Maggie Philo
Decorative Painted Furniture
A practical guide to painting and decorating furniture with 15 step-by-step projects
London 1996
Stron 94; format: 25x25cm
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Furniture painting is a craft that has been practised for thousands of years and is presently enjoying enormous popularity. As well as being great fun to do, painting your furniture allows you to create your own decorating style within your home, making your furniture unique and personal. It also enables you to revamp tired-looking furniture at a fraction of the cost of buying something new.
Decorative Painted Furniture demonstrates a whole range of painting techniques, from antiquing, printing and stencilling, to gilding, frottage and verdigris, which you can use to decorate your furniture. Where possible, the more user-friendly water-based paints and materials have been used in the book. Each technique is clearly explained and incorporated in an easy-to-follow project for readers to try, ranging from a simple limed picture frame and decoupaged bathroom cabinet to more challenging projects like the lacquered butler's tray and frottaged and stencilled screen.
Painting furniture is easy to do at home and does not require vast amounts of equipment or great artistic skill. All you need are paints and brushes, and of course some furniture. So, whether you prefer the subtle effects of liming, the battered appearance of 'distressed' furniture, or the glossy look of lacquer, Decorative Painted Furniture provides the perfect introduction.
Contents
Introduction 6
Equipment and Materials 8
Painting Techniques 18
Projects 28
Antiqued kitchen cupboard 30
Limed picture frame 34
Crackle-glazed chair 37
Handpainted chest 40
Decoupaged bathroom cabinet 43
Handprinted blanket box 47
Chequered table and chair 51
Scumble-glazed table 55
Craquelure lamp base 58
Stencilled bedside chest 62
Gilded mirror frame 66
Verdigris metal table 71
Lined clock cupboard 75
Lacquered butler's tray 78
Frottaged and stencilled screen 83
Templates 88
Suppliers 94
Index 94
Acknowledgements 96
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