Download or read book Young House Love written by Sherry Petersik and published by Artisan. This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This New York Times bestselling book is filled with hundreds of fun, deceptively simple, budget-friendly ideas for sprucing up your home. With two home renovations under their (tool) belts and millions of hits per month on their blog YoungHouseLove.com, Sherry and John Petersik are home-improvement enthusiasts primed to pass on a slew of projects, tricks, and techniques to do-it-yourselfers of all levels. Packed with 243 tips and ideas—both classic and unexpected—and more than 400 photographs and illustrations, this is a book that readers will return to again and again for the creative projects and easy-to-follow instructions in the relatable voice the Petersiks are known for. Learn to trick out a thrift-store mirror, spice up plain old roller shades, "hack" your Ikea table to create three distinct looks, and so much more.
Download or read book How to Make Picture Frames Best of AW written by Editors of American Woodworker and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The experts at American Woodworker provide plans and instructions for making a variety of well designed, stylish picture frames in this handy manual. The step-by-step guidance ensures that woodworkers will succeed at constructing everything from a rustic picture frame to a craftsman-style frame with a simple set of tools. With workshop tips, plans for jigs that help make frames by the dozens, and a section devoted to solutions for common mistakes, this is an ideal resource for woodworkers looking for new projects or art owners wanting to frame their prized possessions themselves. Author Bio: American Woodworker is the premier magazine for woodworking. Both technical and accessible, the magazine has been in business for decades with more than 140 issues in their backlist. Randy Johnson is an editor of American Woodworker. He lives in Eagan, Minnesota.
Download or read book The Complete Photo Guide to Framing and Displaying Artwork written by Vivian Carli Kistler and published by Creative Publishing International. This book was released on 2009-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Step-by-step color photos for all areas of matting and framing; the information is complete, accurate, and up-to-date. This book includes top-notch instructions for archival framing—the correct methods and materials for preserving photos and artwork for posterity. The author also provides inspiration and helpful examples to show people how to display their artwork using basic design principles in a manner that is easily grasped. There are important techniques to follow for success—even the basic mechanics of hanging a picture.
Download or read book How to Frame Your Own Pictures written by Jane Warren and published by White Owl. This book was released on 2021-12-08 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This visually appealing book introduces readers with no previous knowledge of the craft to simple techniques for creative home picture-framing. It shows how investing in a few essential hand tools and basic materials can save you hundreds of pounds on your framing costs, and help you create high-quality handmade gifts for family and friends. Step-by-step photos and easy-to-follow instructions - as well as useful ‘insider tips’ - reveal the secrets of DIY framing. Ten original projects include simple techniques to frame canvases and stretch canvas artworks, make standard frames and box frames using readily available timber, and even craft a 60-minute mirror frame from a plank of wood. You’ll learn techniques for cutting mount-board and glass, and discover the secrets of easy gilding, decoupage and copper embossing to decorate your frames. The Woodland Pie framing style is all about accessible creativity; making easy and appealing frames from basic materials and always using hand-painted or hand-made finishes. Find out how to create a lustrous, versatile, go-to paint effect for your picture frames using nothing other than household emulsion paint, water, and wire wool! This brilliant how-to book cuts out the unnecessary and promises to get you hobby framing in no time – with creative flair.
Download or read book Home Book of Picture Framing written by Kenn Oberrecht and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 1998-04-01 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professional secrets of mounting, matting, framing, and displaying artwork, photos, collectibles, carvings, and more.
Download or read book Mat Mount and Frame it Yourself written by M. David Logan and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now it’s easier than ever to save time and money doing your own framing at home. This one-stop source demonstrates how easy it is to mat, mount, and frame art on paper and cloth, as well as three-dimensional objects. Readers will discover, step by step, how to determine measurements and proportions . . . select colors and accents for matting . . . obtain the necessary materials and equipment . . . cut the materials to size . . . mat, mount, and frame the art (including the cold, hard truth about making your own frames) . . . and glaze, install, and hang framed art. Helpful sidebars and clear illustrations make everything easy. Plus, a final chapter offers suggestions on how to turn this inexpensive and rewarding hobby into a profitable business.
Download or read book How to Make Your Own Picture Frames written by Hal Rogers and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anyone can frame a picture! It's an easy process, if the detailed photos are followed in a step-by-step technique. This book also educates the reader in how to develop a sense of style, so that the right frame is used to accentuate details of a picture or painting.
Download or read book The Complete Guide to Home Picture Framing written by M. David Logan and published by . This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book How to Make Your Own Picture Frames written by Ed Reinhardt and published by Watson-Guptill Publications. This book was released on 1989-09 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing information on the construction of more than 80 styles of picture frames, this book explains how to choose and use the proper tools, how to mount prints, photographs and drawings, how to reuse antique frames, how to cut glass, how to hang pictures correctly and how to care for artwork.
