The Art of Painted Furniture (Hardcover)

by Anita Rosenberg (Author)

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Product Description

Anita Rosenberg--whose work has appeared on several TV series (including Friends)--shares her super secrets for creating fabulous painted furniture. Stars such as George Clooney, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tom Cruise, and Jennifer Aniston have snapped up her unique pieces, and now anyone with a brush and paint can try out her hot techniques. She presents the most beautiful patterns and creative ideas, all broken down so they're easy to follow, and offers suggestions on where to find furniture to personalize, feng shui tips on color, and exciting designs. Try a little kitsch, take inspiration from travel brochures, and go wild for patterns, including a bright leopard scroll. Great projects include a gothic-style table, as well as chairs, trays, chests and more.

From the Back Cover

Turn an ordinary piece of furniture or a home accent into something extraordinary. Once you add a personal touch with decorative paints you have a one-of-a-kind item. That becomes a meaningful part of your decor because it came from the heart. Your decor is suddenly alive with color, pattern, and style because of the hand-painted objects you've created. But how can you get started? Right here, right now, learning from the artist who has sold her painted furniture and accessories to film and televsion stars and whose work has been seen on such TV shows as Friends. She shares with you some of her own inspirations, designs, and self-invented techniques so that you can try this exciting craft.

((picture possibilities: vase on title page, table and accessories on p 7, tray and accessories p 7, table on p 15, lamps on p 24, candlestick on p 26, boxes on p 32, cannisters on pp 34-35))

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 132 pages
• Publisher: Sterling/Chapelle (March 28, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1402725302
• ISBN-13: 978-1402725302
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 8.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,970,883 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars The Art of Painted Furniture, May 21, 2002

By	"splojoe" (Colmesneil, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Art of Painted Furniture (Hardcover)

Was looking for techniques and colors used. Came away with more questions than answers. Was more about the author and her work than I wanted to know. There was a whole page of Feng Shui and color; which, must have been filler stuff. Question: Does she apply stain over the painted surfaces on all of her items?
I will have to say I really liked her work. The pictures were excellent.

2.0 out of 5 stars to juvenile, March 5, 2009

By	Robin Eilers "furniture transformer" (Tampa, FL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was disappointed in this book. It seemed more of an advertisement for her work then anything else. There is not a lot of instruction in this book and the pictured examples are fun but tend to get juvenile. I was hoping for more tecnique.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Art of Painted Furniture, August 20, 2006

By	Debra J. Freeman "debbie jo" (Burton, MI USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is a delight. I bought a set of candlesticks of Ms. Rosenberg's and just put her name on the internet. What a nice surprise to see she'd written books. Not only does this book show the process, but my candlesticks are in it! I now feel that I could accent other pieces in my room to match this set. Instructions are easy to follow; the methods quite interesting. I highly recommend this book - even if you don't want to paint yourself, her techniques are interesting to read about.