What's the fastest, least expensive ways to give a room a fabulous makeove? Creative paint finishes! Designer Kass Wilson shows you how easy it is to change the look and style of a space using a variety of great color combinations and inventive techniques on walls, cabinetry, furniture, and decorative accessories. lush color photographs of stunning rooms, including several before and after pictures, dramatically reveal the spectacular results you can achieve.

Choosing your supplies, which are all readily available in stores and home centres, is the first step. latex paints - with their easy cleanup and quick drying time - are applied as a base coat. Glazes - which can be manipulated with brushes, sponges, and other tools - are placed over the paint to create almost all of the finishes.

Develop your skills while making Wilson's original projects or come up with your own ideasto suit your home.

Stark white cabinetry in a kitchen can give the room a cold, uninviting atmosphere. Antiquing the entry doors so that they have an aged apperance provides interest, charm, and warmth to the decor. Want to establish a fireplace mantle as aliving room's focal point and emphasise its architectural details? Distress it with a crackling medium. Stippling glaze with a brush or chamois tool can be used to soften a strong color by toning it down. Try this technique to add texture to bedroom walls and simulate a marble pattern on columns. Stenciling is a great method for creating borders wit repeating designs and embellishing corners, while using faux metalic leaf mimics guilding, a technique that takes years to master.

Withe inspiration and know-how Wilson offers, you'll transform an ordinary setting intointo an extraordinary one