The Weekend Crafter: Stenciling: 20 Beautiful Projects for Your Home
With these 20 quick-and-easy stenciling projects, crafters of any level can make their mark and add some spark to furniture and home accessories. The basics are simple, yet they produce beautiful and varied results. Dozens of detailed pictures and instructions lay out all the techniques along with special surface treatments, such as faux finishing and sponging. Traditionalists will love the wooden night stand, which features a classic sheaf-of-wheat pattern with a raised, embossed effect. Transform an ordinary store-brought frame using decoupage, and then stencil on a bee and butterfly design as a finishing touch. A simple floorcloth comes alive with a subtle but striking tone-on-tone stenciled pattern. Every attractive, contemporary project will suit today's tastes. "The author lives in Pokomoke City, MD.
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Toile de Jouy: Printed Textiles in the Classic French Style
Draws upon the rich collections of the Musee de la Toile de Jouy to produce the first-ever complete history of these textiles. Illustrations include original designs, exceptional historical examples of clothing and furniture, and examples of contemporary uses of the textiles. A selection of Architects and Country Homes book clubs.
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The Decoration of Houses
Edith Wharton's "The Decoration of Houses" is an invaluable reference, one of the classic works on interior decoration, and a testament to the enduring style of one of America's greatest writers. Written in collaboration with celebrated American architect Ogden Codman, Jr., Wharton's first book is a comprehensive look at the history and character of turn-of-the-century interior design, moving from historical traditions to the distinctive styles of contemporary taste. Published in association with the Mount Press, this beautiful hardcover facsimile is carefully reproduced from the first edition published in 1897 and includes all 56 original plates-illustrating furniture, moldings, and interior styles of the 19th-century-and features decollage edges as well as a new introduction from renowned scholar Richard Guy Wilson. The Mount is a magnificent estate Edith Wharton designed and built in 1902 as a writer's retreat in the beautiful Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts.
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Herman Miller: The Purpose of Design
In 1936, Herman Miller Inc. founder D. J. De Pree committed Herman Miller to "modern" furniture. The rest is history: their continuing collaboration with some of the giants of modern design has made Herman Miller synonymous with quality in design. Herman Miller examines the company's powerful contributions by looking at the problems that design can solve and how creative thinking can benefit the world. Aside from having produced icons of modern furniture, Herman Miller has revolutionized office systems and furniture in the workplace.
A definitive history of design and the company's work since its founding, Herman Miller features the legendary designs of Charles and Ray Eames, George Nelson, Isamu Noguchi, Gilbert Rohde, Bill Stumpf, Don Chadwick, and many more. It is a must-read for collectors, designers, professionals, students, and anyone with an interest in design.
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