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Collector's Living Room: Walls and Ceiling Rusty tobacco walls and a deep eggplant ceiling enlighten a beige room From "Fresh Coat" episode DFCT-302

A thick, solid coat of a rusty tobacco color in a matte finish is rolled on to add height and dimension to an otherwise beige room as well as show off the rich browns and beige of their furniture.

Patrick already attempted a pearlescent sponge finish on the ceiling. The Fresh Coat team helps it along by scrubbing deep eggplant on the entire ceiling, then adds a layer of scrubbed metallic gold.

The ceiling will sparkle with deep, rich color. And believe it or not, it's all accomplished with an ordinary kitchen sponge, which is great for really pushing a color into the surface and creating wonderful textures.

Figure A

Walls

Materials:

rosin paper
painters tape
angle brushes
large rollers
paint trays
paint mugs
paint can visor
1141 Glenwood Brown paint (Benjamin Moore brand)

1. Rosin paper floor.
2. Tape floorboards, trim.
3. Paint one or two coats of paint, Glenwood Brown 1141 (figure A).
4. Let dry completely.

Textured Ceiling

Ceiling

Materials:

medium artist brushes
varnish
large square brushes
large containers (to dip brushes into)
6 sponges
2177-30 Shadow (Benjamin Moore brand)
iridescent bronze glaze
Roman gold glaze

Figure B

1. Seal ceiling trim tape with varnish.
2. Using large square brushes paint a layer of 2117-30 Shadow across the ceiling using criss-cross motion.
3. Using a new sponge scrub on Chromotone Quick Dry Latex Metallic in Roman Gold mixed with glaze. Scrub in a small circular motion to create pattern (figure B).