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City Suite: The Vanity A rich coat of warm green paint and paste tinted in shimmering stone colors makes a desk into a sparkling vanity From "Fresh Coat" episode DFCT-312

Figure A

Desiree Motamedi's sleep space needs a vanity and the Fresh Coat team obliges by turning the lower portion of her desk into a vanity (figure A) and moving it from the dining area to the bedroom space.

They paint the piece a soft, muted green, with a cool application of Shimmer Stone applied to the desktop with a sponge. This creates a stone-like finish with nighttime sparkle, perfect drama for this uptown girl's vanity!

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	Figure B
	Figure C
	Figure D
	Figure E
	Figure F

Materials:

screwdrivers
sand paper
masks
box brushes
tack cloth
Benjamin Moore 502 Grasslands tinted primer
Benjamin Moore 502 Grasslands in satin finish
Shimmer Stone Decorative Architectural Coating (Tintable Base + Color Concentrate in Wet Cement and Pebble Beach)
square brushes
3 small trays
3 small containers
stir sticks
wide putty knives
sponges
cardboard
MM Dead Flat Varnish

1. Remove drawer pulls, sand and wipe clean (figure B).
   
2. Brush and roll on 502 Grasslands tinted primer (figure C). Let dry.
   
3. Tape off top, then brush and roll on the rest of 502 Grasslands Satin Finish. Let dry.
   
4. Mix Shimmer Stone Decorative Architectural Coating with Color Concentrate in Wet Cement and trowel on a solid coat to the top (figures D and E). Let dry.
   
5. Mix Shimmer Stone Decorative Architectural Coating with Color Concentrate in Pebble Beach. Sponge on creating an organic pattern (figure F). Let dry.
   
6. Roll on MM dead flat varnish on top surface only.
   
7. Reattach drawer pulls.