Want a more beautiful home? Start from the ground up--and paint a masterpiece beneath your feet! Give your floors a dash of excitement and style almost instantly with these dazzling decorating techniques that will have you walking on air. They're so simple and so creative, anyone can do them with the how-tos and fabulous patterns found right here. For a really fresh approach, try floorcloths; they'll completely cover any damage, transform the look of any interior, and even let you change the look whenever you please! Choose from 10 designs that feature bright, graphic lemons and pears; faux finishing; lush roses; seashells; and leaves. Coordinate a kitchen with a cloth that has a pattern just like old-fashioned dishtowels. Or, add sparkle by painting the floor directly, with stripes and spattering, diamond marquetry, a stenciled Persian rug, or faux granite checkerboard. There are more than 26 professional-quality designs to inspire you!

Floor Decor: Decorating Techniques for Beautiful Floors and Floorcloths

Arts & Photography

Goans Driggers, Susan

Painting

Painted Finishes For Walls & Furniture: Easy Techniques For Great New Looks

Wash color onto wood, marbleize tables, or glaze walls. This comprehensive guide, with over 75 beautiful pictures, shows how to create a variety of textured and faux finishes using latex paint and easy-to-find tools. The 30 projects include a faux inlay camisole table; a marbleized fireplace; textured and ragged living-room walls; and a distressed cabinet.

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Crafts & Hobbies

Sterling

Wash a veil of color onto wood, marbleize a table, or glaze a wall. This comprehensive guide shows how to create a variety of textured and faux finishes using latex paint and easy-to-find tools. Age, crackle, and distress furniture for an antique look--instantly! Add a touch of whimsy with stencils, or paint decorations. The 30 projects include a faux inlay camisole table; marbleized fireplace and matching woodwork; textured and ragged walls in a formal living room; an antique door with faux woodgrain; and a distressed cabinet. There's a display of entire room treatments, and over 75 pictures show you how to do the job. The author lives in Lilburn, GA. 128 pages (all in color), 8 1/2 x 11. NEW IN PAPERBACK.

Home Improvement & Design

These breathtaking treatments work on almost every material, indoors and out. Stain and stencil; mix country French stripes and spatters in the kitchen; use a mountain laurel pattern on the porch; and try a fantastic canvas floorcloth, like Harlequin Roses. “A multitude of projects...employs techniques such as stenciling and staining....shows the finished product with well-written instructions.”—Library Journal.

The Well-Decorated Floor: Floorcloths & More

History & Criticism

“A multitude of projects...employs techniques such as stenciling and staining for indoors and outdoors, shows the finished product with well-written instructions.”—Library Journal Give floors instant excitement and style with dazzling decorating techniques that will have you walking on air. They’re so simple and creative, anyone can do them with the how-to’s and templates found right here. Nothing’s easier (or less expensive) than a floorcloth for making a quick change, and these dozens of patterns will delight you: sunny yellow Luscious Lemons, painted with a resist technique; Comparing Pears and Oranges with bright washes of color; Harlequin Roses with the flowers surrounding harlequin diamonds; Magnolia Elegance for chic focal points; and many others. Try staining and stenciling wood with faux parquet; mixing country French stripes and spatters in the kitchen; and bringing nature right onto your screen porch with a mountain laurel pattern.

Stencilled Floors & Painted Floorcloths: Beautiful Projects for Your Home

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Books by Goans Driggers, Susan

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Goans Driggers, Susan. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Floor Decor: Decorating Techniques for Beautiful Floors and Floorcloths

Painted Finishes For Walls & Furniture: Easy Techniques For Great New Looks

Painted Finishes For Walls & Furniture: Easy Techniques For Great New Looks

The Well-Decorated Floor: Floorcloths & More

Stencilled Floors & Painted Floorcloths: Beautiful Projects for Your Home