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Plum Play Room: Vertical Blinds and Coffee Table To make a dull room a play room, the vertical blinds get painted stripes and the coffee table load of color. From "Fresh Coat" episode DFCT-310

Figure A

The dated white vertical blinds are definitely an eyesore in the Weinerth's downstairs room, so the Fresh Coat painters make them a much more subtle element by painting them in a stripe pattern (figure A).

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Figure B

Another playful painted element? The coffee table, with four added bands of color; including lime green, spruce green, sky blue and periwinkle (figure B). The painters then use a simple bottle with a squeeze spout, like you find in the travel section of the drug store, to squeeze an irregular, playful circle pattern over the stripes.

For vertical blinds:

Materials:

screwdrivers
masks
ground cloth
3 Cans X-I-M Clear Primer
spray nozzles
Benjamin Moore 985 Indian River
Benjamin Moore 2107-40 Driftwood
small trays
small rollers

1. Remove blinds from walls and lay out flat.
2. Spray entire surface with X-I-M Clear primer (figure C). Let dry.
3. Roll on 985 Indian River and 2107-40 Driftwood creating a striped effect (figure D). Let dry.

Figure C

Figure D

For coffee table:

Materials:

cardboard
drop cloths
masks
X-I-M Clear Primer
spray nozzles
tape measure
pencil
T-square
blow dryer
varnish in Satin Finish
small travel squeeze bottle
Benjamin Moore 2057 Blue Flower
Benjamin Moore 809 Soft Jazz
Benjamin Moore 2147-40 Dill Pickle
Benjamin Moore 440 Land of Liberty 1. Prop table on cardboard.
2. Spray with X-I-M clear primer (figure E). Let dry.
3. Roll on 985 Indian River tinted primer (figure F). Let dry.

Figure E

Figure F

4. Mark off four stripes, taping off two for painting (figure G).
5. Seal tape edge with a little varnish.
6. Paint 2057 Blue Flower and 809 Soft Jazz (figure H). Let dry and recoat.

Figure G

Figure H

7. Tape off other two stripes and paint with 2147-40 Dill Pickle and 440 Land of Liberty (figure I). Let dry and recoat.
8. Pour dark grey into a squeeze bottle and squeeze onto center of table in a circular motion to create a fun, free-form design (figure J). Let dry.

Figure I

Figure J

9. Roll on varnish in satin finish and allow to dry thoroughly.