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  • Collector's Living Room: Curtains
  • Patrick and Steven's Edwardian living room re-do gets a splash of style with fabric painted pinstripe curtains.
    From "Fresh Coat"
    episode DFCT-302


    PHOTO

    Pinstriped Curtains
    The Fresh Coat painters use fabric paint to draw a bold pin stripe with eggplant and gold paint on the white drapes. This will tie in with the ceiling and also draw the eye to the far end of the room.

    Reveal: Alicia and Michelle good friends and co-workers of Steven will check out the new and improved living room.

    PHOTO

    Figure A
    PHOTO

    Figure B
    Materials:

    pencil
    straight edge
    iridescent bronze
    small container
    shadow
    small artist brushes

    1. Draw 3-4" stripes with pencil and straight edge.
    2. Paint Iridescent bronze stripes over pencil line (figure A).
    3. Paint pinstripe in Shadow a half inch on either side of bronze stripe (figure B).

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