Both an easy-to-use how-to-guide and an eye catching style book, this innovative painting manual shows homeowners, designers, and craftspeople how to create 50 beautiful paint effects--from ageing and verdigris to stippling and trompe l'oeil--in more than 150 gorgeous colors for walls, floors, ceilings, and furniture. Handy features include chapters laid out like recipes, complete with "ingredients," equipment, and step by step instructions to inspire do-it-yourselfers at every level of experience. With a comprehensive source listing; beautiful, full color photography; and a striking design--plus a durable, wipe clean cover to resist splatters at the work site--Paint Recipes offers the perfect combination of practicality and style, all at a terrific price.
- ISBN10 0811811735
- ISBN13 9780811811736
- Publish Date 1 April 1996
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 13 December 2008
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Chronicle Books
- Format Paperback
- Pages 192
- Language English