Culled from the expert pages of Family Circle and Family Circle Home Crafts magazines, here are more than 100 fun and creative painting projects. Refurbish a garage-sale find, express your style on an unfinished piece, and add pizzazz to almost any item using sponging, stenciling, distressing, striping, and other techniques. Turn a plain cabinet into an elegant sideboard using faux tortoise finishing. Add a feminine touch to a basic chest with stenciled roses. Go wild painting animal prints on boxes, flowerpots, and even an end table. Use chalkboard paint to give a child furniture she can write on, and more!

Patterns for more than two-dozen projects include color guides, methods for applying lead strips, and instructions for preparing and painting Tiffany-like florals, classic cameos, and Victorian designs. Liven up a child’s room with playful kites and kittens, decorate your kitchen with fruit motifs, or create a sunflower suncatcher...in minutes, no glass cutting required.

Wash a veil of color onto wood, marbleize a table, or glaze a wall. This comprehensive guide shows how to create a variety of textured and faux finishes using latex paint and easy-to-find tools. Age, crackle, and distress furniture for an antique look--instantly! Add a touch of whimsy with stencils, or paint decorations. The 30 projects include a faux inlay camisole table; marbleized fireplace and matching woodwork; textured and ragged walls in a formal living room; an antique door with faux woodgrain; and a distressed cabinet. There's a display of entire room treatments, and over 75 pictures show you how to do the job. The author lives in Lilburn, GA. 128 pages (all in color), 8 1/2 x 11. NEW IN PAPERBACK.