The object of this handbook is to provide clear instructions on executing ordinary painters and paper-hangers work. Contents: The House Painter s Tools; Preparing a Room for Painting; Distempering Ceilings; Making-up Paint and Painting Wood-work; Using Ready-mixed Paint; Distempering Walls; Painting Walls; The Use of Flatting Paint; Varnishing; Staining and Varnishing; Enamelling; Painting Doors and Shop Fronts; Paperhanging; Papering Ceilings; Artistic House Decoration; Stencil Decoration; A Hand-worked Frieze. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience."