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Author:

Nicholas, Kristin, author.

Title:

Crafting a colorful home : a room-by-room guide to personalizing your space with color / Kristin Nicholas ; photographs by Rikki Snyder.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Roost Books,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

204 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Color in interior decoration--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Interior decoration--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
House furnishings--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Handicraft--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

Introduction: A house of many colors -- 1. In the studio : getting started with color and materials -- Technique: How to select a color palette for your home -- 2. The garden and entryways -- Project: Colorful outdoor signs -- Project: Mosaic flower pots -- Project: Painted terra cotta pots -- Technique: How to paint an exterior door -- 3. The kitchen -- Project: Toran -- Project: Potato printed dishtowels -- Project: Felted wool striped potholder -- Technique: How to make a decorative archway -- 4. The porch -- Project: Hanging embroidery hoop "lanterns" -- Project: Painted coffee table -- Project: Paisley inspired tablecloth -- Project: Scott's hand-stamped rocking chair cushion -- Technique: How to make stamps for printing fabric and walls -- Technique: How to make your own motifs and patterns -- 5. The living room -- Project: Mod granny squares crochet afghan -- Project: Pom pom applique pillow -- Project: Painted lampshade -- Technique: How to paint dragged walls -- 6. The dining room -- Project: Picture frame serving tray -- Project: Polka dot glasses -- Technique: How to paint a mural -- Technique: How to recover a chair seat -- 7. The library -- Project: Squiggles embroidered and painted pillow -- Project: Wool felt embroidered trivet and coasters -- Project: Striped knit scrap afghan -- Technique: How to felt and dye wool -- 8. The upstairs bedrooms and stairways -- Project: Blocks and bricks duvet cover -- Project: Crazy quilt swatch blanket -- Project: Squares and circles curtain -- Technique: How to colorwash walls -- Technique: How to paint striped and floral "wallpaper" -- Templates -- Resources -- About the author.

ISBN:

161180129X (hbk.)
9781611801293 (hbk.)

LCCN:

2013049310

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

VXPE964 -- Decorah Public Library (Decorah)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

TSPC862 -- Norma Anders Public Library (Dysart)

S1PD771 -- Johnston Public Library (Johnston)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

DAPG173 -- Mason City Public Library (Mason City)

AAPF906 -- Ottumwa Public Library (Ottumwa)

GZPE631 -- Pella Public Library (Pella)

DPPE403 -- Kendall Young Library (Webster City)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)