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Naked Wall

Name: Naked Wall
Author: Anne Bold-Pryor
ISBN: 9780823031528

by Anne Bold-Pryor, Donna Lacis

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Overview

· Easy, fun, inexpensive ideas make any room more livable fast
· Eleven how-to projects make DIY doable
· Fun with friends-great weekend and volunteer projects for buddies and groupsPainting and accessorizing walls are surely the easiest, fastest, and least expensive ways to change the look and mood of a room. And it's low-risk, too: Hate the look? Paint it over. But no one will hate the looks in The Naked Wall, the book that shows exactly how to dramatically transform rooms instantly. The first section, Dress It, covers tips, techniques, and inspiration for choosing color, painting, accenting, and adding faux finishes, trompe l'oeil, murals, wallpaper, plaster, fabric, brick, tile, and wood. In section two, Accessorize It, the experienced and talented authors explain choosing and hanging art, framing art, displaying collections, and dressing the wall with mirrors, screens, textiles, and more. Eleven great how-to fast-and-fabulous projects-great for girlfriends and groups of friends-show exactly how to take walls from buck naked to best dressed.

Synopsis

Easy, fun, inexpensive ideas make any room more livable fast
Eleven how-to projects make DIY doable
Fun with friends-great weekend and volunteer projects for buddies and groups

Painting and accessorizing walls are surely the easiest, fastest, and least expensive ways to change the look and mood of a room. And it's low-risk, too: Hate the look? Paint it over. But no one will hate the looks in The Naked Wall, the book that shows exactly how to dramatically transform rooms instantly. The first section, Dress It, covers tips, techniques, and inspiration for choosing color, painting, accenting, and adding faux finishes, trompe l'oeil, murals, wallpaper, plaster, fabric, brick, tile, and wood. In section two, Accessorize It, the experienced and talented authors explain choosing and hanging art, framing art, displaying collections, and dressing the wall with mirrors, screens, textiles, and more. Eleven great how-to fast-and-fabulous projects-great for girlfriends and groups of friends-show exactly how to take walls from buck naked to best dressed.

Library Journal

These two books present different approaches on how to decorate the walls of a home. Professional specialty-finishes painter Wilson presents a comprehensive look at nine decorative paint techniques, including antiquing, crackling, stenciling, and leafing. The basic supplies and clearly written instructions for each method are illustrated with color photographs and are followed by examples of how the techniques have been applied to walls, cabinets, furniture, and decorative accessories, many with before and after photographs sure to give even amateurs inspiration to try the techniques. Each chapter concludes with samples of color combinations to show variations of a look. Bold-Pryor and Lacis, co-owners of the paint and faux finishing firm Deux Amies, cover painting, wallpapering, and displaying art and collections with color photographs depicting how they have used the techniques in their commissions. Although not designed as a how-to, this book offers written instructions for some projects. Purchase Wilson's book for public libraries and Bold-Pryor and Lacis's book for large interior design collections. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

About the Author, Anne Bold-Pryor

Anne Bold-Pryor and Donna V. Lacis met by accident in Hong Kong almost ten years ago. It was kismet. Both are interior designers, and in the years since their fateful meeting, they have produced a pilot, appeared regularly on Dallas television, written newspaper columns, and much more. Together they are partners in a paint and faux finishing firm, Deux Amies, although they live more than 8,500 miles apart. Anne Bold-Pryor lives in the Los Angeles area, and Donna V. Lacis lives in Hong Kong.