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Furniture Facelifts: A Step-By-Step Guide

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Manufacturer: Chronicle Books

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Transform flea market finds and hand-me-downs into stylish one-of-a-kind furniture! From the author of the best-selling Paint Recipes comes Furniture Facelifts, a fabulous new way to bring color and zest to any home. Here an artist's techniques, tips, and secrets are presented step by step, so anyone can perform a magical furniture makeover. Furniture Facelifts covers more than 30 techniques for paint, fabric, wood, metal, and glass. Twenty-five fun and funky detailed projects cover all the essentials—tables, chairs, ottomans, nightstands, shelves, cabinets, and more—and offer easy instructions. A recipe-style format, inspiring pictures, and wipe-clean cover make this a truly practical sourcebook. The latest in the very successful Paint Recipes series, Furniture Facelifts is the ticket to creating works of beauty and utility without spending tons of time or money.


PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS:

Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 684.1
EAN: 9780811818995
ISBN: 0811818993
Label: Chronicle Books
Manufacturer: Chronicle Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 192
Publication Date: 1998-08-01
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Studio: Chronicle Books


SIMILAR ITEMS:

• Painting and Decorating Furniture
• Weekend Furniture Facelifts: 70 Great Ways to Update Your Furnishings (Hamlyn Home & Crafts)
• Just junk
• Painted Furniture Decorating Ideas & Projects
• Decorative Furniture with Donna Dewberry


CUSTOMER REVIEWS:

Disappointing -
Amateur, cheap looking finishes. I was looking help with finishes that look like they came from Habersham or other great furniture makers.

this is one of the handiest books i own. -
This book is not for the person who wants to do huge amounts of serious woodworking, and you need to come to it with an imagination. What it does is effectively tell you how to do a hundred or so styles and techniques. You can't replicate everything that's in here, but it's simply incredible to go through when you have a beat up old piece of furniture, and are open to thoughtful, imaginative refinishing.

HORRIBLE BOOK -
I bought this, and both my wife and I went through it, and we both agreed that it was a worthless book. I can't believe it was ever published. I have returned it and will never buy another book by this author. Sorry to be so negative, but this book truly is worthless.

plenty of specific info for DIY types -
This is preciesly the book I was looking for! Has copious details about re-finishing all kinds of furniture surfaces, from bare wood to laminate to steel, plus how to get a wide variety of effects. This book has a higher level of detail than many other faux finishes books (which often skip over how to prep the surface or how to deal w/any surface other than bare wood).

This book is a MUST..... -
I stumbled upon this gem of a book while on a recent day trip to Northampton, MA. Since its discovery I cannot put it down and have begun some of the projects in it. This book is a packed full of helpful ideas and the book's standout feature is that step-by-step guides serve to help the novice in creating a replica of the pictures that exist in the book. Wagstaff & Thurgood's book is softcovered vinyl. Should paint get on it it is easily wiped clean. For certain, I will be purchasing 2-3 copies for friends and relatives as Christmas presents!!!

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