Step-by-step Paint Techniques and Faux Effects

Step-by-Step Paint Techniques & Faux Effects is an inspirational invitation for beginners and more advanced decorators to revitalize their homes by using simple but exciting paint finishes. What may seem like a complicated procedure at first, will become a thoroughly enjoyable and affordable method of enhancing the home by creating a range of stunning effects - from a leather look for the study to the cheerful Fantasy Marble that can transform not only trinket boxes, but pillars and wall sections as well. Clear step-by-step explanations accompanied by specially commissioned photography will guide home decorators, teach them about surface preparation and colour choice, and offer over 20 different projects that will appeal to a wide range of tastes and abilities.

Table of Contents:
GENERAL INTRODUCTION 8 COLOUR 10 MATERIALS & EQUIPMENT 18 SURFACE PREPARATION 28 DECORATIVE FINISHES 36 WALLS 38 (Surface preparation) MOIRE taffeta finish on a wall 40 LEATHER on a coffee table 42 IVORY trinket box 46 CHECKS AND STRIPES on walls 48 WHITE ON WHITE TRELLIS on an obelisk 52 MURALS 56 SHADING on a balustrade 62 CLOUDS on a ceiling 64 GRISAILLE on an alcove or panel 66 TROMP L'OEIL on a door 70 DECOUPAGE (print room) 74 WOOD GRAINING 78 RUBBER ROCKER TECHNIQUE on a door 80 PINE door 84 MAHOGANY chest 86 OAK cupboard 90 STONE AND MARBLE 94 FANTASY MARBLE box 96 TRAVERTINE floor 100 EGYPTIAN GREEN MARBLE column 104 BLACK AND WHITE MARBLE tiles 108 SIENNA MARBLE 110 METAL LEAFING 114 ALUMINIUM LEAF mirror 116 BRASS AND COPPER BURNING 120 METALLIC AND PEARL POWDERS 124 GLOSSARY & FURTHER READING 126 INDEX 128

About the Author :
Marina Niven owns a decorating business in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, and teaches paint effects. She studied at London's Inchbald School of Design and at the American Academy of Decorative Painting in Arizona. Marina was involved in the restoration of the Villa Ciano in Tuscany and designed and painted the ceilings of the Sultan of Brunei's reception rooms in London. Louise Hennigs is a designer of interior finishes and mural artist, and freelances as colour consultant. She has been commissioned by architects, designers and interior decorators to undertake a variety of projects for restaurants, wineries and international hotels. She has worked around the world, from England to Spain and Singapore. Today, she lives in Cape Town, South Africa. Their previous successful titles, Decorative Paint Finishes and Outdoor Paint Techniques and Faux Finishes, were both published by New Holland Publishers