The Complete Guide to Painting and Decorating: A Step-by-Step Manual for Painting and Decorating Your Home

by Black and Decker Staff

Overview

Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Painting & Decorating is an illustrated guide to improving interior rooms with paint, wallcoverings, and other decorative materials using professional techniques. Beginning with an overview of color and decorating principles, this helpful reference demonstrates the basics of painting and wallcovering, including: selecting and estimating materials, preparing the room, removing existing paint and wallcovering, repairing damaged walls and woodwork, application techniques, and cleanup methods. The featured projects appeal to all skill levels. Experienced do-it-yourselfers will be especially interested in the advanced painting and wallcovering projects, including: sponge painting, block printing, stenciling, rag rolling, painting faux finishes, painting and staining floors, hanging specialty wallcoverings, and creating wallcovering cutouts. There are also projects for adding architectural elements such as cornices, wall moldings, and ceiling medallions.

Highlights include:

• A variety of affordable, do-it-yourself solutions for improving the appearance and style of any room.
• Professional advice on selecting paint and wallcovering.
• Exciting new design products such as wool painting pads, textured paint rollers, and polyurethane millwork.
• Demonstrations of each project with clear step-by-step instructions and color how-to photographs.
• Projects which appeal to a variety of skill levels and cover all aspects of painting and decorating, from beginning theories to advanced techniques.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780865736320
Publisher:	Rockport Publishers
Publication date:	08/28/1999
Series:	Black and Decker Home Improvement Library Series
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	8.25(w) x 10.81(h) x 0.63(d)

About the Author

Creative Publishing international is a worldwide publisher of how-to books. The company's current retail offering includes over 300 titles on topics covering home improvement, home decorating, sewing, crafting, hunting & fishing, and photography. Over the past 15 years, CPi has developed high-quality photography step-by-step books with nationally recognized brand partners like Black & Decker and Singer.

The editors of Creative Publishing international have created dozens of best-selling titles in the fields of home repair, home improvement, home decor, and landscaping.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Color & Decorating Principles

Color

Color Schemes

Pattern

Creating a Mood

Creating a Room Design

Basic Painting and Wallcovering Techniques

Preparation

Basic Painting

Basic Wallcovering

Advanced Painting and Wallcovering

Advanced Painting

Tools for Advanced Painting

Materials for Advanced Painting

Taped-Off Designs

Freehand Painted Designs for Walls

All-Over Sponge Designs

Terra-Cotta Wall Design

Sponge Painted Check Design

Block-Printed Designs

Stenciled Designs

Tromp L'Oeil Stenciled Designs

Scumbled Wall Designs

Stained Floors

Painted Wood Floor Designs

Aged & Distressed Floor Finishes

Strie & Combed Designs

Faux Moire Design

Texturized Designs

Rag-Rolled Design

Textured Dual-Roller Designs

Color-Washed Designs

Faux Finish Designs

How to Apply a Faux Serpentine Finish

How to Apply a Faux Unpolished Stone Finish

How to Apply Grout Lines

Faux Wood Finish Design

Advanced Wallcovering Techniques

Hanging Specialty Papers

Wallcovering Cutouts

Cornices

Wall Frame Moldings

Faux Millwork Moldings and Medallions