Furniture Bible
Furniture Bible A Wall Street Journal Top 10 Crucial Home & Design Book for BeginnersA Library Journal Best Book of the YearAn Amazon Best Book of the MonthChristophe Pourny learned the art of…
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Furniture Bible
A Wall Street Journal Top 10 Crucial Home & Design Book for BeginnersA Library Journal Best Book of the YearAn Amazon Best Book of the MonthChristophe Pourny learned the art of furniture restoration in his father's atelier in the South of France. The heart of the book is an overview of Pourny's favorite techniques--ceruse, vernis anglais, and water gilding, among many others--with full-color step-by-step photographs to ensure that readers can easily replicate each refinishing technique at home. In this, his first book, he teaches readers everything they need to know about the provenance and history of furniture, as well as how to restore, update, and care for their furniture--from antiques to midcentury pieces, family heirlooms or funky flea-market finds.
Pourny brings these techniques to life with a chapter devoted to real-world