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Paint Handbook (Hardcover)

by Painter Lady

Paint Handbook

How to select and apply the right paint or coating for any surface.

The first major reference to help you choose the correct paint or other finish to do the job best on a particular surface exposed to a particular environment.

Experts in the field give full advice on testing surface preparation, application, corrosion prevention, and troubleshooting.

The handbook covers wood, metal, composites, and masonry, as well as marine applications and roof coatings.

A “must” working tool for contractors, architects, engineers, specification writers, and paint dealers.

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McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide

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Color Palettes: Atmospheric Interiors Using the Donald Kaufman Color Collection

Amazon.com Review

Even if you know what your favorite colors are, you may be unsure about covering your living space with them. Yet with the right approach, colors can greatly enhance–even create–the visual and emotional appeal of any room.

Properly chosen, color can make a smaller room seem larger, a cavernous space seem cozy; it can add structure or introduce simplicity.

Drawing on a palette of 26 full-spectrum colors, this book demystifies color properties, explaining how to plan a palette that will work wonders throughout a home.

Learn how intensity, light and shadow, background tones, contrast, and architectural details all play a part in a successful color scheme.

Find the colors for your walls, doors, and trim that will make everything in the room come alive.

By adapting ideas from this beautifully photographed book, you can create an interior you love, enlivened with the colors that are both right for the space and for your own personal style. –Amy (more…)

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Victorian Exterior Decoration: How to Paint Your Nineteenth-Century American House Historically

Review

“Thanks to Moss and Winkler’s research the hitherto daunting job of selecting colors for your grand old dame is now a very pleasant one.”-Popular Mechanics

Many people who own authentic Victorian houses are at a loss as to what color their home should be painted or even what the original colors were.

This resource directs readers step-by-step on how to select and apply historically accurate paint colors that will enhance the beauty and value of their homes.

Full-color paintings and photographs.

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Victorian Exterior Decoration: How to Paint Your Nineteenth-Century American House Historically

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