Decorative Artists and Gilding Books
Timeless Home
Achieving Classic, Rustic and Romantic Styles With Paint Effects.
Written by Tobias Freccia, the founder of gildedplanet and artSparx.com!
Special - Limited Edition each book signed by the author.
Classic techniques for turning everyday spaces into favorite places. With a little paint and this easy-to-follow guide, you can transform even the most modest dwellings into warm, welcoming interiors that express your unique lifestyle. Thirty step-by-step demonstrations show you how to create popular decorating styles from Tuscany, England, France, Early America and Rural Mexico: Richly textured walls--from soft washes of color and classic Venetian plaster to bold stripes, floral borders and simulated leather.
More features include Hand-painted floor cloths and faux inlay floors. Faux marble tabletops, gilded accents, rustic benches, painted scrolls on curtains, and other artifacts that look like they come straight out of regional shops and village gardens.
Stunning photo galleries provide further decorating ideas for infusing ordinary rooms with timeless beauty, traditional artisanship and plenty of Old World appeal. Whether you long for rustic charm or romantic elegance ... whether you are a beginning decorator, a weekend renovator or an accomplished artist ... the paint effects in this book are easy to achieve and even easier to live with.
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$ 24.99 Timeless Home - Achieving Classic, Rustic and Romantic Styles With Paint Effects. |
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An Introduction to Water Gilding
By Marty Horowitz and Lou Tilmont
Written, Revised & Updated by Marty Horowitz
A guide to gilding picture frames. From gesso application to final patina.
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$ 39.95 An Introduction to Water Gilding - Revised & Updated by Marty Horowitz |
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Product Description
Written by Tobias Freccia, the founder of artSparx.com!
Special - Limited Edition each book signed by the author.
Classic techniques for turning everyday spaces into favorite places. With a little paint and this easy-to-follow guide, you can transform even the most modest dwellings into warm, welcoming interiors that express your unique lifestyle. Thirty step-by-step demonstrations show you how to create popular decorating styles from Tuscany, England, France, Early America and Rural Mexico: Richly textured walls--from soft washes of color and classic Venetian plaster to bold stripes, floral borders and simulated leather.
More features include Hand-painted floor cloths and faux inlay floors. Faux marble tabletops, gilded accents, rustic benches, painted scrolls on curtains, and other artifacts that look like they come straight out of regional shops and village gardens.
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Early American Style
Colonial Amercians drew inspriation from their European heritage. Curent design styles would filter across the ocean and become reinventedin early America. Proportion and scale took reign over ornementation, A neutral color palette of grey blue, greens and rose pinks is readily apparent.
Stucco Rustico - Aged Plaster
Stucco Rustico is a Traditional interior and exterior textured plaster that epitomizes the rustic old world charm commonly associated with Tuscan environments. I love this treatment for its ease of application and the natural, organic glazed appearance that results when using mineral based plasters and glazes. Whether a rough application or a smooth finish, this treatment holds true to the test of time and, in fact, feels as if time itself stopped to wash the walls personally.
The Rustic Color Palette
The Rustic Style color palette falls within a distinct range of color tones and is essential in creating a successful Rustic interior. By using the appropriate color tones you can create a variety of design styles ranging from Period and Historic, regional or thematic. Color helps define our experiences within an interior and exterior environment. It affects us on a physical, emotional, and spiritual level and can be calming and passive, expressive and vital.
Painted Floral Details
Floral patterns used as accents in fabrics and furniture are common place details in the English Country home. These graceful and organic patterns complement the cozy interior of this style and work particularly well with lace window treatments, an heirloom tea service set and the natural and rustic charm of wooden ceiling beams and slightly irregularly textured walls.