Paint Style: The New Approach to Decorative Paint Finishes - Softcover

paint style
the new approach to decorative paint finishes

No one knows paint like Benjamin Moore, and in Paint Style, their team of experts offers practical tips and professional advice on how to choose colors, create your own designs, and handle brushes and equipment like a pro. Alongside step-by-step instructions on producing the most popular paint effects, and projects rated by difficulty, you'll find invaluable information on the following:

• Choosing a color palette
• More than 50 projects and variations
• Glazing, stenciling, stamping, geometrics, textures and faux finishes
• Essential skills and tips for success
• The historical use of decorative effects
• The color wheel and how colors interact

An extensive range of variations demonstrate how beautiful, personalized effects can be achieved, simply by using decorative techniques, layering colors or changing your palette. And because success in decorating depends so much on selecting the right colors, specific Benjamin Moore paints, including the newest metallics and pearlescents, are provided for each project, and a comprehensive color library is included. Passionate beginner, practiced painter or armchair designer -- let Paint Style show you how to transform every room in your home.

Lesley Riva writes on color and design for numerous publications, including The Chicago Tribune, Saveur and Harper's magazine. She is the author of the Benjamin Moore book Interior Style.