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Floorcloth Magic: How to Paint Canvas Rugs for Decorative Home Use | 
| Author: Lisa Curry Mair
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 238024
Media: Paperback
Pages: 144
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 8.5 x 0.6
ISBN: 1580174051
Dewey Decimal Number: 746.6
EAN: 9781580174053
ASIN: 1580174051
Publication Date: January 10, 2002
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Product Description
You're tired of staring at bare hardwood floors, but the Oriental rug you covet is prohibitively expensive. The solution? A floorcloth that you can make yourself for a fraction of the cost of an area rug or carpet. Floorcloths - hand-painted durable canvas rugs - have become popular again because of a renewed interest in Early American decorating techniques. And since the most appropriate place for a floorcloth is on the hardwood floors used in so much of today's interior decoration, they complement today's lifestyle. The design possibilities, from country to contemporary, are endless. Filled with essential techniques and sensational color variations, FLOORCLOTH MAGIC: HOW TO PAINT CANVAS RUGS FOR DECORATIVE HOME USE is the most comprehensive, easy-to-follow guide to creating beautiful paint-based rugs for your home. It provides basic how-to instruction on every material, tool, and technique, plus recipes for paint finishes, including sponging, stamping, marbling, stenciling, ragging, and more. An introduction to color palettes and pattern development makes this a useful guide for a beginner as well as a valued resource for any craftsperson.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great book for any level March 12, 2007
Judith L. Schweitzer (From Mia)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is the second of 2 books I ordered because I wanted to paint and design a floor cloth.
Easy instructions and some beautiful designs for anyone who does not want to design their own.
Floorcloth Magic September 14, 2009
Kathleen A ONeill
I was informed that the book would be on backorder when I ordered it.
I received it in the time quoted for the backorder.
I like the book. I would order again.
 Floorcloth Magic August 11, 2002
21 out of 22 found this review helpful
Clearly and concisely written, no confusion or contradictions like some other books on the same subject. Excellent section on contributing artists showing a wide diversity of styles.
INSPIRING February 20, 2007
sophie (Westbrook, Maine USA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
The artist does a good job covering all the needed supplies and methods to create such beautiful floor cloths. There is a lot covered in these pages, although I could have skipped the color theory part given its really trial and error and personal design ultimately. There are lots of beautiful floor cloths to admire by this artist and others. Wish there were some substantial patterns to apply in addition to the very basic stripes included. This book helps motivate one to begin and do it right, and the rest is really up to one's imagination which the author gives a good springboard to leap from.
Floorcloth Magic: How to Paint Canvas Rugs for Decorative Home Use May 17, 2008
Cheers (WI)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
It was good to get more of the technical details about this type of artwork. Until now I only had the info I received from a one-day workshop and that wasn't as in depth as I really would have liked. I also appreciate the author's talent. There are some fine examples which provide inspiration.
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