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Caribbean Retreat: Blinds Plain white blinds pick up a tropical feel with a dry brush and glaze technique. From "Fresh Coat" episode DFCT-308

Figure A

Ugly white blinds? Not in this evolving tropical-style bedroom. The Fresh Coat team gives them a tropical flair, instead, by
dry brushing them with a straw yellow color (figure A).. Then they add glaze in a rich brown wood color and drag the brush horizontally along the blinds to create a natural woven effect.

Reveal: Manuel will bask in his new tropical retreat.

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Materials:

screwdrivers
drop cloths
masks
X-I-M Clear Primer
Rust-O-Leum Pale Yellow
1055 Algonquin Trail
wide brushes
small rollers
small trays
rough cleaning brush
clear glaze
container
stir stick

1. Remove blinds from windows and lay outside.
2. Spray X-I-M Clear Primer. Let dry.
3. Spray Rust-O-Leum pale yellow (figure B ). Let dry.
4. Mix glaze with 1055 Algonquin Trail.
5. Brush or roll glaze all over blinds (figures C and D) and drag through horizontally with rough cleaning brush to create a rough straw effect. Let dry.

Figure B

Figure C

Figure D