House Beautiful Paint, a new volume from the editors of House Beautiful magazine in their Great Style series, explores all the decorating possibilities that paint offers. More than 120 color photographs illustrate the wonderful ways in which it can be used to strike a mood, manipulate space, fool the eye, surprise and delight, transforming walls, floors, ceilings, furniture -- even the smallest accessories. Advice from decorators and homeowners alike serves as a guide to choosing tones and finishes, incorporating techniques such as sponging, ragging, stenciling, and trompe l'oeil, and using paint as a backdrop for artwork or to create the effect of carpeting or wallpaper. An illustrated glossary explains the most commonly used paint terms to take the mystery out of this rich, and readily accessible, design resource.

The most accurate paint estimates are always custom-made for a particular job. That's because no single material cost, no manhour estimate, no pricing system fits all work and all bidders. Your estimates have to be based on your actual productivity rate, your material costs, labor costs, overhead percentage, and profit expectations.

Deciding what color to paint a room is more than just searching through manufacturer's swatches and interior design magazines. Paint introduces readers to all the possibilities of color, detailing how to use dynamic, dramatic tones from nature to turn an ordinary home into a memorable showcase.

This inspiring guide brims with delightful images and practical ideas for thinking of color not as a problem to be solved in each separate room of the home, but as an all-embracing way of life. Readers will discover how to make the most of the tones and textures from magnificent Arctic tints...cool ocean washes...dynamic forest hues...natural earth tones...ruddy desert shades...and kaleidoscopes of color. Clear, interesting text is combined with gorgeous photos of interiors and juxtaposed with photos taken from nature and other images from daily life. These other images help open a window onto the vast landscape of color with all its surprises, subtlety, and sensuousness.

Paint is more than just a wall covering; it can be a color experience. This unique guide shows readers how to look at the possibilities with new eyes and release it in the home to create beautiful, innovative interiors.