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Tables of Contents for The Country Look and How to Get It
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword
8
2
Introduction
10
4
The Country Style
14
26
That Country Warmth
16
2
Hats on the Wall
18
2
Collections on Parade
20
6
Ned Foltz: A Master of the Wheel
26
4
Potpourri, Dried Flowers, and Herbs
30
4
Dried Flowers and Potpourri
34
2
The Endless Variety of Wreaths
36
2
A Pinecone Wreath
38
2
Decorating with Fabrics
40
70
Fabric ∼ A Softening Presence
42
2
Stitches in Time
44
2
An Alphabet Sampler
46
4
Embroidered Napkins
50
2
Turkeywork∼Hand-Crafted Linens
52
2
Traditional Turkeywork
54
4
A Crewel Embroidered Blanket
58
2
Embroidered Place Mats
60
2
Basic Country Sewing
62
2
Short-Cut Decorating
64
2
Bed Hangings: The Crowning Touch
66
2
Four-Poster Bed Hangings
68
1
Dish Towel Valances
69
1
Window Dressing
70
4
Tasseled and Romantic Tiebacks
74
2
Quilts∼Symbols of Country Life
76
2
General Instructions for Quiltmaking
78
2
The Union Square Crib Quilt
80
2
Works of Art: Amish Quilts
82
2
The Amish Bull's Eye Quilt
84
2
Homage to Yesteryear
86
2
The Log Cabin Quilt
88
2
Quilts in the Bedroom
90
2
Quilts as Accessories
92
2
Old-Fashioned Rag Balls
94
2
Rugs ∼ Art under Foot
96
2
The Enduring Braided Rug
98
2
Elizabeth Eakins: Rags into Rugs
100
2
The Heart-Shaped Braided Rug
102
4
Down-Home Hooked Rugs
106
4
Painted Effects
110
54
With Brush in Hand
112
2
A Paintbox of Ideas
114
2
Restored and Painted Frames
116
2
Painting on Furniture
118
4
Paint Finishes for Furniture
122
2
Dummy Boards ∼ Conversation Pieces
124
2
Walls: Personalized with Paint
126
4
Stenciled Frieze Motifs
130
2
Sue Connell: Her Passion for Paint
132
2
Walls Stenciled with History
134
2
General Instructions for Stenciling
136
4
Traditional Wall Stencils
140
4
A Painted Cottage in Texas
144
2
The Decorative Painted Floor
146
4
Floorcloths∼``Colonial Linoleum''
150
2
A Hand-Painted Floorcloth
152
2
A Contemporary Stencil
154
2
Fooling the Eye with Paint
156
2
Wrapped in Scenery
158
4
Virginia McLaughlin: A ``High Country'' Storyteller
162
2
Built by Hand
164
24
The Legacy of Handcrafts
166
2
Toys and Small Dwellings
168
2
A Simple Birdhouse
170
2
Gameboards ∼ Simple Country Pleasures
172
2
A Checkers Gameboard
174
2
Ornamental Tin
176
2
Ivan Barnett: A Tenderness for Tin
178
2
Rustic Chairs
180
2
A Woven Chair Seat
182
4
David T. Smith: An Artisan in Wood
186
2
Resources
188
2
Photography Credits
190