Furniture Makeovers: Simple Techniques for Transforming Furniture with Paint, Stains, Paper, Stencils, and More Author: Barb Blair | Language: English | ISBN:
1452104158 | Format: PDF
Furniture Makeovers: Simple Techniques for Transforming Furniture with Paint, Stains, Paper, Stencils, and More Description
Review
" SO good, SO helpful, SO inspiring and most of all, SO approachable."
-Holly Becker, Decor8
"I enjoy reading decorating books but rarely bestow upon them a permanent place on my bookshelf. However, I found this book to be such an excellent resource and full of so many great tutorials that Furniture Makeovers is in my home to stay."
-Tonya Lee, About.com Decorating Editor
"Bursting at the seams with information and overflowing with inspiration."
-Rue Magazine
"A well thought-out guide to the fine art of furniture transformation."
-Poppytalk
"A remarkable compilation of projects."
-Suzonne Sterling, Urban Comfort blog
"A fabulous how-to volume for everything from sanding to decoupage and beyond!"
-The City Sage blog
"26 genius furniture face-lifts."
-ReadExpress.com
About the Author
Barb Blair is the founder of Knack Studios. Her work has been featured on Apartment Therapy, Decor8, and Design*Sponge, among other design websites as well as publications such as Southern Living. She lives in South Carolina.
- Hardcover: 192 pages
- Publisher: Chronicle Books (April 9, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1452104158
- ISBN-13: 978-1452104157
- Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.1 x 0.8 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
First of all I did not purchase this book from Amazon, got it elsewhere. I have been through enough furniture refinishing projects to testify that this is wonderful for the beginner. I wish I had this type of help when I stripped down my first piece 33 years ago. Back then I learned as I went.
So if you are new and ready to get started redoing furniture, do yourself a favor you will thank yourself for over and over, and absolutely get this book. The author takes you step by step from how to select a piece of furniture that is going to be worth all the sweat you are going to pour into it to selecting proper materials and products for stripping, scraping, wiping away the old finish. He includes drying times and tells how to make necessary repairs to the furniture, how and what to use to make those repairs.Also included are tips on how to add an old look, or shabby chic, distressed look, how to make your pieces look hand painted, and much more.
I love that the importance of sanding is stressed, depending on what kind of finish you want, sanding, from rough to baby smooth is a process and the author is good to stress the importance. And it is important, because you are going to have to live with the way the furniture feels when you touch it for as long as you own the piece, so listen and don't be tempted to take shortcuts, you will thank yourself for the extra work and patience you invested into the piece, every time you touch it.
Finish is covered well , as it is as important as sanding. The author prefers polyurethane finish, which leaves a nice tough finish that resists spills and stains very well.
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