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Blog Cabin: Finishing Touches and Faux Finishes DIY's Blog Cabin finally gets its final touches, including a wooden front door and a "rug" made of paint. From "Blog Cabin" episode DBLG-113

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9. Pour your extended paint into a tray (figure K), remove excess and begin rolling onto your area in small sections.

10. Before the paint dries, have a partner follow behind with a steel wool pad, dragging it lightly over the paint (figure L), creating the faux fabric finishing touch.

Figure K

Figure L

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11. Continue painting and dragging the steel wool pads until you feel the faux finish looks complete (figure M).

12. Once you've covered the entire "rug" area, remove the painter's tape (figure N).

Figure M

Figure N

Figure O

13. We used a design stencil to add a final decorative finish and — a border design intended to mimic a rug fringe (figure O).

14. Allow the paint to dry fully.

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