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Furniture Bible : Everything You Need to Know to Identify, Restore and Care for Furniture by Christophe Pourny (2014, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherArtisan
ISBN-101579655351
ISBN-139781579655358
eBay Product ID (ePID)201609202
Product Key Features
Book TitleFurniture Bibles : Everything You Need to Know to Identify, Restore and Care for Furniture
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicWoodwork, Furniture
Publication Year2014
GenreAntiques & Collectibles, Crafts & Hobbies
AuthorChristophe Pourny
FormatHardcover
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Item Height1 in
Item Weight43.3 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width10 in
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LCCN2014-004628
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ReviewsWall Street Journal , 10 Crucial Home Design Books for Beginners Library Journal , Best Books of the Year Amazon , Best Books of the Month "A guide for the pros, DIYers and furniture aficionados eager for tips from the expert. Pourny's practical advice on all things antique is coupled with historical notes." --Time "A comprehensive but accessible guide to restoration that lays out everything you need to know about making over wooden furniture." --Martha Stewart Living "Authority wafts from [Pourny's] handsome how-to book like the sweet smell of lemon oil." -- New York Times "A practical, visual guide for anyone who wants to restore a cherished heirloom or simply correct a water stain." --San Francisco Chronicle "Pourny's book will serve brave DIYers as well as design aficionados wishing to hone their connoisseurship." - ArchitecturalDigest.com "It's really everything you wanted to know about furniture but were afraid to ask." -- WWD.com "Whether you want to refresh your mother's outdated bureau, refinish a set of vintage Danish Modern chairs, or restore antique marquetry to its former glory, this volume's got you covered and then some ." - Design*Sponge "Encyclopedic in coverage . . . deftly illustrated and defined . . . a fantastic go-to source for furniture care." -- Library Journal , starred review "A thorough and practical guide for the furniture expert as well as for the novice restorer. . . . This guide will find a wide audience among those who simply want to learn about and appreciate good furniture, as well as those who are more hands-on." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review "This is a very useful and important book for anyone who owns furniture--antique, modern, or new--or anyone who plans to fix or restore it." --Martha Stewart, Library Journal , Best Books of 2014 Amazon , Best Books of the Month for November 2014 "A guide for the pros, DIYers and furniture aficionados eager for tips from the expert. Pourny's practical advice on all things antique is coupled with historical notes." -Time "A comprehensive but accessible guide to restoration that lays out everything you need to know about making over wooden furniture." -Martha Stewart Living "Authority wafts from [Pourny's] handsome how-to book like the sweet smell of lemon oil." - New York Times "A practical, visual guide for anyone who wants to restore a cherished heirloom or simply correct a water stain." -San Francisco Chronicle "Pourny's book will serve brave DIYers as well as design aficionados wishing to hone their connoisseurship." ArchitecturalDigest.com "It's really everything you wanted to know about furniture but were afraid to ask." - WWD.com "Whether you want to refresh your mother's outdated bureau, refinish a set of vintage Danish Modern chairs, or restore antique marquetry to its former glory, this volume's got you covered and then some ." Design*Sponge "Encyclopedic in coverage . . . deftly illustrated and defined . . . a fantastic go-to source for furniture care." - Library Journal , starred review "A thorough and practical guide for the furniture expert as well as for the novice restorer. . . . This guide will find a wide audience among those who simply want to learn about and appreciate good furniture, as well as those who are more hands-on." - Publishers Weekly , starred review "This is a very useful and important book for anyone who owns furniture-antique, modern, or new-or anyone who plans to fix or restore it." -Martha Stewart, Library Journal , Best Books of 2014 Amazon , Best Books of the Month for November 2014 "A guide for the pros, DIYers and furniture aficionados eager for tips from the expert. Pourny's practical advice on all things antique is coupled with historical notes." --Time "Authority wafts from [Pourny's] handsome how-to book like the sweet smell of lemon oil." -- New York Times "Pourny's book will serve brave DIYers as well as design aficionados wishing to hone their connoisseurship." - ArchitecturalDigest.com "It's really everything you wanted to know about furniture but were afraid to ask." -- WWD.com "Whether you want to refresh your mother's outdated bureau, refinish a set of vintage Danish Modern chairs, or restore antique marquetry to its former glory, this volume's got you covered and then some ." - Design*Sponge "Encyclopedic in coverage . . . deftly illustrated and defined . . . a fantastic go-to source for furniture care." -- Library Journal , starred review "A thorough and practical guide for the furniture expert as well as for the novice restorer. . . . This guide will find a wide audience among those who simply want to learn about and appreciate good furniture, as well as those who are more hands-on." