Making Rustic Originals: Turning Furniture Finds Into Folk ArtEvery avid bargain hunter knows there is no greater satisfaction than turning forgotten treasures into gems once again. In Making Rustic Originals Abby Ruoff, author of the Making Twig Furniture series, shows how to make over 62 unique pieces out of flea market finds. The emphasis is on using classic rustic elements, such as bark and twigs, to give quirky character and charm to everything from old lamps to beds. This book covers a comprehensive set of folk art and faux finishing techniques to complement your rustic revisions. Making Rustic Originals is an indispensable source book for the serious (and not so serious) craftsperson and yard sale aficionado. |
Contents
Introduction | 11 |
PA RT Recycling to Achieve the Rustic Camp Look | 18 |
PART Revamping Using Rustic Elements | 19 |
Copyright | |
32 other sections not shown
Common terms and phrases
acrylic paint Allow antique apply attach auction bark shade base coat birch bark bits black paint branches cabin camp style chair comb craft stores create decorative decoupage diameter drawer drill edges fan brush faux finishes feather fern fireboard flat flatware flea markets folk art garage sale garden shears glass glue gold leaf Grapevine green hammer hand saw hardware store knife lacing lampshades latex layer legs marble marking pencil metal METHOD FIG natural sponge Note paper pattern picture frame piece pilot hole polyurethane polyurethane varnish punch Refinishing remove Revamping ruler rustic camp look sandpaper scissors sea sponge seat shape sheets side sponge brush stain stencil surface table saw tag sale tape technique thin thread Tools and Materials top and bottom top coat trim Twig Handles umber utensils utility knife veins vine willow wire shade wood yard sale