Quick and Easy Paint Transformations: 50 step-by-step ways to makeover your home for next to nothing
Annie Sloan
Language: English
Pages: 160
ISBN: B00J75NEQQ
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
With this book in one hand and a brush in the other, you can learn how to create different finishes and effects with paint to change everyday rooms and furnishings into something special, all for the price of a pot of paint. The first section of the book tells you everything you need to know before you start - how to prepare surfaces properly, choose the right paint for the right place, use the best tools and select a colour scheme that will work with the room in question. 50 different techniques follow, with step-by-step photos showing you how to achieve the finished look, accompanied by inspirational photos showing the effect used on walls and doors, furniture and floors. Learn how to update old secondhand furniture, or how to give modern pieces a softly-aged appearance, all with the aid of a pot of paint and a brush. Whatever the style of your interiors, Quick and Easy Paint Transformations will show you the best way to makeover your home.By leading the decorative painting revolution over the last 20 years, Annie Sloan has become perhaps the world's most respected expert in decorative paint, colours, and techniques. Alongside her unique and versatile decorative paint, Chalk Paint, Annie has inspired generations with her accessible, lively, and creative approach to getting great results.
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Plaster that had received just one application of paint. You will need Graphite paint Sponge roller and paint tray Tin of clear wax Cloth or 2in (5cm) paintbrush for applying wax Cloth for polishing Step 1 Apply two coats of Graphite paint using a sponge roller. Have some solid areas of paint but don’t try to make the whole wall completely opaque. Avoid creating a pattern or texture as this can become too busy. Remember that when you apply the clear wax any pattern will become much more.
Two. Both are transparent and allow you to see the wood base. It is a good idea to test them out first so you are sure about the right thickness of each of the varnishes. By applying them very thinly you will get small cracks. Before This little round side table had an elegance that was unfortunately reduced by the country look of unappealing orange-varnished pine. You will need Old White paint 2in (5cm) paintbrushes for applying paint and Craquelure Bottle of Craquelure Step 1 Bottle of.
1in (2.5cm) soft bristle brush for applying wax Cloth for removing excess wax Tin of dark wax 1in (2.5cm) paintbrush for applying dark wax Step 1 Paint all over the wood in Duck Egg Blue, taking care not to get paint on the mirror. Use a stabbing motion on the carved areas to ensure all the detailing is covered. You may have to apply a second coat to make certain the whole of the mirror is covered. Step 2 When the paint is dry take a small brush and paint the gold size glue onto all the.
Even when it is varnished like this chest of drawers. This means that you need to choose a technique where the paint is thick so you won’t see the grain or, as I chose here, a technique where the texture of the wood is part and parcel of the gently distressed look. If you are not sure if your wood is oak, a good test is to pass your finger nail over the surface to see if you can feel the grain. You will need Duck Egg Blue paint Old Ochre paint 2in (5cm) paintbrushes for applying paint Tin of.
Need Burgundian Red paint 2in (5cm) paintbrush for applying paint Cutlery knife Graphite paint Fine-hair artists’ brush Tin of dark wax 1in (2.5cm) paintbrush for applying wax Tin of clear wax Cloth for removing excess wax and polishing Old White paint Aubusson Blue paint TIP To thicken the paint you need to leave it with the lid off to dry out a little. To make this happen quickly pour some into a wide bowl so more of it is exposed to the air. The paint will not form a skin but will thicken.