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review "This is a very useful and important book for anyone who owns furniture--antique, modern, or new--or anyone who plans to fix or restore it." --Martha Stewart, "This is a very useful and important book for anyone who owns or plans to fix or restore furniture. It is encyclopedic in its scope, and unusual in its clear, straightforward, and understandable approach." --Martha Stewart, Library Journal , Best Books of 2014 Amazon , Best Books of the Month for November 2014 "A guide for the pros, DIYers and furniture aficionados eager for tips from the expert. Pourny's practical advice on all things antique is coupled with historical notes." --Time "A comprehensive but accessible guide to restoration that lays out everything you need to know about making over wooden furniture." --Martha Stewart Living "Authority wafts from [Pourny's] handsome how-to book like the sweet smell of lemon oil." -- New York Times "A practical, visual guide for anyone who wants to restore a cherished heirloom or simply correct a water stain." --San Francisco Chronicle "Pourny's book will serve brave DIYers as well as design aficionados wishing to hone their connoisseurship." - ArchitecturalDigest.com "It's really everything you wanted to know about furniture but were afraid to ask." -- WWD.com "Whether you want to refresh your mother's outdated bureau, refinish a set of vintage Danish Modern chairs, or restore antique marquetry to its former glory, this volume's got you covered and then some ." - Design*Sponge "Encyclopedic in coverage . . . deftly illustrated and defined . . . a fantastic go-to source for furniture care." -- Library Journal , starred review "A thorough and practical guide for the furniture expert as well as for the novice restorer. . . . This guide will find a wide audience among those who simply want to learn about and appreciate good furniture, as well as those who are more hands-on." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review "This is a very useful and important book for anyone who owns furniture--antique, modern, or new--or anyone who plans to fix or restore it." --Martha Stewart, "Encyclopedic in coverage . . . deftly illustrated and defined . . . a fantastic go-to source for furniture care." -- Library Journal , starred review "A thorough and practical guide for the furniture expert as well as for the novice restorer. . . . This guide will find a wide audience among those who simply want to learn about and appreciate good furniture, as well as those who are more hands-on." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review "This is a very useful and important book for anyone who owns furniture--antique, modern, or new--or anyone who plans to fix or restore it." --Martha Stewart, Library Journal , Best Books of 2014 Amazon , Best Books of the Month for November 2014 "Encyclopedic in coverage . . . deftly illustrated and defined . . . a fantastic go-to source for furniture care." -- Library Journal , starred review "A thorough and practical guide for the furniture expert as well as for the novice restorer. . . . This guide will find a wide audience among those who simply want to learn about and appreciate good furniture, as well as those who are more hands-on." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review "This is a very useful and important book for anyone who owns furniture--antique, modern, or new--or anyone who plans to fix or restore it." --Martha Stewart, Library Journal , Best Books of 2014 Amazon , Best Books of the Month for November 2014 "A guide for the pros, DIYers and furniture aficionados eager for tips from the expert. Pourny's practical advice on all things antique is coupled with historical notes." --Time "A comprehensive but accessible guide to restoration that lays out everything you need to know about making over wooden furniture." --Martha Stewart Living "Authority wafts from [Pourny's] handsome how-to book like the sweet smell of lemon oil." -- New York Times "A practical, visual guide for anyone who wants to restore a cherished heirloom or simply correct a water stain." --San Francisco Chronicle "Pourny's book will serve brave DIYers as well as design aficionados wishing to hone their connoisseurship." - ArchitecturalDigest.com "It's really everything you wanted to know about furniture but were afraid to ask." -- WWD.com "Whether you want to refresh your mother's outdated bureau, refinish a set of vintage Danish Modern chairs, or restore antique marquetry to its former glory, this volume's got you covered and then some ." - Design*Sponge "Encyclopedic in coverage . . . deftly illustrated and defined . . . a fantastic go-to source for furniture care." -- Library Journal , starred review "A thorough and practical guide for the furniture expert as well as for the novice restorer. . . . This guide will find a wide audience among those who simply want to learn about and appreciate good furniture, as well as those who are more hands-on." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review "This is a very useful and important book for anyone who owns furniture--antique, modern, or new--or anyone who plans to fix or restore it." --Martha Stewart, "This is a very useful and important book for anyone who owns furniture--antique, modern, or new--or anyone who plans to fix or restore it." --Martha Stewart
