The House That Faux Built: Transform Your Home with Paint, Plaster & Creativity

by Adrienne Van Dooren

Book Overview

A "Must-Have" Idea and Resource Guide for: Homeowners: Over 300 photos with ideas and inspiration for homes from $50,000 to $5 million, Visual tricks to make small rooms look larger, ceilings taller... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0977896706
• ISBN13: 9780977896707
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: East Cambridge Press
• Length: 137 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 11.1" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

Philanthropy at its finest!

Philanthropy, is the act of donating money, goods, time, or effort to support a charitable cause (wikipedia). Of all the ways Adrienne VanDooren could spend her time she chooses to give. Bringing together faux artists whose inspired creations define the "art" of giving. This project not only touched my heart, it opened my mind to the possibilites of bringing a house to life with faux. Thank you...

Thoroughly 'user friendly' and confidently recommended.

Knowledgeably written by Adrienne van Dooren and illustrated with the photography of David Galen and Omar Salinas, "The House That Faux Built: Transform Your Home Using Paints, Plasters & Creativity!" is an elegant and highly recommended addition to personal, professional, and community library Interior Design, Home Remodeling, and Home Decorating reference collections. This beautifully organized and presented compendium of ideas and concepts draws from more than one hundred top artists who contributed their inspirations and examples in support of the New Orleans Habitat House and Hurricane Katrina Animal Rescue programs. More than just another coffee table interior designer art books, "The House That Faux Built" is fairly brimming with practical, do-it-yourself, illustrated suggestions for making small changes in any home decor that will have dramatic results for any household renovation project. Drawing upon more than three hundred full-color before-and-after photographs of the New Orleans house project (and its sister project -- a Chicago church), "The House That Faux Built" showcases hundreds of 'tips, tricks and techniques' employed by renowned artists and professional interior designers. Especially commended to non-specialist general readers with an interest in transforming their own small rooms into something bigger and better on a limited budget, "The House That Faux Built" is thoroughly 'user friendly' and confidently recommended.

a wonderfull inspiration and resource guide-must have!!!!

This book is truly one of a kind/cutting edge and the best in faux-I heartily recommend it! It has over 500 full color before, in progress and after photos-showing the transformation of an ordinary fixer upper into an incredible home. There are surprises in every room-(such as a "broken wine glass" painted on the steps or a woman in just a towel painted on the bathroom door.) Ideas to change a home without ripping things out--a cat stained wood parquet floor stained to resemble an inlay wood persian carpet or an ugly refrigerator made over to look like a built-in. Great ideas for any homeowner or real estate professional wanting ideas to flip or stage a house. I liked too that the techniques were green/eco-friendly. Over 100 top artists participated for charity and the book's proceeds build a habitat house in New Orleans

Innovative

This book is an excellent resource for the professional faux finisher or muralist as well as homeowners, businesses, and anyone else interested in paint and interior design. The book showcases various artists contributions to the "Faux House" located in Arlington, VA. Each room was completely redone using the talents of a group of artists (muralsists, faux finishers, and interior designers). All of the procedes went to the Habitat for Humanity charity to help the victims of hurricane Katrina. There is a resource section at the end of the book listing all the artists who participated including a short bio and how to contact them.

Faux is fantastic!

I absolutely love the ideas featured in this book! The photos of the artists' work are just amazing. Take one look at this book, and you'll soon be eyeing projects around your own house with a whole new perspective. If you love decorating and creative ideas, you'll love this book!