Upstyle Your Furniture: Techniques and Creative Inspiration to Style Your Home

Owning one-of-a-kind, bespoke furniture is no longer a privilege of the wealthy or the realm of professional designers. Upstyle Your Furniture shows the rest of us how easy it is to create custom pieces of furniture with a bit of imagination and easy-to-find materials. Why spend a fortune on designer furniture when its so easy to simply restyle old or inexpensive pieces? Inside, readers will find everything they need to create a look that complements their unique personality and style, includingAn introduction to design basics, from tools and materials to understanding how to work with surfaces like wood, glass, fabric, and metalDozens of tutorials for faux painting techniques refinishing and distressing surfaces embellishing upholstery with trims, printing, and embroidery and much moreResources for supplies, great websites for extra advice, a glossary of terms, and lots of money- and time-saving tipsAn engaging feature of this book lies in its use of case studies.