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Wine Country Retreat: Painting the Walls From "Fresh Coat" episode DFCT-112

Homeowner Neil Monnens and host Steve Bull paint the walls of his office a red wine color with a unique design.

Materials:

Latex eggshell base coat
Glaze
5 gallon paint bucket
Paint bucket grid
9" x 1" Nap lambskin roller
Twine
2 1/2" Angle brush
Painter's tape
Drop cloth

This office gets a much needed coat of paint to make the room more inviting.

After

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1. Apply painter's tape around ceiling, windows and trim. Lay a drop cloth across the floor.

   
   

2. Paint a base coat.

   
   

3. While the base coat is drying, wrap twine around a lamb's wool roller in an irregular pattern.

   
   

4. Roll on a glaze in a slightly darker color, making sure not to overlap.

Resources:

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

Paint and Glaze
Benjamin Moore
Website: www.benjaminmoore.com