Reader's Digest Home Decorating Manual

Reader's Digest Home Decorating Manual Synopsis

This handy book gives expert guidance on home decorating - from painting walls and woodwork to tiling, wallpapering and laying laminate flooring. Expert advice and illustrated step-by-step instructions provide all the practical know-how you need to achieve professional-looking results. Find out how to prepare surfaces before painting, remove old wallpaper and tiles and fill holes and cracks. Learn the different painting techniques for gloss and emulsion paint and for using brushes, rollers and paint pads. You'll also discover the best method for hanging wallpaper, including how to deal with corners and awkward spaces, as well as cutting tiles and grouting. And a section on floors covers everything from sanding floorboards to laying vinyl floor tiles. Each project in the book is clearly laid out with step-by-step instructions, photographs and diagrams. And there is also clear guidance on the best tools and materials to use for each job. Here, in one volume, are all the practical techniques and expert tips that you need to know when decorating your home, whether you're painting a door frame, tiling a new bathroom, or varnishing wooden floorboards.