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  • Fiesta Family Room: Coffee Table
  • Fun paint lines update a coffee table for a South of the Border family room.
    From "Fresh Coat"
    episode DFCT-305


    PHOTO

    Figure A
    The Fresh Coat team keeps the existing coffee table (figure A) in the family room modern and neutral with a primer coat of muted green wall color. Then they tape off random intervals so they can paint lines of various colors.

    The end goal? Color, fun and variety!

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    PHOTO

    Figure B
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    Figure C
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    Figure D
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    Figure E
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    Figure F
    Materials:

    face masks
    sandpaper
    box brushes
    tack cloths
    small rollers
    small trays
    various widths of tape
    ruler Tape
    T-square
    pencils
    foam brushes
    blow dryer
    Fruit Punch (Benjamin Moore 140)
    Grenada Villa (Benjamin Moore 690)
    Onyx (Benjamin Moore 2133-10)
    Deep Rose (Benjamin Moore 2004-10)
    Varathane Clear Satin
    Dill Pickle (Benjamin Moore2147-40

    1. Sand, brush and tack.
    2. Cut and roll a base coat Dill Pickle (figure B).
    3. Using tape and random intervals, tape off stripes and paint with Fruit Punch, Grenada Villa, Onyx and Deep Rose (figures C, D and E).
    4. Blow-dry each section as it's brushed on.
    5. Brush on Varathane Diamond Polyurethane Clear Satin with foam brushes (figure F).

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