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FURNITURE DECORATION & PAINTING xx FURNITURE How to revitalize old furniture by painting it and then painting on floral designs. Patterns for floral design included. Museum-quality painted finishes. Advice from the David T. Smith Workshops on simulating the effects of age on painted wooden furniture. Antique painted finishes. A three-step crackle finish (glue, paint and wax) takes less than one day and is a perfect "antiquing" treatment for plain pine and white woods. Twenty six ideas for covering unfinished furniture with a variety of materials (foil, cork, fabric, wallpaper, etc.) to turn an inexpensive chest or shelves into the focal point of a room. How to cover an unfinished chest with fabric. Chest is then given a protective coat of polyurethane varnish. How to decorate a chest (or other piece of furniture) with abstract floral designs. Easy and economical "quick change" decorating ideas include painting an old piece of furniture fire-engine red. How to refinish old or unfinished furniture using special wood-grain papers in marquetry designs. Eight pages of instant decorating tips. Most tips are a sentence or two, but more descriptive instructions are given for (1) making a painted floor cloth, (2) bishop-sleeves drapery with rosettes and (3) three finishes for a chest of drawers: vinegar paint, sponged paint and checkerboard stencil. Easy furniture fix-ups that turn cast-off items into one-of-a-kind pieces. Three pages of tips on sponge-painting wicker, potato-printing an old bench, comb-painting a flower pot, weaving a chair seat from fabric strips, wallpapering a chest, accenting a little table with wooden geometric cutouts, collaging a tabletop with tissue paper cutouts in a checkboard pattern, resurfacing a stool seat with a bull's-eye target of self-adhesive paper and recovering a seat with burlap worked in cross-stitched squares. Instructions for comb-painting furniture, floors and walls. How to whitewash wood furniture. Tips on how to give unfinished furniture a soft, country-style color using dye. Sunflower stencil pattern for decorating a cupboard. Two furniture refinishing techniques (whitewashing and crackle). Stencil with lace. (1) Paper doily is used to stencil the seat of a stool. (1) Heavy lace fabric runner is stenciled on a wood-stained tabletop. Paper-lace stencils. (1) Adorn a plain table with a painted-on doily. (2) Outline plain windows or ceiling lines with intricate patterns created by paper-lace shelf edgings and latex paints. (3) Stencil a floor with square doily patterns. (4) Decorate furniture fronts with lace patterns. Tips on customizing unfinished furniture to create real "personality" pieces. (1) Armoire customized with paint and wallpaper. (2) Sideboard is highlighted with a painted-on plaid pattern on top, drawer- and door-fronts. (3) Blanket chest top is padded with a bold print and complementary stripes accent the front. (4) Paneled headboard is painted with a checkboard design and rubber-stamp leaf motifs. New twists on the age-old technique of sponge painting. (1) Handsome harlequin. Diamond motif, painted and sponged, on a table top. (2) Mad about plaid. Painted-on area rug on a floor. (3) Painted patchwork. Classic nine-patch design borders the room at chair-rail height. (4 )Diamonds in the rough. Diamonds sponged onto curtain and valance fabric. Weekend decorating. (1) Painting a floor in a checkerboard pattern with shell shapes at random intersections. (2) Top an old coffee table with ceramic tiles. (3) Make simple tab curtains from natural-colored sailcloth. (4) Make a folding screen with inserts of enlarged family photos. (5) Use colorful wood dyes to finish an unfinished cabinet. (6) Finger-paint a table top. (7) Sew a feather bed cover from two sheets. Rhyme-time rocker. How to decoupage a nursery rocking chair with nursery-rhyme characters and rub-on letters. Sheet success. (1) Slipcover for bed headboard is made from a sheet and piping as an accent. (2) Sheet is transformed into a tablecloth by adding a border of iron-on hemming tape. (3) Sound board covered with sheeting and bordered with a ribbon becomes a bulletin board. (4) Fabric-covered mat boards are used to frame small prints. (5) Sheet fabric glued to the front of flat drawers dresses up a painted dresser. (6) Sheet, edged with rickrack, becomes a floor-length curtain. Tip on refinishing furniture without ruining old, hand-painted decals and gold trim. Paint of the art. Suggestions on how to transform ugly furniture into fun stuff. How distressing. Simple steps to instant aging. How to simulate scratches and dents, worn edges, worm holes and apply specks and spatter. Victorian curio cabinet. Purchased cabinet is painted and stenciled with heart and dot motifs. A Victorian maiden holding a bouquet of flowers is painted on the center panel of the cabinet door. Rock-a-bye baby. Transforming an unpainted rocker into one with a painted checkerboard seat and polka-dots on rockers, arms and back. Three-panel folding screen and companion occasional table are finished with gel stains and apple motifs. Table base is covered with fabric that matches the screen inserts. Tip on using the double loading sponge technique to paint furniture. Tip on creating a tortoiseshell painted finish using the eyedropper technique. Stenciled sunflower table. Unfinished wooden side table is painted in a crackle finish and stenciled with checkerboard and sunflower motifs. Country style home decorating. Unfinished hall table, framed