Old or simply old pieces of furniture are quite common on our way. A wooden chair inherited and, despite its unpresentable appearance and peeling varnish, storing the unique shape and grace of past centuries. An old buffet with secret boxes, darkened from time to time, but not lost the richness of forms and Q, a tiny coffee table with broken glass, accidentally met at a flea market, or even your own old, but such a favorite set with which you have lived half your life. How to restore all this to its former glory and splendor? How to give old and ugly pieces of furniture a new life, perhaps even more beautiful than the previous one? The famous American designer Amy Howard conceived this book as a collection of recipes. Furniture finishing recipes, selection of styles, ingredients, and materials, colors. She generously shares step-by-step instructions for achieving delightful results, along the way telling the fascinating story of every single thing she works with. Thanks to this book, you will learn from the basics the art of furniture restoration and decoration, moving step by step from the very foundations to the heights of style and craftsmanship.