Living Room Makeovers

by Brand, Salli

• ISBN13: 9781558706040
• ISBN10: 1558706046
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-08-01
• Publisher: F & W Media Inc

Summary

Readers can choose from six living room makeovers: pastel tones, versatile yellow, clean white, neutral brown, classical cream and bleached blue. They'll learn how to use color to enhance a room, the secrets of paint effects and how to combine materials to create the kind of atmosphere that is right for their home. They'll also find clear, concise decorating techniques, 25 creative step-by-step projects and a handy reference guide to materials. Salli Brand received her degree in decorative art and has training in the art of mosaic and gilding. She has her own business as a decorative artist and a broad range of commissions, including Harrods department store in London. Salli has also written Decorative Walls in a Weekend.

Author Biography

Salli Brand After receiving a diploma in decorative art and training in the arts of mosaic and gilding, she set up her own business as a decorative artist

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 4
Using Color	p. 6
Paint Products	p. 16
Troubleshooting	p. 20
Paints and Their Uses	p. 22
Makeover in the Pastel Tones	p. 26
Projects
Preparing an oil-based surface	p. 29
Finding complementary and opposite colors	p. 29
Painting a room	p. 30
Laying tongue and groove flooring	p. 32
Making a box display frame	p. 34
Makeover in Versatile Yellow	p. 36
Projects
Painting a smooth surface	p. 39
Drawing guidelines	p. 39
Dragging a wall	p. 40
Rehanging a door	p. 42
Other paint effects	p. 44
Makeover in Clean White	p. 48
Projects
Choosing an accent color	p. 51
Painting a door	p. 51
Painting a marbled strip	p. 52
Dry-brushing a floor	p. 54
Making curtains with ties	p. 56
Makeover in Neutral Brown	p. 58
Projects
Masking off areas	p. 61
Filling cracks and holes	p. 61
Color-washing a wall	p. 62
Upholstering a bench	p. 64
Shortening a venetian blind	p. 66
Makeover in Classical Cream	p. 68
Projects
Stripping old paint	p. 71
Mixing an aging glaze	p. 71
Aging the border	p. 72
Fitting a picture rail	p. 74
Painting faux stone	p. 76
Gilding a curtain pole	p. 78
Makeover in Bleached Blue	p. 80
Projects
Safe paints for children	p. 83
Painting basic stripes	p. 83
Making a disposable stencil	p. 84
Making zipless pillows	p. 86
Corroding a tin bucket	p. 88
Brushes and Tools	p. 90
Suppliers and Acknowledgments	p. 93
Index	p. 94
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