Painted Finishes by Jennifer Bennell

Create decorative surfaces with practical painting techniques

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Painted Finishes is a step-by-step guide to transforming furniture, walls, floors, and household objects with decorative paint effects. Jennifer Bennell explains how to prepare surfaces, choose colours, and build finishes ranging from distressed and spattered effects to stencilling, marbling, graining, crackling, verdigris, and other traditional treatments. Clear instructions and photographs guide readers through the tools, materials, and stages required for each project, while examples suggest ways to adapt the techniques to different interiors. Practical and inspiring, this volume in the Lothian Craft Series is suited to home decorators, furniture upcyclers, and craftspeople seeking distinctive handmade results.