Furniture Makeovers by Barb Blair, Chronicle Books, 192 pages, $28.95
BEFORE you put that tired piece of furniture on the curb, consider giving it a makeover and turning it into something fresh.
Barb Blair, author of Furniture Makeovers, looks a wide variety of furnishings and shows you how to give them a whole new look.
Many years ago Blair fell in love with the transformation that paint could provide.
Through practice and constant experimentation she grew her skills to the point where people were eager to buy her re-invented furniture and a career was born.
Blair shares her approach in this very readable book. Starting with the hunt for that interesting piece of furniture, she guides you through the preparation and application of varying techniques.
Beginning with a description of her favourite tools, she moves on to describe the specific techniques she uses to achieve the look she is after.
Blair finishes off with 30 different projects that are presented with before and after photographs as well as the steps done to attain the final makeover.
