Weekend Furniture Facelifts: 70 Great Ways To Update Your Fu

Description: Everyone gets the urge to redecorate--but often there's little money or time to spare. Now there's a way to renovate furnishings quickly, even on the tightest budget. More than 20 step-by-step projects--from pretty pastel chairs and divine lampshades to sparkling bathroom storage and an instant home office--are explained and illustrated with detailed photographs. A glass tabletop becomes a focal point with the help of a stenciled floral design. A bed radiates luxury with the addition of a fabric-covered headboard. Incredible color and texture effects are achieved using the latest paint and craft products. And each one of the eye-catching projects can be completed in a weekend or less.




Contents: INTRODUCTION 6; LIVELIER LIVING 8; Super-sized coffee table; Damask glass dining table; Chateau-chic shelving; Three ways to divine dining chairs; Lamps, shades and chandeliers; Seating and storage; Three mirrors and frames; Plus: paint, pearl and paper for tables, sideboards, doors, chairs, cupboards and boxes; CREATIVE KITCHENS 44; Pretty pastel chairs; New doors for old cupboards; One shelf, three looks; Quick-fix kitchen tables; Vibrant vertical blinds; Plus: photography and flowers transform tables, cupboards, doors and blinds; BEAUTIFUL BEDROOMS 68; Eclectic Lloyd Loom chair and basket; Mirrored dressing table; Exotic oriental screen; Pretty patchwork headboard; Re-caning and distressing a delicate chair; Three ways to a better bedside table; Plus: romantic vintage treatments for frames, beds, screen and lamps; BETTER BATHROOMS 100; Dry-while-you-wait armchair; Decorative botanical cabinet; Trendier textiles: roller ralls,; shower curtains and storage bags; From kitchen to bathroom:; organized storage; Beauty mirror; Plus: flexible seating and storage, gorgeous glass and mirrors; INDEX; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.



Author Biography: Helen Carey has been a professional stylist and makeover specialist for over 20 years. A regular contributor to top interiors magazines, she has also produced books and CDs for TV's ever-popular Changing Rooms and writes a monthly design advice column for a major DIY retailer.