Fantastic Furniture: Intriguing Paint Techniques & Projects

By Mickey Baskett

Book Overview

Give new life to old furniture or transform unfinished pieces with quick and easy decorative techniques, such as block painting, stenciling, stamping, sponging, distressing, stippling, glazing, and design painting. The 29 projects in this full-color collection include a chair with a watermelon motif, a rocker with posies, stripes, and swirls, and a Southern Magnolias Armoire. "Recommended."- Library Journal.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806964251
• ISBN13: 9780806964256
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Sterling Publishing (NY)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 11.1"

Customer Reviews

good book for beginner

This book is great for someone with limited knowledge of painted furniture. The pictures are nice, covering both the older flowery country style and the new funky multi color style. It is short on in depth details of paints, supplies, and preperation. But there is enough info to get you through a project. For those that cant draw there are some patters for flowers ans such. The projects presented are inspiring and unique not cheap or tacky looking. The book does not cover classical faux paint techniques that could be combined into the projects presented. If you need that type of information I highly recommend The Art of Painted Finish by Isabel O-Neil.

A Great 'How-to' Book for beginners

The projects in this book are fun and eye-catching. It contains a broad range of do-it-yourself furniture painting, as well as sponging, stamping and stenciling. There's sure to be at least one project you'll want to try.