor Paint Effects to Transform Any Surface

by Sloan, Annie

• ISBN13: 9781571459275
• ISBN10: 1571459278
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-04-01
• Publisher: Pgw

Table of Contents

Introduction	6	(8)
The painted garden
Chapter One
Materials and Paints	8	(16)
Surfaces, brushes, and preparation	10	(2)
Colored paints	12	(2)
Distressed and metallic paints	14	(6)
Paint effects	20	(2)
Mosaic materials	22	(2)
Chapter Two
Color in the Garden	24	(30)
Multicolors	26	(2)
Green and white	28	(2)
Green, black, and gray	30	(2)
Green, yellow, and orange	32	(2)
Green and yellow	34	(2)
Green and blue	36	(4)
Green and green	40	(4)
Green, red, purple, and pink	44	(4)
Green, naturals, and terra-cotta	48	(4)
Green and metallics	52	(2)
Chapter Three
Areas and Features of the Garden	54	(20)
The dining area	56	(4)
The patio garden	60	(4)
Ornaments	64	(2)
Pots and planters	66	(2)
Walls, fences, paths, and floors	68	(4)
Sheds, tree houses, and huts	72	(2)
Chapter Four
Transformations	74	(2)
The Projects
Aging Techniques	76	(18)
Rusted iron pot	78	(2)
Part-rusted chair	80	(2)
Faun's head	82	(2)
Bird bath	84	(2)
Terra-cotta head	86	(2)
Gilded cherub	88	(2)
Garden shed	90	(2)
Stonework pot	92	(2)
Paint Effects with Color
Painted ``tablecloth'' tabletop and staining wood	94	(4)
Lime-washed wall	98	(2)
Blonde-bronzed patio table and blue-bronzed patio table	100	(4)
Marbled pot	104	(2)
Painted decking	106	(2)
Painted sundial	108	(2)
Red and gold Buddha	110	(2)
Aluminum-style chairs and table	112	(2)
Copper canvas chair	114	(2)
Green tree house	116	(2)
Painted and stamped fence	118	(2)
Multicolored striped steps	120	(2)
Mosaic Techniques
Pebble mosaic floor	122	(6)
Shell planter	128	(2)
Mosaic stool	130	(4)
Shell tablet	134	(2)
Mosaic sphere	136	(6)
Suppliers	142	(1)
Acknowledgements	143	(1)
Index	144