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Decorating With Stencils: Innovative Designs : Step-By-Step Instructions : Templates
Filled with gorgeous stenciled rooms, complete directions, and templates for each pattern (about 30 in all). Historically inspired designs: heraldic, high Victorian, "Modern," Indian paisley, Moroccan tile, Scandinavian folk art, ancient Egypt, and French Empire. The first two chapters provide full coverage of tools, supplies, and basic techniques, including making the stencil, various painting methods, planning large projects, and tips on finishes and texturing. Quite a few have multiple overlays, and the all-over wall and floor patterns are best attempted by the more experienced. For those who have had their fill of the easy flowery, folksy stuff, this is a wonderful book, with vivid, sophisticated designs created by a master stencil artist. home interior decorator could get MANY ideas.

Painted Illusions: Create Stunning Trompe L'Oeil Effects With Stencils
Painted Illusions includes: Step-by-step projects using stencil techniques so easy to master that even novices can paint beautiful faux finishes and trompe l'oeil images. Inspiring photographs of completed projects and helpful hints for alternative applications. Effects include inlaid wood, stencil of the grapevines and scrolls, embossing and faux fabric techniques , Oriental Brocade , Embossed Leather , and decorative plaster moldings, Damask - done is a beautiful tone-on-tone, Shimmering Silk. Author Melanie Royals, director and principal instructor at the San Diego School of Decorative Painting, is an experienced professional home decorator specializing in stencils and paint effects. Her work has appeared in several national publications.

The Crafter's Recipe Book: 200 New Ideas for Decorating Objects in Paper, Fabric, Ceramic, and Wood
Great for decorators, designers, artists in a variety of media, and crafters looking to add spice and variety to their creations, useful to anyone who loves to "make stuff". Both paper artists and fabric artists can find some new ideas Leave sponge painting and other well-worn techniques behind. This as-a-glance directory offers step-by-step instruction and more than 200 new ideas for crafters working in paper, fabric, ceramic, and wood. Recipes for such unusual embellishments as bubble-marbling for paper, printing fabrics with fresh flowers and foliage, and etching patterns on glass and ceramic, plus variations on each recipe for added inspiration. Some techniques include carving paper, crayon batik, ice marbling, smocking paper, faux stained glass, inlaid felt designs, branding fabric, photo emulsion transfer and sand painting, knitting wire and icing with plaster. Mini galleries showing experiments in things like paste paper, tea dyeing and fabric stippling in additional to numerous other variations and combinations throughout the book are there to help guide and inspire you.

Arts & Crafts Stencilling
In the Arts & Crafts tradition, decorative stencilling-on walls, pillows, draperies, or furniture-is made accessible and fresh with these classic stencil patterns from the Arts & Crafts period. Using time-tested techniques, decorative stencil painting can be applied to every room in the house. With plant and flower patterns for the kitchen, formal ornaments for the living room, animals and bugs for the family room, children and ducks for the nursery, and sea life for the bathroom, they can also be mixed and matched to suit a particular taste and decor.

Stenciling Techniques: A Complete Guide to Traditional and Contemporary Designs for the Home
Whether you're thinking about stenciling something simple such as a floral motif around a doorway or have set your sights on turning your bedroom into a medieval castle, this guide will help. Going beyond the country look of stencils, she includes more imaginative looks such as Renaissance ceilings and walls decorated with cave drawings. Stenciling, we learn, comes from an old French word meaning to sparkle, and the lively projects certainly do. Beyond good coverage of all the necessary basics (equipment, fixing mistakes, cutting your own stencils) and the usual candidates for rampaging stencil artists (walls, fabrics, home decorating accessories), the book offers information on advanced techniques (like airbrushing and trompe l'oeil) and adapting the process to unusual surfaces (ceramic tiles, ceilings, exterior walls). And if you've ever dreamed of becoming a professional stenciler, the no-nonsense advice on setting prices, finding clients, and other tricks of the trade will prove invaluable. Techniques, such as trompe l'oeil, stacking, and shading, that will interest more experienced crafters as well.

The Complete Stenciling Handbook
If you are interested in finding extremely unique ways to decorate your home, get this book. Stencilers who want a complete handbook to the art, from choosing between materials and tools to understanding paint differences, glazes, and equipment, will find The Complete Stenciling Handbook packed with essential details. The chapters on how to create different stencil effects, from producing raised art to using layered patterns, supplement techniques and discussions with plenty of color photos illustrating finished results. An excellent comprehensive guide. The designs are very up to date, touching on all the hot decorating trends. Perfect for all you 'Trading Spaces' followers who want to easily and quickly add a new painted accent to your home.

The Gilded Room: Decorating With Metallic Effects, from Metal Leaf to Powders, Pastes and Paints
Decorative metallic effects are sleek enough to complement very contemporary interiors, yet luxurious enough for more traditional d�cor, while distressed or weathered versions work well with the ever-popular shabby chic look. The Gilded Room, metallic finishes can add a wonderful accent to many styles of d�cor on many surfaces. With gold, silver, and copper leaf, metallic paints and powders, artists' oils, copper wire, wire mesh, and recycled metal plates, Skinner adorns walls, floors, desks, columns, screens, sconces, and much more. There are over 15 projects including a faux-gold wall, aluminum wall paneling, metallic-effect patterned floor tiles, mesh lampshade with metal accents, Moroccan-style shutters, a steel-effect column and an incised gesso plaque. Each project includes a materials list, and step-by-step instructions accompanied by photos. A discussion of the project and large photo of the finished design is included as well.

The Complete Guide to Rubber Stamping: Design and Decorate Gifts and Keepsakes Simply and Beautifully With Rubber Stamps
Rubber Stamping is a creative, affordable way to personalize your gift giving and home decorating projects.