Painting Rooms: How to Choose and Use Paint Like an Expert - Softcover

A hands-on, comprehensive, visual guide to using the vast range of paints and special effects products available on the market today. The comprehensive book provides the practical information on preparing your surfaces for painting, paint properties - how and why to use them, choosing the right colors to create a mood, special-effect finish techniques, pro-like painting techniques, and choosing and using the right equipment and tools. Painting Rooms is for anyone that wants to paint their home like a professional.

Judy Ostrow has been writing about the home for more than 15 years, for such shelter publications as Home, This Old House, and Natural Home. She has been a contributing editor for Woman's Day Specials such as Home Decorating, Home Improvements, Kitchens & Baths, Building & Remodeling, as well as a regular columnist for House Beautiful's Decorating & Remodeling, Kitchens & Baths, and Your Move.