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Dominique Coughlin
The floor book
A comprehensive guide to practical and decorative floor treatments
Trafalgar Square Publishing 2002
Stron 128, format:23x23 cm, papier kredowy
163 kolorowych ilustracji
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Flooring is a vital element of interior design: it unifies and defines the home, allowing us to link rooms or set them apart in both mood and function. And what could be more important to the harmony of the home than the very ground we walk upon? In terms of its impact on a room, it is impossible for flooring to be overlooked, yet all too often it is neglected by home decorators. The Floor Book asks us to reappraise our priorities and view the floor as a "blank canvas" on which to imprint the finest in creative decorating and design.
This stunning book covers all facets of floor covering and design, and never have there been so many diverse possibilities. Dominique Coughlin thoroughly explores the dazzling array of available materials and current techniques, from traditional floors in parquet, wood, stone, and tile to innovative new coverings like glass and leather. She also recognizes that floors need to be hardwearing, and materials are further examined in terms of their durability.
As well as offering comprehensive advice on a wide variety of flooring options, The Floor Book presents ten step-by-step projects using varied techniques, including stenciling on wood. Laden with fine color photographs and written in a clear and helpful style, this is an outstanding guide to practical and decorative floor treatments.
Contents
INTRODUCTION 8
BOARDS AND VENEERS 10
Bare boards 12
Wooden overlay flooring 14
Project: Sanding floorboards 16
Parquet flooring 18
Traditional parquet designs 20
Creating parquet flooring 22
Wood veneer flooring 24
Faux wooden flooring 26
Introducing colour 28
Colour-stained boards 30
Project: Faux limed floors 32
Painted wooden floors 34
Adding stripes and checks 36
Project: Painting a chequered floor 38
Stencils and stamps 40
project: Stencilling a border 42
FLAGSTONES AND TILES 44
Traditional flags 46
Slate flags 48
Stone flags 50
Terracotta flags and tiles 52
Marble floors 54
Terrazzo flooring 56
Project: Faux marble flags 58
Scagliola flooring 60
Contemporary concrete 62
Ceramic tiles 64
Traditional encaustic tiles 66
Modern encaustic tiles 68
Mosaic flooring 70
Project: Faux mosaic designs 72
CARPETS, RUGS AND COVERINGS 74
Carpets 76
Textures and small-scale patterns 78
Bold-patterned carpets 80
Decorative borders 82
Linoleum and vinyl 84
Insets, tiles and borders 86
Cut patterns 88
Project: Creating cut patterns 90
Natural fibre matting 92
Patterns and colour permutations 94
Project: Taping a sisal mat 96
Cork flooring 98
Leather, glass and paper 100
Industrial flooring materials 102
Stair and hall runners 104
Oriental carpets 106
Kelims and Gabbehs 108
Aubusson Carpets 110
Contemporary rugs 112
Rustic rugs 116
Project: Soft-dyed rug 118
Painted floorcloths 120
Project: A painted floorcloth 122
TROUBLESHOOTING 124
INDEX AND PICTURE CREDITS 126
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