Outdoor Paint Techniques and Faux Finishes, Revised Edition: 25 Great Outdoor Finishes for Plaster, Wood, Cement, Metal, and Stone (Creative Homeowner) Step-by-Step Projects for Exterior Decorating - Softcover

Marina Niven; Louise Hennigs

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1580118143 ISBN 13: 9781580118149

Publisher: Design Originals, 2018

Synopsis

This practical guide to exterior decorating will inspire both beginning and more advanced decorators to revitalize your outdoor environment!

• 25 weatherproof paint effects ideal for external walls, floors, and woodwork in your garden, patio, or porch
• 5 surface options: plaster, cement, wood, metal, and stone
• Step-by-step projects & photos make it easy to create beautiful embellishments that make a personal decorating statement
• Wide variety of decorative finishes including stucco treatment, faux tiles, frescos, lime washing, verdigris, moss effects, and more
• Helpful advice on surface preparation, color usage, and recommended equipment

Colorful, inspirational and practical, Outdoor Paint Techniques and Faux Finishes guides you through a series of 25 decorative finishes ideal for external walls, floors, and woodwork. This book features a wide variety of stunning effects for five surfaces: plaster, cement, wood, metal, and stone.

The authors cover a wide variety of paint effects including stucco, faux tiles, frescos, lime washing, verdigris, moss effects and more. They introduce new decorative finishes that can withstand the forces of nature as effectively as traditional exterior paints, with advice on surface preparation, color usage and recommended equipment.

Clear text and detailed step-by-step photographs make it easy to create beautiful outdoor embellishments that make a personal decorating statement.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Revitalize Your Outdoor Environment

Use paint to create a personal decorating statement with techniques that are fun, cheap, versatile, simple, and effective! Outdoor Paint Techniques and Faux Finishes will inspire you to use colors, textures, and effects to create ideal decorative finishes for external walls, floors, and woodwork.

• Stunning weatherproof paint effects for plaster, cement, wood, metal, or stone.
• Decorative finishing methods for walls, floors, windows, garden furniture, and planters.
• Practical advice on stucco treatment, faux tiles, limewashing, verdigris, moss effects, and more.
• Detailed instructions and step-by-step photographs.

"Faux finishes . . . have made it easier and cheaper than ever to make quick home improvements."
—Country Living

"Faux finishes, murals, and trompe l'oeil aren't just decorative painting trends anymore. They're mainstays."
—Cheryl Poulin,
Your Decorative Painting Resource

About the Author:

Marina Niven owns a decorating business and a curtain workshop, and teaches decorative painting and interior decorating. She was involved in the restoration of the Villa Ciano in Tuscany and, together with Nella Opperman, designed and painted the ceilings of the Sultan of Brunei's reception rooms in London.

Louise Hennigs runs her own business as a designer of interior finishes and freelances as a colour consultant. She has been commissioned by architects, designers, interior decorators and independent clients to undertake a variety of projects for restaurants, wine estates and hotels.

About this edition

• Publisher: Design Originals
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1580118143
• ISBN 13: 9781580118149
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160