Download or read book Design Thread written by Kit Kemp and published by Hardie Grant. This book was released on 2019-03-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kit Kemp is back with another colorful and exciting interiors book that showcases her unique approach to design. For over 20 years, Kit Kemp has been at the forefront of the international design community, developing a signature style which mixes contemporary works of art by both well-known artists and unknowns -- all of whom paint with soul as much as skill -- with Kit's own furniture designs, antiques, and junk shop finds. All of this is set against a layered backdrop of luxurious fabrics, bespoke wallpapers and hand-finished detailing which creates instant impact. In Design Thread, Kit shares the inspiration behind her creative process: whether it's a house in the country or a city pied-à-terre, a hotel suite or beach bar, her unique eye for design shines through. Kit considers every element of her interiors in detail, each one treated as a work of art in its own right, with an emphasis on creating personal, authentic, handcrafted spaces which capture the imagination and stand the test of time. Alongside the stunning images of room sets and detailed close-ups, from her hotels to her private residences, there will be great insight into the inspirations behind Kit's work, including her design collaborations.
Download or read book Picture Framing For Beginners written by Ignacio Bafia and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-08-23 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Doing big projects yourself can save you and your family hundreds of dollars. Especially when it comes to home renovations and making your decor stand out. It doesn't have to be expensive to look expensive, and really that's what crafting your own projects is all about. DIY picture framing is perfect for people who have old frames lying around, or who want new home decor on a budget. Here's A Preview Of What This Picture Framing Book Contains... -An Introduction to Picture Framing -Decorating With Picture Frames -Decorating Ideas -DIY Picture Framing -Tools & Equipment -Basic Picture Framing Steps -DIY Picture Frame Projects for Beginners -Starting Your Own Picture Framing Business -And Much, Much More!
Download or read book My Ideal Bookshelf written by Thessaly La Force and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2012-11-13 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The books that we choose to keep -- let alone read -- can say a lot about who we are and how we see ourselves. In My Ideal Bookshelf, dozens of leading cultural figures share the books that matter to them most; books that define their dreams and ambitions and in many cases helped them find their way in the world. Contributors include Malcolm Gladwell, Thomas Keller, Michael Chabon, Alice Waters, James Patterson, Maira Kalman, Judd Apatow, Chuck Klosterman, Miranda July, Alex Ross, Nancy Pearl, David Chang, Patti Smith, Jennifer Egan, and Dave Eggers, among many others. With colorful and endearingly hand-rendered images of book spines by Jane Mount, and first-person commentary from all the contributors, this is a perfect gift for avid readers, writers, and all who have known the influence of a great book.
Download or read book DIY Picture Framing written by Krissy Malbrough and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-08-23 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Doing big projects yourself can save you and your family hundreds of dollars. Especially when it comes to home renovations and making your decor stand out. It doesn't have to be expensive to look expensive, and really that's what crafting your own projects is all about. DIY picture framing is perfect for people who have old frames lying around, or who want new home decor on a budget. Here's A Preview Of What This Picture Framing Book Contains... -An Introduction to Picture Framing -Decorating With Picture Frames -Decorating Ideas -DIY Picture Framing -Tools & Equipment -Basic Picture Framing Steps -DIY Picture Frame Projects for Beginners -Starting Your Own Picture Framing Business -And Much, Much More!
Download or read book Making Picture Frames in Wood written by Manly Banister and published by Sterling. This book was released on 1982 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Create all kinds of picture frames from simple wood mouldings to elaborate carved types. Clear instructions on matting, texturing, finishing. Fully illustrated with photos and diagrams. Best of the inexpensive books. "Art Material Trade News." A comprehensive intro-duction and guide. "House & Home." "
Download or read book Picture Framing written by Armand Foster and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This comprehensive guide to picture framing is essential reading for both amateurs and experienced framers wanting to turn professional. All aspects of framing are explained in easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions with making-sequence photographs. Tools, workspace, framing construction, finish and even tips on specialist frames and mounts are covered by the author." "The first section will appeal to amateurs, hobby woodworkers and artists wanting to frame their own work. Armand Foster shows that you don't need to have expensive equipment to make a high quality frame that will enhance your work of art." "The second section will appeal to the experienced framer wanting to turn professional. Packed with useful advice about techniques (including making large numbers of frames at one time), materials, safety and suppliers. Armand shares his twenty years of experience running a picture framing business with the reader."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Monsters You Should Know written by Emma Sancartier and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2018-07-17 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A humorous—and richly illustrated—book full of quirky monsters. SanCartier’s creatures are somehow both cute and terrifying.” —USA Today Meet the world’s most unusual monsters in this darkly funny collection of creatures and cryptids from folkloric history. Illustrator Emma SanCartier captures the bizarre and hilarious elements of seventeen monsters from around the world in a light, tongue-in-cheek tone, from the Japanese dream-eater Baku and the Persian carnivorous unicorn Shadhavar to the Eastern European Shurale, a literal tickle monster. Illustrated in lush watercolor, Monsters You Should Know is a perfect primer for the many strange, frightening, and compelling things that go bump in the night. “An important book on monsters you should know about, mostly because it turns out they’re really cute.” —Buzzfeed
Download or read book Matting and Framing Made Easy written by Janean Thompson and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Step-by-step, easy to master techniques for the beginning framer. If the idea of framing a piece of artwork—whether it is a watercolor, pastel, oil painting, photograph, or embroidery—intimidates you,Matting and Framing Made Easyis the book you've been waiting for. This comprehensive, easy-to-understand guide covers everything you need to know in order to make a high-quality frame. Using simple, step-by-step demonstrations, certified professional framer Janean Thompson covers six subjects: • Measuring • Mounting • Matting • Glazing • Framing • Hanging Artwork By following the detailed instructions in this fully illustrated book, you'll master the fundamentals of framing and be inspired to custom-design projects.
