THE FURNITURE BIBLE

By Christophe Pourny With Jen Renzi Foreword by Martha Stewart 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 brings you in his Brooklyn based studio as 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 mid-century 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 ve