Discover how to transform everyday objects and furniture with simple, creative, painted effects and decorative finishes. This book is packed with ideas for original pieces for around the home, including wood, marble, metal, stone, shell and decorative paint finishes in a range of styles. With over 30 projects, it seeks to help brighten the home cheaply, using found objects and simple tools. Each project is illustrated with step-by-step photography and the techniques include gilding, crackle glaze, marbling, decoupage and stencilling - with natural finishes such as wood stains, marble, granite, verdigris and malachite.