How to: strengthen chair joints; cure ailing tables; repair bed frames; mend worn cabinets; remedy bruised and bent wood; patch veneer; reupholster furniture; cure a crack in a table top; reweave chair seats; restore a damaged finish; protect furniture with a clear coating.

Offers simple techniques to transforming drab furniture into showpieces, including easy-to-follow instructions for spray painting, applying gold leaf, wall papering, stenciling, and dip dyeing.

This video is about the entire process of building rustic furniture, from selecting materials (and steam-bending posts when necessary) to making joints, finishing, and weaving.

How to decorate beds, tables, chests, chairs, picture frames and other common household items. Includes such decorative techniques as woodgraining, color washing, combing, ragging, sponging, marbling, stencilling, trompe l'oeil, printing, dragging, and decoupage.

"More than 30 step-by-step projects to help homeowners achieve custom built-ins that add function and style to any home decor"--Provided by publisher.