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Manufacturer: North Light Books

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With their eye-catching design and creative potential, textured and embellished walls have become the newest trend in home decoration. Do-it-yourself decorators everywhere want to learn how to use the texturing techniques featured on Television - and thanks to Spectacular Walls!, now they can. Readers will find: 38 illustrated, step-by-step projects for walls; A variety of techniques, including Venetian plaster looks, easy wall glazing and ideas drawn from cake decorating to create effects ranging from subtle and refined to whimsical and colourful; A wide array of suggested materials, from drywall mud to decorative papers to faux gems and pearls With Spectacular Walls!, readers can create exciting surfaces that would make anyone proud to be a wallflower.


PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS:

Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 747.3
EAN: 9781581807271
ISBN: 1581807279
Label: North Light Books
Manufacturer: North Light Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 128
Publication Date: 2005-10-28
Publisher: North Light Books
Studio: North Light Books


SIMILAR ITEMS:

• Your Home A Living Canvas: Create Stunning Faux Finishes & Murals with Paint
• Creative Kids' Murals You Can Paint
• Decorative Painting Techniques: Whisper Painting (Decorative Painting Techniques)
• It’s Faux Easy with Gary Lord
• Painted Illusions


CUSTOMER REVIEWS:

Looking for a creative punch to your finishes? -
I actually read this book at one of the national faux-fin. schools, and decided to purchase it! I'm also a professional Decorative Wall Finisher - and found this book gives some ideas to stray away from the norm. If you want "Fine" Finishess...check out a Gary Lord book (those who have been in this business know that name is a household word) Or spend lots of $$$$, and take a class like the rest of us..haha The main thing that is great about this book is the step by step process and closeup photos. Often, it's easy enough to read instructions in any book - but having photos allows a person to get an idea of which direction you should be going with the "finished" look.

I wish there were more willing to share recipes - because at the rate the Faux Market is going, it's hard to keep up with all the new products and looks. For those who have been in the industry long enough - product knowledge is key, and understanding how far you can go with a technique is a treasure found. I know that there will always be do-it-yourselfers...but what you learn in a professional school, provides more info than you can ever get in a book.

And yes, books are good for everyone, no matter what your expertise.

A Big Disappointment -
This book was a complete disappointment. I expected refined finishes...new and exciting ideas. The finishes in this book would be more appropriate for someone who is interested in crafts. I don't find it to be a great addition to a professional faux finisher's library. It would be helpful for a do-it-yourselfer or a hobbist.

Great Ideas -
I actually checked this book out of the library, read it, then came back and bought it. Some very interesting ideas for using three dimensional motifs. I can hardly wait to try piping vines made out of joint compound onto walls. A well written book with lots of pictures of finished techniques, excellent supply lists and clear and concise directions. This one is definitely a keeper for my personal library.

Simple wall decoration for the home... -
Though I found the projects stepped out in this book, a bit repetitive in technique application - there are some good ideas here for embellishing your faux finishing portfolio with dimensional samples. The book is geared towards faux finishers more than muralists. The simplicity of Dostal's techniques are admirable. I felt the design of this book a bit distracting (a lot of pics are angled and surrounded by dotted cut-out lines????), although there is a good amount of information scattered about, especially in regard to material usage. I was most dissapointed with the void of finished, whole room photos. The obvious staged and propped beauty shots lack inspirational value. For the beginning faux finisher I would reccomend this book - for the more advanced I found only little value here. For the price however, the book does merit a few cretive ideas and projects worth the purchase.

creative -- but what if you change your mind??? -
Step-by-step techniques for inspirational projects. How to add reveals of foil, pearls, glass gems, glazed leaves and fruits. Brilliant ideas, such as how to use cake decorating tools to make 3D leaves, vines, and flowers. "When in doubt add a scroll or color it gold". WOW.

Check out the comments (below) for a good tip on helping with later removal of textured plaster if you decide to change the look of the room. (...I hate sanding).

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