Home Painting, Wallpapering and Decorating

The Story

This practical new 'how-to-do-it' book shows you how to completely paint, wallpaper, weatherproof and decorate your entire home or apartment and SAVE today's sky-high labor cost! Make Your Entire Home the Pride and Showplace of Your Neighborhood! Add hundreds of dollars to the value of your property. Enjoy the glorious pride of achievement while making your home the nicest looking in the neighborhood. Learn how to use color, textures, patterns to create beautiful decorating effects...How to refinish sturdy old furniture as gleaming modern pieces...How to refinish floors and woodwork like new...How to plaster, putty, glaze...How to prevent paint from scaling, peeling, blistering...How to remove cigarette burns, stains, scratches, mars from furniture...How to give walls every type of texture -- stipple, mottle, antique, marble, grained finishes. Learn how to beautify basement, attic, porch! Brighten exterior! Glamorize garden furniture! Even paint boats! And ever so much more! Invaluable Guidance on Professional Home Decorating! Learn all about styles of furniture, fabrics, architecture to achieve pleasing, harmonious decorating results...How to choose and match wallpaper designs; paper ceilings, difficult corners, etc...Learn high-priced decorator tricks -- how to make rooms seem larger, smaller, wider, longer; how to beautify awkward windows, corners, doorways, etc. Yes you can give your entire home sparkle new beauty and greater value -- and SAVE up to 90 cents on every dollar!