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Cool and Classic Bedroom: Crewel Artwork Panel For a cheerful accent to the classic blue walls, the team creates a crewelwork decorative panel above the fireplace. From "Fresh Coat" episode DFCT-309

Figure A

Here the Fresh Coat painters tackle the paneling above the mantel, first cutting a piece of art board to fit the space and coating it in a natural white to gently contrast the border stripe and window trim.

Using cake-frosting tips, they squeeze three-dimensional stencil paste onto the board and draw vines, leaves and flowers to resemble a traditional crewelwork pattern (figure A).

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Materials:

illustration board
utility knife
cutting surface
measuring tape
pencil
straight edge
6" roller
small tray
transfer paper
crewel pattern
Benjamin Moore's OC-100 Palace White
Delta Texture Magic: Bungalow Blue, French Blue, Eucalyptus, Spring Green and Country Red

1. Cut a piece of thick illustration board to fit the panel above the mantle.
2. Roll on a solid coat of OC-100 Palace White. Let dry.
3. Place transfer paper face down on the board and trace over the crewel pattern with a pencil (figure B). Remove paper to reveal the pattern (figure C).

Figure B

Figure C

4. Using Delta Texture Magic Dimensional Paint with cake decorating tips trace the pattern to create the look of a piece of crewel (figures D and E). Allow to dry thoroughly.

Figure D

Figure E

Figure F

5. Using small tack nails, attach the illustration board to the space above the mantle (figure F).