mirror, pair of sconces and a bandbox are painted with powdered milk paint in warm country colors and decorated with folk art rub-on transfers. Woven ribbon decoupage to decorate the top of a plain oval table. Sandpaper distressing. How to give new, unfinished wood pieces a faux aged appearance by sanding after painting. Christmas village box table. Oval wooden box, purchased table legs and base shelf are painted in a faux finish and assembled into a table. A primitive painted winter village scene inside a border accented with holly motifs adorns the box top/table top. Clover and shamrock motif to paint. Instructions for painting it on a small wooden bench. Technique for dressing up bedroom furniture and accessories. Wooden squares and triangles are painted, assembled into Variable Star and Flying Geese quilt motifs, and glued on furniture. Slat-top wooden step stool is decorated with ivy and flowerpot motifs created using dimensional paste. Decorating an old chair back with folk painting. Folk art furniture. Decorate a small unfinished wooden chest with stenciled patterns. How to refinish furniture with aluminum foil and paint. Article shows the restoration of an old three-drawer chest and includes pattern for foil embossed design on the face of the drawers. How to paint a folk art design on a wooden footstool. Pattern in an Early American motif included. How to refurbish old chairs by painting and recovering the seats. A look at decorative painting on furniture. Includes patterns and instructions for painting a small chest. How to paint folk art designs on furniture. Patterns included for a rose motif, a house design, a heart and floral design, a bird, and various border designs. How to stain and stencil furniture using wax shoe polish in a batik stencil process. How to use vinegar painting (putty graining) to apply unique patterns to old or unfinished furniture. Use tools such as feathers, sponge, corncobs, combs, fingers, etc. to achieve interesting grain patterns. Drop-leaf tea table is oil painted in two colors. Cross piece at the bottom is marbleized. Clusters of pansies are painted at four points around the table top. Emphasis is on the detailed instructions for painting pansy faces, buds and leaves. Revitalizing furniture. How to give new life to old furniture by stripping, sanding and painting it with decorative touches. Updating old, outdated furniture with painted designs, fancy finishes, etc. Fanciful furniture. Wooden rocker for a child is painted with rabbit and heart motifs on the rockers and "Rapid Rabbit" on the seat back. Tips on preparing the surface of furniture, floor or wall for decorative painting. Easy tips on how to refinish furniture before painting it. Evaluating surface problems, cleaning the surface, repair of damaged areas and the pros and cons of stripping a finish. Two examples of glazing and staining techniques for use on furniture. (1) Painted furniture is glazed with a variety of subtle colors and gold metallic paint and green glaze is used to accent carved areas. (2) Pickling stain is applied to a contemporary bedroom set of white oak. Noah's ark design is painted on the top of a purchased wooden bench. How to create a crackle finish to give a piece of furniture an aged look. Four finishes for old or unfinished furniture. Describes surface preparation for old furniture and the steps for applying patina gold, patina crackle, patina silver and distressed patina. How to revamp old furniture with a sponged finish and rub-on design imprints that look handpainted. Flowering furniture. A motif of delicate pink blossoms and purple raspberries are painted in acrylics in two corners of a side table. Center panel and edges of the table's top, the aprons and turned rings on the legs are painted in faux marble. Rock-a-bye Teddy motif to paint in oils on a doll-sized rocking chair. How to give old furniture a fresh look by painting it, adding a crackle finish and then giving it metallic accents in a comma stroke design. Bronze powder stenciling. Instructions and patterns for stencils used on a Hitchcock-type chair back. Techniques in finishing that make inexpensive unfinished furniture look like heirlooms. Ormolu, gold leaf, burled wood effect, stenciling, wood graining, tortoising and marbleizing are described. How to paint an unfinished chest of drawers six different ways to create six totally different effects. Tips on covering walls and furniture with wrapping paper. Decorate furniture with floral patterns. Choose from stenciling, decoupage, block printing, fabric or wallcovering, or applying actual dried flowers. How to finish unfinished furniture like a professional. Finishing techniques described include: graining, mottling, sponging, tortoise, marbleizing, stippling, glazing, and hand printing. Stenciling by number. Patterns and tips given for stenciling on wooden furniture. Painting furniture. Surface preparation, priming and paint selection advice. How to repair the yellow-gold stenciling on Hitchcock dining chairs. Tip: How to generate alligatored or cracked paint finish when reproducing antique furniture. Tip: Techniques for simulating old paint or lacquer. Stenciling a Boston rocker. How to apply colored designs by sprinkling metallic powders on a tacky varnish base, plus other techniques used to apply colorful decorations to a genuine Boston rocker. Painting furniture. Using safe latex-base paint (instead of colored lacquer) to apply color to furniture. The soft colored finish is then protected with a topcoat of a clear latex-base finish