SynopsisA Wall Street Journal Top 10 Crucial Home & Design Book for Beginners A Library Journal Best Book of the Year An Amazon Best Book of the Month Christophe Pourny learned the art of furniture restoration in his father's atelier in the South of France. In this, his first book, he teaches readers everything they need to know about the provenance and history of furniture, as well as how to restore, update, and care for their furniture--from antiques to midcentury pieces, family heirlooms or funky flea-market finds. The heart of the book is an overview of Pourny's favorite techniques--ceruse, vernis anglais ,and water gilding, among many others--with full-color step-by-step photographs to ensure that readers can easily replicate each refinishing technique at home. Pourny brings these techniques to life with a chapter devoted to real-world refinishing projects, from a veneered table to an ebonized desk, a gilt frame to a painted northern European hutch. Rounding out this comprehensive guide is care and maintenance information, including how to properly clean leather, polish hardware, fix a broken leg, and replace felt pads, as well as recipes to make your own wax, shellac, varnish, stain, and more., A Wall Street Journal Top 10 Crucial Home & Design Book for Beginners A Library Journal Best Book of the Year An Amazon Best Book of the Month Christophe Pourny learned the art of furniture restoration in his father's atelier in the South of France. In this, his first book, he teaches readers everything they need to know about the provenance and history of furniture, as well as how to restore, update, and care for their furniture--from antiques to midcentury pieces, family heirlooms or funky flea-market finds. The heart of the book is an overview of Pourny's favorite techniques--ceruse, vernis anglais , and water gilding, among many others--with full-color step-by-step photographs to ensure that readers can easily replicate each refinishing technique at home. Pourny brings these techniques to life with a chapter devoted to real-world refinishing projects, from a veneered table to an ebonized desk, a gilt frame to a painted northern European hutch. Rounding out this comprehensive guide is care and maintenance information, including how to properly clean leather, polish hardware, fix a broken leg, and replace felt pads, as well as recipes to make your own wax, shellac, varnish, stain, and more., Christophe Pourny learned the art of furniture restoration in his father's atelier in the South of France. In this, his first book, he teaches readers everything they need to know about the provenance and history of furniture, as well as how to restore, update, and care for their furniture--from antiques to midcentury pieces, family heirlooms or funky flea-market finds. The heart of the book is an overview of Pourny's favorite techniques--ceruse, vernis anglais , and water gilding, among many others--with full-color step-by-step photographs to ensure that readers can easily replicate each refinishing technique at home. Pourny brings these techniques to life with a chapter devoted to real-world refinishing projects, from a veneered table to an ebonized desk, a gilt frame to a painted northern European hutch. Rounding out this comprehensive guide is care and maintenance information, including how to properly clean leather, polish hardware, fix a broken leg, and replace felt pads, as well as recipes to make your own wax, shellac, varnish, stain, and more., One part Joy of Cooking , one part Domino magazine, this is the all-new furniture bible. Unlike the snoozy (and generally black-and-white) how-to-refinish-your-furniture workbooks currently on the market, this is a stealth technical manual embedded in the context of a seductive, full-color coffee-table book. The heart of the book is an accessible primer on Christophe's favorite techniques--ceruse, vernis anglais , water gilding--with step-by-step how-tos for achieving them yourself. Readers will learn about wax finishes, oil finishes, and lacquers, as well as effects to create with paint, metal, and gilding. Examples are shown on a wide range of furniture--a table, a desk, a hutch, a plant stand, a simple chest of drawers. Readers will learn about furniture construction, from medieval times to the present; how to identify types of wood; and how to distinguish a Louis XIV chair from a Louis XV one. They will come away knowing how to care for their leather and properly clean hardware; fix a broken leg and replace felt pads; distinguish a real antique from a fake; and make their own polishes at home.
LC Classification NumberTT199.4.P68 2014
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- Apr 18, 2018
A Must have for Students
saw a copy of this book on my Furniture finishing teacher and right away I wanted one, copy I receive was a pre-edition ( meaning chapters and pages are not numbered,cheap paper and so on) cheaper price and I can write important notes,cool for me being a lousy old student. but if you are a student this is the bible! author is the real thing (3rd generation craftsman and old school method).Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Dec 04, 2018
For antiques
It may be a good book for someone who would like to repair antique furniture, but it is not a good book if someone would like to take care of the new furniture. I wanted to know how to take care of furniture with cheap veneer because almost all the furniture today is like that...Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jan 21, 2020
Long overdue. Awesome content.
Great for coffee tables It is now in a Hotel In Co. Cork, Ireland and being perused by many tourists from all over the world; They love it. it explains, in detail and photos, the great castles and old mansions that dot Ireland. Thanks. Dan McCarthyVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Dec 26, 2024
Loved the book. Great quality and super...
Loved the book. Great quality and super clean. Thanks.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jul 05, 2019
Excellent info and presentation
On time, as advertised, very well likedVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Feb 27, 2019
Awesome
Its awesomeVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Jan 30, 2019
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