Country Living The Country Look and How to Get It

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9781588160072
• ISBN10: 1588160076
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-12-31
• Publisher: Hearst

Summary

A wealth of decorating ideas, country crafts projects, and a gallery by craftspeople carrying on the traditions today make this an informative and inspiring lifestyle sourcebook. Put quilt or rug collections on a focal wall; make some stitches in time with an alphabet sampler; do crib quilts; use stenciled paint effects; and see how to turn rags into rugs.

Table of Contents

Foreword	8	(2)
Introduction	10	(4)
The Country Style	14	(26)
That Country Warmth	16	(2)
Hats on the Wall	18	(2)
Collections on Parade	20	(6)
Ned Foltz: A Master of the Wheel	26	(4)
Potpourri, Dried Flowers, and Herbs	30	(4)
Dried Flowers and Potpourri	34	(2)
The Endless Variety of Wreaths	36	(2)
A Pinecone Wreath	38	(2)
Decorating with Fabrics	40	(70)
Fabric ∼ A Softening Presence	42	(2)
Stitches in Time	44	(2)
An Alphabet Sampler	46	(4)
Embroidered Napkins	50	(2)
Turkeywork∼Hand-Crafted Linens	52	(2)
Traditional Turkeywork	54	(4)
A Crewel Embroidered Blanket	58	(2)
Embroidered Place Mats	60	(2)
Basic Country Sewing	62	(2)
Short-Cut Decorating	64	(2)
Bed Hangings: The Crowning Touch	66	(2)
Four-Poster Bed Hangings	68	(1)
Dish Towel Valances	69	(1)
Window Dressing	70	(4)
Tasseled and Romantic Tiebacks	74	(2)
Quilts∼Symbols of Country Life	76	(2)
General Instructions for Quiltmaking	78	(2)
The Union Square Crib Quilt	80	(2)
Works of Art: Amish Quilts	82	(2)
The Amish Bull's Eye Quilt	84	(2)
Homage to Yesteryear	86	(2)
The Log Cabin Quilt	88	(2)
Quilts in the Bedroom	90	(2)
Quilts as Accessories	92	(2)
Old-Fashioned Rag Balls	94	(2)
Rugs ∼ Art under Foot	96	(2)
The Enduring Braided Rug	98	(2)
Elizabeth Eakins: Rags into Rugs	100	(2)
The Heart-Shaped Braided Rug	102	(4)
Down-Home Hooked Rugs	106	(4)
Painted Effects	110	(54)
With Brush in Hand	112	(2)
A Paintbox of Ideas	114	(2)
Restored and Painted Frames	116	(2)
Painting on Furniture	118	(4)
Paint Finishes for Furniture	122	(2)
Dummy Boards ∼ Conversation Pieces	124	(2)
Walls: Personalized with Paint	126	(4)
Stenciled Frieze Motifs	130	(2)
Sue Connell: Her Passion for Paint	132	(2)
Walls Stenciled with History	134	(2)
General Instructions for Stenciling	136	(4)
Traditional Wall Stencils	140	(4)
A Painted Cottage in Texas	144	(2)
The Decorative Painted Floor	146	(4)
Floorcloths∼``Colonial Linoleum''	150	(2)
A Hand-Painted Floorcloth	152	(2)
A Contemporary Stencil	154	(2)
Fooling the Eye with Paint	156	(2)
Wrapped in Scenery	158	(4)
Virginia McLaughlin: A ``High Country'' Storyteller	162	(2)
Built by Hand	164	(24)
The Legacy of Handcrafts	166	(2)
Toys and Small Dwellings	168	(2)
A Simple Birdhouse	170	(2)
Gameboards ∼ Simple Country Pleasures	172	(2)
A Checkers Gameboard	174	(2)
Ornamental Tin	176	(2)
Ivan Barnett: A Tenderness for Tin	178	(2)
Rustic Chairs	180	(2)
A Woven Chair Seat	182	(4)
David T. Smith: An Artisan in Wood	186	(2)
Resources	188	(2)
Photography Credits	190