Faux Finish Secrets: From Brian Santos the Wall Wizard

Name: Faux Finish Secrets: From Brian Santos the Wall Wizard
Brand: Trade Paper Press
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ISBN: 9780696225482

by Brian Santos

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The Wall Wizard brings his painting expertise to homeowners in this innovative and fun follow-up to his first book, Painting Secrets.

Faux Finish Secrets focuses attention and detail on decorative (faux) techniques, such as sponging, ragging, combing, and color wash.

Illustrated step-by-step instructions demonstrate 15 of the most-asked-for faux effects, along with ideas for endless variations and combinations.

Real-life questions and comments from audiences at the Wall Wizard’s popular seminars provide the basis for topics and material in this book.

Includes important information on surface preparation and basic painting condensed from the pages of Painting Secrets.

Book details

Author: Brian Santos
Imprint: Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
Published: March 22, 2011
Pages: 176
Formats: Paperback, Hardcover
Subjects: House & Home › Decorating & Furnishings
Topics: faux finishes · interior painting · decorative painting · home decorating · surface preparation · sponging and ragging · color wash · DIY home improvement
ISBN-13: 9780696225482 (Paperback)9781620456651 (Hardcover)

About the author

BRIAN SANTOS is a fourth-generation painting contractor, decorative artist, and home improvement educator who has presented more than 5,000 seminars to over one million people worldwide across a career of more than 25 years. His books include Faux Finish Secrets: From Brian Santos the Wall Wizard, Painting and Wallpapering Secrets from Brian Santos, The Wall Wizard, and Painting Secrets.

Santos serves as Director of Education for Fresh Coat Painters and is a contributor to Better Homes & Gardens magazine. He has appeared on ABC’s Good Morning America, NBC’s Today, HGTV’s Smart Solutions, TLC, and the Discovery Channel.

When he’s not writing, Santos conducts his "Wizard Workshop" seminars, sharing decorating and painting techniques with home improvement audiences. That hands-on teaching practice is the foundation of every book he writes.

Brian lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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