Fantastic Furniture: Intriguing Paint Techniques & Projects [Paperback]

Mickey Baskett (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 30, 2000

Give new life to old furniture or transform unfinished pieces with quick and easy decorative techniques, such as block painting, stenciling, stamping, sponging, distressing, stippling, glazing, and design painting. The 29 projects in this full-color collection include a chair with a watermelon motif, a rocker with posies, stripes, and swirls, and a Southern Magnolias Armoire. “Recommended.”—Library Journal.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Tired tables, boring bookcases, cast-off chairs, and other fatigued furnishings take on a whole new life when dressed up with zingy colors and simple paint techniques. In Fantastic Furniture: Intriguing Paint Techniques & Projects, author Mickey Baskett and a team of designers show how easy it is to embellish flea-market finds or new unpainted items with color blocking, stamping, stenciling, or simple drawn motifs, or with slightly more complicated methods like decorative painting, crackling, or detailed hand-painted designs. Step-by-step instructions and patterns are included for all 30 projects. Styles range from bright and bold to softly romantic, with several kid-themed projects as well. This guide takes a very similar approach to Baskett's similarly titled Fantastic Furniture in an Afternoon, but it does not repeat actual projects; overall this one offers more variety. --Amy Handy

From Library Journal

Innes shows how the various paint techniques she described in The New Paint Magic (Pantheon, 1992. 3d ed.) and Applied Artistry (LJ 1/96) can transform furniture and decorative accessories. She begins by describing the history and use of various paint effects, suggesting that furniture projects are a way "to try out ideas in a small way." Baskett, author of numerous instruction books, presents furniture decorating projects created by various artisans. Experienced craftspeople will find this an inspiring book with its colorfully decorated furniture, but some of the techniques, such as tole painting, and the generalized instructions will be challenging for a novice. Similar techniques and projects are covered in Sheila McGraw's Painting and Decorating Furniture (LJ 1/98), but given Innes's reputation, hers would be a wise purchase. Baskett's book is recommended only if this is a popular topic.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Sterling (June 30, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806964251
• ISBN-13: 978-0806964256
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,380,710 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Great 'How-to' Book for beginners, June 9, 2000

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Ellen "Melon Bell" (South Bend, IN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fantastic Furniture: Intriguing Paint Techniques & Projects (Hardcover)

The projects in this book are fun and eye-catching. It contains a broad range of do-it-yourself furniture painting, as well as sponging, stamping and stenciling. There's sure to be at least one project you'll want to try.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good book for beginner, April 4, 2006

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Suzan Elichaa (falmouth maine) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fantastic Furniture: Intriguing Paint Techniques & Projects (Hardcover)

This book is great for someone with limited knowledge of painted furniture. The pictures are nice, covering both the older flowery country style and the new funky multi color style. It is short on in depth details of paints, supplies, and preperation. But there is enough info to get you through a project. For those that cant draw there are some patters for flowers ans such. The projects presented are inspiring and unique not cheap or tacky looking. The book does not cover classical faux paint techniques that could be combined into the projects presented. If you need that type of information I highly recommend The Art of Painted Finish by Isabel O-Neil.