The Decorative Painter: Over 100 Designs and Ideas for Painted Projects

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	Transform ordinary furniture and everyday objects with strikingly original designs from one of our most exciting and innovative designers. Resonant with brilliant color, the designs are all based on simple motifs - stripes, circles, leaves, and tiger stripes - which can be used to create bold, graphic effects as well as more ornate designs. With the use of templates and step-by-step instructions, Cressida Bell clearly shows how to transfer these to a variety of plain surfaces using only the most basic materials. Projects should appeal to both the homemaker and artist, and include a deck chair with tiger stripes, a dotty lampshade and base, checkered tabletop and jewelry box, decorative plates, and a host of other ideas. Cressida's sources of inspiration are rich and varied, from her Bloomsbury anscestors to Mediterranean ceramics, architectural motifs and mosaics, to ancient fabrics and costumes. All these, plus handpainted decorations on every page, provide a treasury of innovative designs and source material to inspire you to create your own painted designs.

		Date Published 9/1/1996

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Rated By: Muriel Parker

From: Australia

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Comments: Inspiring
Most inspirational! This book provides excellent designs, colour and concepts to enable the novice to the professional on exciting paint ideas for all furniture. If you're wanting to create an awesome finish on any piece and need inspiration, this is the book to buy. It's easy to follow and opens your mind and creativity, you'll be amazed at the selections, you'll create the most impressive pieces which I am sure your friends will notice. You will never find painted furniture boring after seeing Cressida Bells talent!

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