Creating a limed (pickled) finish. Used to make almost any new wood appear to be older. Better painted furniture. Use automotive filler and primer to level the wood, followed with aerosol cans to paint and clear coat. Glazes and toners add color and depth to wood furniture. Layered finishes allow correction and enchancment. Ideal for antique restoration. Creating an antique painted finish on furniture in twelve steps. Tip: How to stencil patterns on an old chest of drawers. A Pennsylvania Dutch floral pattern to stencil on the headboard and footboard of a bed. Five easy techniques to transform plain, unfinished chairs into one-of-a-kind folk art. (1) Woodburning. (2) Marbleizing. (3) Stenciling. (4) Decoupage. (5) Painting with corncobs. Fair Isle stenciling for furniture. How to stencil furniture. Creating an antique finish with paint. Part 1. Creating an antique finish with paint. Part 2. Pickling primer. How to apply a pickled finish to wood to make a brand-new piece appear very old. New looks for old chairs. Tips on restoring old chairs with a worn or out-of-date appearance using a fresh coat of paint and some decorative touches. Tip shows how to paint lines and other geometric shapes on furniture using "stencils" of masking tape. Resurrect doomed furniture or make new furniture from scrap wood by covering the finished piece with fabric and/or wallcoverings. How to paint a plain chest of drawers with a pattern of scrolls, tulips, daisies and urns. An original design from a Colonial chest in Greenfield Village. How to dye furniture (and other wooden objects) with Rit Dye, applied like a stain, and then finish it with polyurethane or hand-rubbed with paste wax. Jumbo numbers to paint on a purchased lift-lid storage bench. Holstein cow motif to stencil on a painted wooden chair. How to give unpainted furniture a custom look with paint and stencils. Includes patterns for 4 Pennsylvania Dutch stencils, 3 Oriental stencils, and 6 spaceship designs. Painted furniture comes to America. Selecting color, preparation, execution, aging, and antiquing. Enameling unfinished furniture. Beautifying unfinished furniture. Tip on how to resurrect a badly scarred wood table using paint and a glass top. Tips on painting old furniture to create brightly colored, interesting effects. Barbara Butler's toy chest. Patterns and instructions for painting an unfinished toy chest with bold patterns in bright colors. Edges of the designs are carved using an electric carving tool with drum sander attachment. Includes recipe for homemade oil stains in purple, red, yellow, orange and black. Hungarian Deer and Doves motif to paint on a small piece of furniture. Geometric motifs accent the legs and edges of the top. Central motif on the top features clusters of hearts, horn flowers and doves flanked by running stags. Beginner to intermediate skill level. Prague at Dusk skyline is the center picture to paint in acrylics on the top of a drop-leaf table. It is framed with scrolls and roses, which are also painted in the corners of the table. Intermediate to advanced skill level. Folk art furniture painting. Advice on choosing a technique, planning a design, backgrounds and working with a stain controller. Entwined with ivy. Circular table top (or lazy Susan) is painted with a border of ivy leaves around the outer edge. The center is painted using a faux marble technique. Beginning to intermediate level. Bumbleberry trunk. Wooden chest is painted with Beatrice and Brandon rabbits and a scene of the English countryside. Ribbon and floral motifs are added as accents. Intermediate skill level. Amish mementos. A small wood cabinet is painted using a graining technique. A door panel is painted with a picture of an Amish doll, straw hat and pair of child's shoes against a background of an Amish quilt. Advanced skill level. Tip on how to give older furniture a pickled finish. Top of a small wooden table is painted to look like it is covered with a doily, a love letter and envelope, and a rose with a bow tied around its stem. Stenciling basics for decorating painted woodworking projects. How to create a time-worn country finish on new furniture using antiquing paints, glazes and spattering. Spray painting small pieces of furniture using aerosol paint. How to prepare the surface and apply the finish. Coats of many colors. The beauty of a painted finish on furniture lies above and beyond mere concealment of the wood underneath. Tips on selecting and applying color finishes to fine wood projects. Part 1. Coats of many colors. Part 2. Special painting techniques, including marbling, graining, tortoiseshelling, spattering, etc. Coats of many colours. Decorating furniture with paint. A review of techniques used in France. Color matters. An explanation of the color spectrum and how it impacts the color of wooden furniture. Looks at the color triangle, pigments, dyes, etc. Decorative paint techniques. Exploring the endless variety of motifs and patterns (including exotic marquetry) that can be painted onto wood using a variety of materials and techniques. How to improve the finish on inexpensive plastic furniture by resurfacing it with a crepe paper glaze. Refinishing furniture. Illustrates removal of old finish, repair of surface and application of new finish by spray painting. How to do metallic powder stenciling. How to restore an inexpensive plastic laminated table by removing the old laminate, sanding table, and recovering with paper-back wood veneer. | |||||||||
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