Decorating Tips

Name: Decorating Tips
Availability: OutOfStock
ISBN: 9780007182053

ISBN-10: 0007182058

ISBN-13: 9780007182053

Edition: 2004

Authors: Albert Jackson, David Day, HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Staff

List price: $7.95

30 day, 100% satisfaction guarantee!

Out of stock

We're sorry. This item is currently unavailable.

what's this?

Rush Rewards U
Members Receive:

You have reached 400 XP and carrot coins. That is the daily max!

Decorating at home is never easy, whether starting from scratch or improving an existing design. This book is an informative and practical guide to home improvements, and includes handy hints and tips for making domestic makeovers as easy as possible.

Book details

List price: $7.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 3.25" wide x 4.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.220
Language: English



Planning


Selecting colour


Using colour


Using texture


Using pattern


Manipulating space


Verifying your scheme


Schemes for living rooms


Schemes for bedrooms


Schemes for kitchens


Schemes for bathrooms


Preparation


Decorator's tool kit


Working with ladders


Primers and sealers


Plasterwork


Preparing wallcoverings


Preparing woodwork


Sanding wooden floors


Levelling a wooden floor


Preparing painted and varnished woodwork


Preparing iron and steel


Preparing other metals


Preparing tiled surfaces


Painting and Varnishing


Paint


Choosing paint


Safety when painting


Applying paint


Finishing woodwork


Painting woodwork


Painting doors


Painting window frames


Staining with wood dyes


Staining panels, floors and doors


Varnishing woodwork


Finishing metalwork


Wall-and Floorcoverings


Panelling


Attaching strip panelling


Attaching sheet panelling


Choosing wallcoverings


Pasting wallcoverings


Papering walls


Choosing tiles


Setting out wall tiles


Cutting ceramic wall tiles


Fixing ceramic wall tiles


Fixing other wall tiles


Setting out soft floor tiles


Laying vinyl floor tiles


Laying other soft floor tiles


Laying ceramic floor tiles


Laying quarry tiles


Parquet flooring


Laying panel and strip floors


Choosing carpet


Laying carpet


Estimating carpet