The Natural Paint Decorator

With recipes, techniques and consumer information, this book enables readers to make confident design choices, while protecting themselves and the environment.

'The Natural Paint Decorator' is an indispensable handbook for all those, beginners as well as experts, who want to live as naturally as possible in beautiful, contemporary interiors. Its simple recipes are made from readily available ingredients and provide a wide range of colours. Suitable for floors, walls and furniture, they include all varieties of paints, from casein paints to lime washes, as well as natural oils and waxes.

The authors explain clearly the ingredients and properties of different paints, their impact on both the environment and our health, ease of use and overall effect, thus providing consumers with the information they need to make informed choices. Practical chapters contain advice on how to make and apply the wide range of paints continued in the book, with step-by-step guidance and photography. There is also design for every room in the house, together with inspirational photographs of natural interiors.