Synopsis: The classic combination of blue and white adds vibrancy to your home. See how effective it can be in every room with easy-to make projects that even a novice can accomplish-from simple borders for curtains to hand-painted china, from block-printing on walls to a patchwork quilt. Simply elegant, with a pinch of charm. "...a hardworking book chock-full of do-it-yourself projects for every room in your house....classic and versatile..."-Decorating. 128 pages (100 in color), 20 b/w illus., 9 1/2 X 9 3/4. BookList Burgess offers a bit of historical background about pigments and dyes, then goes on to present decorating tips combined with simple craft-oriented projects aimed at transforming items of furniture and home accessories. Emphasizing a blue-and-white color theme, chapters highlight various rooms in the home and show examples of stenciled and stitched fabrics, decorated chests and dressers, and glass and ceramic pieces colored over with special paints. Materials and techniques are described in the most basic way, with designs generally geared toward the beginner level.  Cassell P L C 0-304-34635-7 / 9780304346356
Hardcover As New Condition  London 

Price: 27.77 USD