Paint Recipes: A Step-by-Step Guide to Colors and Finishes for the Home

by Liz Wagstaff

Both an easy-to-use how-to-guide and an eye catching style book, this innovative painting manual shows homeowners, designers, and craftspeople how to create 50 beautiful paint effects—from ageing and verdigris to stippling and trompe l'oeil —in more than 150 gorgeous colors for walls, floors, ceilings, and furniture. Handy features include chapters laid out like recipes, complete with "ingredients," equipment, and step by step instructions to inspire do-it-yourselfers at every level of experience. With a comprehensive source listing; beautiful, full color photography; and a striking design—plus a durable, wipe clean cover to resist splatters at the work site— Paint Recipes offers the perfect combination of practicality and style, all at a terrific price.

Genres: Reference, Art, Crafts

192 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1996

Reviews

[Foxtower · Rating 2 out of 5]

Think gaudy! Think kind of crude! While this book simplifies many faux finishing techniques, the examples are way over the top. If you can figure out nice colors to use ( and don't have a paying customer!), the simplified techniques here can be helpful toward getting your feet wet in learning decroative finishes.

[Carole · Rating 5 out of 5]

This, & it's companion called Decorative Paint Recipes, are books I often refer back to. I highly recommend them.

[Foxtower · Rating 2 out of 5]

Think gaudy! Think kind of crude! While this book simplifies many faux finishing techniques, the examples are way over the top. If you can figure out nice colors to use ( and don't have a paying customer!), the simplified techniques here can be helpful toward getting your feet wet in learning decroative finishes.

[Patti · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this illustrated guide to various decorative paint techniques to be visually alluring, sensibly yet evocatively described and easily understood. As a functional artist whose business frequently requires me to be able to apply decorative finishes to furniture, accessories and walls; this how to guide has proven invaluable.