Greene & Greene: Design Elements for the Workshop
Considered among the highest achievements of the American arts and crafts movement, Greene & Greene furniture was custom-built for specific interior spaces, and many of the pieces still remain in their original locations. This manual, written by a nationally recognized furniture maker, provides intermediate and advanced woodworkers with well illustrated, step-by-step instructions for classic Greene & Greene details, including ebony plugs, cloud lifts, leg indents, brackets, and pulls. A discussion of the design philosophy of the period accompanies how-to chapters, and photographs of contemporary Greene-inspired furniture provide ideas for projects.
Featuring 15 unique projects, Donna makes painting on furniture easy with her One Stroke technique and tools. You will find wood cutout pieces of flowers and other marvelous designs painted and attached to any existing furniture, making a fabulous piece. This book includes patterns, easy to follow instruction and color worksheets.
This comprehensive book is a treatment of the steps involved in bringing an older piece of treasured furniture back to usable, beautiful condition. Included are more than 100 projects and techniques, dealing with a wide variety of materials, finishes, and restoration processes. Using the over 250 illustrations and detailed instructions.
This exhaustively documented sourcebook will be invaluable to professionals and students of architecture, interior design, interior de-corating, and furniture design. Information is provided on every aspect of the design process from the ground up—floor plans, materials, and specifications—on furniture and fixtures. The 30-plus illustrated case studies are of homes that are streamlined on the inside and out, and include full-color photographs, floor plans, and sketches. Also revealed are dozens of never-before-seen solutions in storage and an array of ingenious design solutions for furniture and fixtures that serve a variety of purposes.
