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Cozy Guest Cottage: Wall Unit From "Fresh Coat" episode DFCT-303

By A traditional decorative finish called frottage employs newspaper and gives the wall unit an older feel

Wall Unit

On Day 2 of the guest cottage paint job, the team tapes off the glass front cabinets and then coats the entire unit in a warm caramel color. A very traditional decorative finish called frottage gives the unit an older, more masculine feel.

First, they crumple sheets of newspaper and brush them with a deep forest green glaze. Then they rub the newspaper on the surface, pushing the glaze onto the unit and pull back to reveal an irregular mottled texture. The look is finished by painting the hardware in a gold metallic with a gentle stippling of black metal paint. Cool tool, newspaper

	Figure A
	Figure B

Materials:

sandpaper
box brush
tack cloth
square brushes
cardboard
newspaper
Benjamin Moore Intrique 1580 primer
glaze
Benjamin Moore Backwoods 469
plastic bowls
stir sticks
Modern Masters Dead Flat Varnish
Cal-Tint II Umber Universal Tint

1. Sand, brush and tack entire wall unit.
2. Cut and roll on tinted primer 1580 Intrique (Figure A). Let dry completely.
3. Roll and/or brush 469 Backwoods with glaze on a section of the shelf.
4. Crumple up sheets of newspaper and press into glaze gently (Figure B). Let dry completely.
5. Varnish with Modern Masters Dead Flat Varnish tinted with a touch of Cal-Tint II (universal tinting colorants) in burnt umber. Let dry completely.