This is a collection of projects and ideas on how to design,
decorate and customize tiles for all areas of the home. It includes
a practical guide to techniques such as stamping, using stencils,
decoupage and gilding. The projects offer a variety of tiling ideas
for walls, floors, doors, furniture and splash backs, as well as
applying tiles to tables, frames, window boxes and pots. You can
create distinctive pieces such as a panelled bedhead, kitchen
shelf, decorated tray, mirror frame or little table. It offers
looks and themes from around the world, such as Islamic interiors,
vibrant Mediterranean courtyards, classic Art Deco, and the bright
hues of South America. This book contains a host of fabulous ways
to decorate and paint tiles for use around the home. Following an
introduction that explores the tradition of tile-making and major
stylistic influences, the book then explains how to design with
tiles, work with patterns and use them in distinctive and unusual
ways. A comprehensive section on hand-painting tiles includes over
30 designs by contemporary artists, and step-by-step photographs
guide you through every stage of creating your own. This is
followed by practical projects inspired by a variety of themes and
styles, on how to embellish door panels, a window recess, borders,
table tops, and floor and wall areas in different rooms of the
house. With a rich medley of artistic styles, crafting techniques
and visual inspiration, this book will help the reader to create
designed tiles from Art Deco to Byzantine style, and from Folk Art
to the Arts and Crafts movement.
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