Product Details

• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Wgbh Boston
• VHS Release Date: March 28, 2000
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: 6305063850
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #391,339 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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If this video truly shows an easy way to create paint finishes for furniture, then it's for people who have the craft gene going full blast, because it doesn't look effortless. Even no-nonsense host Debbie Travis of public television's Painted House admits at one tedious point: "This is the horrid stage. No one really enjoys this." Several techniques are painstakingly outlined for those patient (and talented) enough to give them a try: antiquing; finishes in verdigris and tortoiseshell; vinegar-graining (done in "the old days" to make paint last); crackle paint; crackle varnish; and gilding. The examples are truly breathtaking, from the verdigris candlesticks to the tortoiseshell sconces. Easy to follow, yes. Easy? Perhaps it's all relative. This is a great video textbook for the serious craftsperson. --Valerie J. Nelson

Product Description

Looking for an inexpensive but stylish way to add decorative flair to your home? Let Debbie Travis introduce you to the many ways paint can transform a room or a piece of furniture. With charm and wit, she makes it all easy. All videos include ideas for decorating with paint. Transform your furniture into decorative masterpieces. Includes preparation, antiquing, crackle paint, crackle varnish, gilding, verdigris, faux tortoiseshell and vinegar graining.

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Gotta love Debbie Travis..., October 5, 2006

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This review is from: Debbie Travis' Painted House: Paint Finishes for Furniture Made Easy [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This woman makes it look so so easy. I had to have this tape for my own. I had borrowed it so many times from the library that they were thinking of putting my picture on the box alongside Debbie's. The faux tortoiseshell finish is very neat and I am contemplating just what thrift store find to bestow it upon. She is very adept at teaching you how to take mediocre items and make them into one of a kind pieces. With that charming British accent she is a pleasure to watch and listen.