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Faux Finish Secrets

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I bought the book because I'd heard about Brian Santos' experience. I ordered both his books...read the "Faux Finish Secrets' first. Will rate the other once I've read it.

On the positive side..the book does inlcude many good tips on things such a prep work, choosing the right tools, paint/brush storage, masking, clean up etc. & obviously a basic run down on all those things is of vital importance for a job well done.

On the negative side...I expected the bulk of the book to be a plethora of faux finish methods & not only how their done..but the info on what was used for his samples. Nothing more frustrating than seeing his masterpiece of a bathroom on page 21..& realizing I can't duplicate it because I lack the specific information. Even more annoying was the referral to a section for that bathroom called "rustic" which really didn't look anything like the wall treatment in that bathroom????

I think Mr. Santos made a very good effort to cover the basics of faux finishing in this book...I believe the book accomplishes that goal. Perhaps I expected too much ...thinking with his broad background...I'd see many new types of finishes that aren't already readily available in all the other books.

I really enjoyed his personable writing style...if he put's out a 'Faux Finishing' part 2...that may include more out of the ordinary methods & hopefully will include ALL the details needed to replicate them.

Our neighbor has this book and it came with a DVD by Santos, attached to the inside front cover . The copy I purchased was the same book, but did not include the DVD. It was not advertised as having one, but I "assumed it would have it.