The Furniture Bible - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Furniture Bible write by Christophe Pourny. This book was released on 2014-11-04. The Furniture Bible available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A Wall Street Journal Top 10 Crucial Home & Design Book for Beginners A Library Journal Best Book of the Year An Amazon Best Book of the Month Christophe Pourny learned the art of furniture restoration in his father’s atelier in the South of France. In this, his first book, he teaches readers everything they need to know about the provenance and history of furniture, as well as how to restore, update, and care for their furniture—from antiques to midcentury pieces, family heirlooms or funky flea-market finds. The heart of the book is an overview of Pourny’s favorite techniques—ceruse, vernis anglais,and water gilding, among many others—with full-color step-by-step photographs to ensure that readers can easily replicate each refinishing technique at home. Pourny brings these techniques to life with a chapter devoted to real-world refinishing projects, from a veneered table to an ebonized desk, a gilt frame to a painted northern European hutch. Rounding out this comprehensive guide is care and maintenance information, including how to properly clean leather, polish hardware, fix a broken leg, and replace felt pads, as well as recipes to make your own wax, shellac, varnish, stain, and more.
The Upholstery Bible
The Upholstery Bible - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Upholstery Bible write by Cherry Dobson. This book was released on 2020-10-30. The Upholstery Bible available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A complete course in upholstering furniture, including tooling up, selecting stuffings and outer textiles, techniques, and cutting plans. The Upholstery Bible is a one-stop resource for furniture upholstering, regardless of your abilities, with easy-to-follow, illustrated instructions explaining all the essential upholstery techniques, from covering buttons to stripping and upholstering entire chairs. Build your skills at your own pace, with advice on the basics such as choosing materials and tools for the job and estimating yardage, as well as more complex upholstering techniques. The Upholstery Bible features invaluable advice on what to look for when buying second hand furniture, teaching you what’s fixable and what’s not as well as how to avoid costly mistakes by choosing the right stitches, and techniques and textiles for the job. “Dobson breaks up the technical stuff with a more inspiring approach . . . If you’re starting out, I’d say this would be a brilliant resource to have . . . offers plenty of answers to the most common gotchas.” —Vintique Upholstery
The Furniture Bible
The Furniture Bible - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Furniture Bible write by Christophe Pourny. This book was released on 2014-11-04. The Furniture Bible available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Christophe Pourny learned the art of furniture restoration in his father’s atelier in the South of France. In this, his first book, he teaches readers everything they need to know about the provenance and history of furniture, as well as how to restore, update, and care for their furniture—from antiques to midcentury pieces, family heirlooms or funky flea-market finds. The heart of the book is an overview of Pourny’s favorite techniques—ceruse, vernis anglais,and water gilding, among many others—with full-color step-by-step photographs to ensure that readers can easily replicate each refinishing technique at home. Pourny brings these techniques to life with a chapter devoted to real-world refinishing projects, from a veneered table to an ebonized desk, a gilt frame to a painted northern European hutch. Rounding out this comprehensive guide is care and maintenance information, including how to properly clean leather, polish hardware, fix a broken leg, and replace felt pads, as well as recipes to make your own wax, shellac, varnish, stain, and more.
Fine Points of Furniture
Fine Points of Furniture - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Fine Points of Furniture write by Albert Sack. This book was released on 2007. Fine Points of Furniture available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Rev. ed. of: The new fine points of furniture.1993.
Designer's Guide to Furniture Styles
Designer's Guide to Furniture Styles - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Designer's Guide to Furniture Styles write by Treena Crochet. This book was released on 2012. Designer's Guide to Furniture Styles available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. For courses in the history of interiors, history of furniture, and furniture design and construction. This image-rich text introduces significant movements in the evolution of the decorative arts, including furniture, design motifs, and accessories related to interior design and architectural settings from the Neolithic Age to the 21st century. It augments the study of art and architectural history by discussing the function and aesthetic purpose of furniture, pottery, glassware, lighting, textiles, mirrors, metalworking, clocks, and wallcoverings; as well as their integration into interior design. The author presents crucial contextual information on political and social events and the technological advances that influenced each period's design trends, and compares objects from different periods, demonstrating how ideas and concepts progress through their stylistic development. Descriptions of period room settings show how the decorative arts complement architecture and interior design. Valuable websites and bibliographic information are provided for further exploration, and a glossary highlights key vocabulary.
