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Toy Storage and Closet Doors From "Fresh Coat" episode DFCT-103

To finish the playroom, host Steve Bull and Margarita and Hugh Llama paint a toy rack and toy chest.

Materials:

White latex paint
Painter's tape
Latex paint in several colors
Bright pastel colors
Paintbrushes in varying sizes
Latex glazing liquid

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	Completed toy storage rack
	Toy chest, after a Fresh Coat
	Newly-painted closet doors

1. To embellish the toy rack, first coat both ends of the rack using white latex paint.

2. When paint has dried, mask tape evenly on sides to create square shapes.

3. Apply a combination of colors (here, the colors range from green to violet to fit with the overall color scheme). Avoid painting up to taped lines so that irregular patterns are created.

4. Next, coat the toy chest with latex paint. When base coat has dried, add free-hand daisy patterns to lid, using various shades of bright pastel paint.

5. For the closet doors, the latex paint base coat is applied, then three parts glaze and one part latex paint is combined to create a top coat glaze. When base coat is dry, the top coat is added. Run a dry brush through the paint to match the pattern of the wood grain.

Paint colors used for toy rack (all from Kelly Moore):

Country Cotton (OW204-1) for base coat
Pink Carnation (KM3669-2)
Shamrock Green (KM3272-5)
Saffron Smile (KM3477-2)
Barrymore (KM3053-2)

Paint used for toy chest (all from Kelly Moore):

Sweet Celery (KM3422-3) - base coat
Pink Carnation (KM3669-2)
Saffron Smile (KM3477-2)
Barrymore (KM3053-2)

Paint used for closet doors (all from Kelly Moore):

Sweet Celery (KM3422-3) - top coat
Soft Honey (KM3473-1) - base coat

RESOURCES :

Kelly Moore Paint
Website: www.kellymoore.com

Glaze Coat Latex Glazing Liquid
McCloskey
Website: www.mccloskey.com