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Art Deco Study: Painted Desk From "Fresh Coat" episode DFCT-113

This old roll-top desk now looks like it fits in a more modern office.

An old roll-top desk gets a new cleaned-up look with paint and glaze.

Materials:

Sandpaper
Eggshell finish base coat
2" flat brush
6 1/2" seamless foam roller
Silver paint
Filbert OX hair round brush
Latex glazing liquid
Black tint
Violent tint
Cheese cloth

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	Figure A
	Figure B

1. Sand the surface of the desk (figure A) until smooth.

   
   

2. Remove the hardware, then apply the base coat and allow to dry.

   
   

3. Paint the hardware using silver paint.

   
   

4. Mix several drops of violet and black tint into half a painter's bucket of latex glazing liquid.

   
   

5. Apply the glaze in small sections, then wipe off with cheese cloth (figure B).

   
   

6. Apply glaze to the hardware.

   
   

7. After the glaze is dry, reattach the hardware.

Resources:

Paint
Benjamin Moore
Website: www.benjaminmoore.com

Silver Paint
Modern Masters Inc.
Website: www.modernmastersinc.com