Spectacular Walls! [Paperback]

Jeannine Dostal (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 28, 2005

With their eye-catching design and creative potential, textured and embellished walls have become the newest trend in home decoration. Do-it-yourself decorators everywhere want to learn how to use the texturing techniques featured on Television - and thanks to Spectacular Walls!, now they can. Readers will find: 38 illustrated, step-by-step projects for walls; A variety of techniques, including Venetian plaster looks, easy wall glazing and ideas drawn from cake decorating to create effects ranging from subtle and refined to whimsical and colourful; A wide array of suggested materials, from drywall mud to decorative papers to faux gems and pearls With Spectacular Walls!, readers can create exciting surfaces that would make anyone proud to be a wallflower.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"For my artist's soul, there is nothing as beautiful, fluid and charming as something that is hand painted. It's faster, for me, than stenciling on measuring and taping off the wall. I use the curves and indentations of the molding and start and stop color where those curves and indentations start and stop. Make this as fun and easy as possible." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Jeannine Dostal has been a professional faux finisher for 13 years. Her work has appeared in many home decorating magazines.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: North Light Books (October 28, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581807279
• ISBN-13: 978-1581807271
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #876,127 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars creative -- but what if you change your mind???, April 10, 2007

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bookbuyerr "bookbuyerr" (Blue States, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Spectacular Walls! (Paperback)

Step-by-step techniques for inspirational projects. How to add reveals of foil, pearls, glass gems, glazed leaves and fruits. Brilliant ideas, such as how to use cake decorating tools to make 3D leaves, vines, and flowers. "When in doubt add a scroll or color it gold". WOW.

Check out the comments (below) for a good tip on helping with later removal of textured plaster if you decide to change the look of the room. (...I hate sanding).

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great New Faux Finishes..!!, November 3, 2006

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This review is from: Spectacular Walls! (Paperback)

As a professional Faux Finisher this book rates a 5 from me because it is easy to follow the steps and accomplish the finishes without a lot of expensive tools. These are out of the ordinary finishes and add punch to a portfolio that is mainly old world plaster finishes. Fun and do-able!! Even for a beginner..!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Simple wall decoration for the home..., December 22, 2007

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colorful-one (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Spectacular Walls! (Paperback)

Though I found the projects stepped out in this book, a bit repetitive in technique application - there are some good ideas here for embellishing your faux finishing portfolio with dimensional samples. The book is geared towards faux finishers more than muralists. The simplicity of Dostal's techniques are admirable. I felt the design of this book a bit distracting (a lot of pics are angled and surrounded by dotted cut-out lines????), although there is a good amount of information scattered about, especially in regard to material usage. I was most dissapointed with the void of finished, whole room photos. The obvious staged and propped beauty shots lack inspirational value. For the beginning faux finisher I would reccomend this book - for the more advanced I found only little value here. For the price however, the book does merit a few cretive ideas and projects worth the purchase.