How to use paint finishes to transform your surroundings
Practical and inspirational, Master Works offers guidance on methods and techniques as well as ideas for design and decoration - involving everything from a piece of furniture to a whole room.
Covers:
- water and oil gilding
- necessary instructions for gilding on the back of glass
- new finishes such as lead, rust, verdigris, galvanised iron and lime washes
- tools and techniques
- walls and floors
- use of fabrics and producing your own icons
- suppliers and further reading
Superbly illustrated throughout with full-colour photographs.