The Complete Guide to Painting & Decorating : Using Paint, Stain & Wallpaper in Home Decor (Black & Decker Complete Guide) [Paperback]

Jerri Farris (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Black & Decker Complete Guide | Publication Date: January 15, 2006

Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Painting & Decorating is a comprehensive source of information on all do-it-yourself techniques for home decor: interior painting, wallpapering and staining. In addition, it provides a practical introduction to the basics of home decor design and color theory.

This major revision of an all-time home decor best seller updates all the tried and true techniques from the original book. These classic projects have now been revised to feature the latest tools, today's most popular patterns and colors, and new, in-demand techniques.

Expanded from 256 to 288 pages, this revised edition of Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Painting & Decorating also adds 20 all-new projects, showing do-it-yourselfers how to achieve popular new painting and decorating effects. New projects include: Plaster Skim-Coating, Geometric Paint Effects, Trompe l'eil Wallpaper Installation, Antique Staining, Rub-on Stencils, Wall-lettering, and more.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

A good choice for those who want to add a little flair, depth, and sophistication to their interior painting and decorating efforts, Black & Decker: The Complete Guide to Painting and Decorating will encourage you to do more than just slap on some paint. After flipping through the pages and seeing more than 700 color photos, you will want to play with paint, experiment with it, and control it. The first section of the book--Color & Decorating Principles--explains color theory as well as the use of colors and patterns to create moods in a room. (Warm colors, for example, help make north-facing rooms more inviting, and the people in them warmer.) The second section of the book--Basic Painting & Wallcovering --explains the process of preparing surfaces for finish paint, choosing the right materials, and estimating quantities. (This portion also notes how small patterns help make close spaces seem larger and more open, while large patterns are stimulating and look best in active areas such as a child's room or a large kitchen.) The book's final section--Advanced Painting & Decorating--looks at how to embellish walls and floors with faux designs and decorative accents, and how to add elegant touches with wallcovering cutouts, cornices, and wall frame moldings. Specialty painting tools are also discussed, including paint gloves for contoured surfaces such as pipe and wrought-iron, bendable paint pads for window shutters and cast-iron radiators, and mixer bits. Knowing that some of the designs and color combinations may spur people to wilder-than-normal decisions, the authors wisely advise that people first get samples of their preferred wallcoverings or paints, and then take them home and subject them to the 24-hour test, checking from time to time over the course of a full day to see how the colors change under varying lighting situations. --John Russell --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Editor Jerri Farris is the author of several books on home decor.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Creative Publishing international; Rev Upd edition (January 15, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1589232623
• ISBN-13: 978-1589232624
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,625,453 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Complete guide, indeed!, December 20, 2002

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JDiver "You haven't lived until you've dived." (Roseville, CA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Black & Decker: The Complete Guide to Painting & Decorating (Black & Decker Home Improvement Library) (Paperback)

I can do a passable paint job- but this book helps me assess color and patterns, select type of paint and tools specific to the job, prepare the surfaces and apply the paint. It even guides me through complicated patterns and uses I wouldn't have contemplated at all, without a clear guide. This book takes you through it all with clear advice, excellent step-by-step color photographs. You'll save lots of money and time, and best of all, get easy-to-follow advice to do it right the first time.

11 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars black and decker complete guide to painting and decorating, June 6, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Black & Decker: The Complete Guide to Painting & Decorating (Black & Decker Home Improvement Library) (Paperback)

this book is written so one can get many interesting ideas and easy to follow instructions. a varity of ideas for everyone pocket book pictures demoastrate beautifully the techniques i really enjoyed this book and recommend it to everyone redecorating thier homes and or giving a room a fresh look

1 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars painting book, November 14, 2006

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BOBBO (WNC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Black & Decker: The Complete Guide to Painting & Decorating (Black & Decker Home Improvement Library) (Paperback)

Not worth the price - bought another book at the same time that is indispensible.