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  • Children's Table and Chair Set
  • From "Fresh Coat"
    episode DFCT-107


    The children’s table and chair set doesn’t match the rest of the room. Steve shows the homeowners a mottling technique and how to create leather looking buttons for the table.

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    PHOTO

    Figure A
    PHOTO

    Figure B
    PHOTO

    Figure C
    Materials:

    Latex eggshell paint
    Sea sponge
    Cake decorating bag
    Window caulk

    Children's Table and Chair Set

    1. Paint table with a base of latex eggshell paint (figure A).

    2. Dip sea sponge in a paint color slightly darker and in the same color family as base coat.

    3. Lightly dab sea sponge on furniture and allow to dry (figure B).

    4. Fill cake decorating bag with decorative nozzle with window caulk and gently press the bag to create buttons around the edge of the table (figure C).

    Kelly Moore Paint colors used:
    Rustic Hills KM 4079-3 (base coat)
    Old Brick KM 4088-5 (top coat)


    RESOURCES :

    3M Blue Painter's Masking Tape
    3M
    Website: www.3M.com

    Wallboard Joint Compound
    Custom Building Products
    Website: www.custombuildingproducts.com

    Paint
    Kelly Moore
    Website: www.kellymoore.com

    Venetian Blade
    Kolcaustico
    Website: www.kolcaustico.com/

    1-1/2 in. Flexible Putty Knife
    Hyde
    Website: www.hydetools.com

    McCloskey Metallic Glaze (Gold, Bronze, Copper)
    McCloskey
    Website: www.mccloskey.com

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