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Blair, Barbara.

Furniture makeovers : simple techniques for transforming furniture with paint, stains, paper, stencils, and more / Barb Blair ; photographs by J. Aaron Greene ; foreword by Holly Becker.

San Francisco, California : Chronicle Books, [2013]

190 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Offers simple techniques to transforming drab furniture into showpieces, including easy-to-follow instructions for spray painting, applying gold leaf, wall papering, stenciling, and dip dyeing.

Furniture painting.

Furniture -- Repairing.

Furniture finishing.

Greene, J. Aaron.

Includes index.

The hunt -- Tools & materials -- Techniques. Stripping furniture ; Sanding furniture ; Small repairs. Wood filling ; Gluing & clamping ; Router retrofits for new hardware ; Priming furniture -- Applying polyurethane ; Painting furniture ; Staining over paint ; Waxing over paint ; Refreshing wood with Danish oil ; Applying wallpaper to furniture ; Applying metal leaf ; Applying milk paint ; Using vinyl decals ; Using stencils ; Using an overhead projector ; Using découpage ; Color blocking ; Adding stripes ; Achieving the dip-dyed look ; Dry brushing ; Layering paint ; Spray painting ; Basic seat upholstering ; Lining drawers -- Before & after makeovers.

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