The Miller's Buyer's Guide series provides invaluable reference material for the enthusiast as well as the experienced collector. Each guide concentrates on a popular area of collecting and features thousands of examples, which are illustrated, authenticated, and given an up-to-date price range by a team of top dealers, and auction house specialists.
Pine and country furniture continues to ride the crest of popularity, with collectors drawn to the warm-colored tones, attractive designs, and affordable prices. Selling over 20,000 copies since publication, Miller's Pine & country Furniture Buyer's Guide has been completely revised with all price ranges updated. All types of pine and country furniture are featured as well as oak and painted pine furniture, and kitchenalia. Over 3,500 items are illustrated.
Antique Furniture and Decorative Accessories: A Pictorial Archive with 4,000 Illustrations by Thomas Arthur Strange, ISBN 0486412245
Impressive pictorial record of cathedral stalls, altar pieces, sofas, commodes, writing tables, grillwork, organs, pulpits, mouldings, candelabra, and other furniture and decorative accessories produced by such craftsmen as Inigo Jones, Mayhew and Ince, Isaac Ware, Sir Christopher Wren, and Thomas Sheraton. A rare sourcebook for collectors, decorators, social historians, artists, and designers. Includes descriptive text.
Antique Furniture and Decorative Accessories: A Pictorial Archive with 4,000 Illustrations by Thomas Arthur Strange, ISBN 0486412245
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Rustic Furniture Workshop by Dan Mack, ISBN 1579902200
"The perfect guide for anyone working with his hands."--"Log Homes Illustrated." A renowned rustic furniture-maker captures the experience of a hands-on workshop and the simplicity of a popular craft. Comprehensive how-to photos, instructions, and many inspiring examples encourage anyone who can hammer a nail to create attractive and practical rustic furniture.
Rustic Furniture Workshop by Dan Mack, ISBN 1579902200
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Neoclassicism in the North: Swedish Furniture and Interiors 1770-1850 by Hakan Groth, ISBN 0500281068
When Crown Prince Gustaf returned from Versailles in 1771 to ascend the throne of Sweden, he was determined to give his country a leading place in Europe culturally as well as politically. The style he fostered -- Neoclassicism -- was itself an international movement; there are echos in the interiors displayed here of the Louis XVI and Empire modes. Pieces of furniture may reflect French, English, or German influences, or be copied from objects discovered at Pompeii -- but all are suffused by a distinctively Swedish freshness and the northern light.
From royal salons to modest spatter-painted Biedermeier halls, Hakan Groth and Fritz von der Schulenburg open the doors on an astonishing sequence of interiors; some, intensely private, are little known even in Sweden. The evocative photographs, all specially taken for this book, present in detail the decoration and furnishings of twenty houses and apartments. The text traces the evolution of the Neoclassical style in Sweden, placing it in...
Neoclassicism in the North: Swedish Furniture and Interiors 1770-1850 by Hakan Groth, ISBN 0500281068
Rustic Furniture Workshop by Dan Mack, ISBN 1579902200
"The perfect guide for anyone working with his hands."--"Log Homes Illustrated." A renowned rustic furniture-maker captures the experience of a hands-on workshop and the simplicity of a popular craft. Comprehensive how-to photos, instructions, and many inspiring examples encourage anyone who can hammer a nail to create attractive and practical rustic furniture.
Rustic Furniture Workshop by Dan Mack, ISBN 1579902200
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Miller's Pine and Country Furniture Buyer's Guide by Martin Miller, ISBN 184000374X
The Miller's Buyer's Guide series provides invaluable reference material for the enthusiast as well as the experienced collector. Each guide concentrates on a popular area of collecting and features thousands of examples, which are illustrated, authenticated, and given an up-to-date price range by a team of top dealers, and auction house specialists.
Pine and country furniture continues to ride the crest of popularity, with collectors drawn to the warm-colored tones, attractive designs, and affordable prices. Selling over 20,000 copies since publication, Miller's Pine & country Furniture Buyer's Guide has been completely revised with all price ranges updated. All types of pine and country furniture are featured as well as oak and painted pine furniture, and kitchenalia. Over 3,500 items are illustrated.
Miller's Pine and Country Furniture Buyer's Guide by Martin Miller, ISBN 184000374X
Handpainting Your Furniture by Kerry Trout, ISBN 0891349804
Transform flea market finds into valuable decorative furniture pieces. Nine step-by-step projects feature an exciting array of realistic scenes and trompe I'oeil effects.
Handpainting Your Furniture by Kerry Trout, ISBN 0891349804
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Arts & Crafts Furniture
Coincides with an Arts and Crafts exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Mesuem, London in March 2005. The Arts and Crafts movement (1860-1920), admired internationally, permanently changed the way designers think about furniture.
Arts & Crafts Furniture
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Designers Guide to Furniture Styles by Treena M. Crochet, ISBN 0130447579
This book profiles the history of the development of various furniture styles, exploring the evolution of style in the context of the architectural setting, interior design, and decorative arts of each period. This fascinating book is a beautiful visual reference guide to furniture styles. For architects, interior designers, furniture manufacturers, and antique dealers.
Designers Guide to Furniture Styles by Treena M. Crochet, ISBN 0130447579
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