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Fiesta Family Room: Dresser A dresser gets stripped to its natural pine color, then stamped with small suns. From "Fresh Coat" episode DFCT-305

Figure A

The Fresh Coat team uses furniture paint stripper to remove most of the paint on this overly coated piece, revealing a more natural pine color while preserving some of its history with remnants of paint here and there.

For more visual interest and a modern feel, they stamp small suns behind the drawer pulls and then protect the surface while maintaining a naturally worn feel with flat varnish (figure A).

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	Figure B
	Figure C
	Figure D

Materials:

heavy duty plastic ground cover
heavy duty gloves
Jasco Liquid Paint Remover
putty knives
steel wool
sun stamp
Black Gesso
small paintbrush
sandpaper
tack cloth
box brushes
Modern Masters flat varnish

1. Brush on Jasco liquid paint remover (figure B).
2. Let set for a few minutes, then scrape off with putty knives and steel wool.
3. Sand lightly, allowing bits of paint to remain on dresser.
4. Apply sun stamps to drawer-pull areas (figures C and D).
5. Apply a clear coat of Modern Masters Dead Flat varnish.