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Your Home A Living Canvas: Create Stunning Faux Finishes & Murals with Paint

Uncover the glory in your home!

Use paint to create inspired living spaces that reflect your style and your home’s character. Once upon a time, there was a sad little Victorian house on the corner, abandoned by its previous owners and abused by time.

Your Home, A Living Canvas is the Cinderella story of that house and its transformation into a charming, historic home, thanks to the loving care of acclaimed decorative artisan, Curtis L. Heuser.

From the grand staircase to the cozy third-floor master suite, this book takes you along on the complete floor-to-ceiling, room-by-room makeover.

You’ll learn about the design concepts and inspirations for each space, along with real-world how-to’s behind the wall treatments, ceiling features, architectural highlights, and other exquisite details.

A series of 25+ step-by-step demonstrations show how Heuser used murals, trompe l’oeil and faux finishes to blend old with new, reclaiming the spirit of the (more…)

Your Home A Living Canvas: Create Stunning Faux Finishes & Murals with Paint

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Paint Style: The New Approach to Decorative Paint Finishes

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Advice on how to select and combine colours….dozens of photos and a color library showing the latest colour palettes.

(Real Estate Magazine 20080405)

Benjamin Moore purists will…like this book.

(Liz Seymour The Manhattan Mercury (Kansas) 20080308)

Riva…takes a practical approach to the art of adding color to a home. She offers professional advice.

(Mike Klimek Las Vegas Review-Journal 20080330)

Stenciling, stamping, faux finishes and colour metrics are just some of the subjects explained in this in-depth beautifullly photographed book.

(Kim Pemberton The Vancouver Sun 20080404)

This book is more about painting techniques than actual color, making it a resource for the DIY painter. (

Liz Seymour The Washington Post 20080515)

Shows off shots of gorgeous rooms that are clearly meant to kick your decorating but into high gear.

(Maggie Wrobel The Globe and Mail (Metro Ed) 20080630) (more…)

Paint Style: The New Approach to Decorative Paint Finishes

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