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Plum Play Room: The Fireplace A treatment of limestone-tinted plaster and acrylic flat wax makes the fireplace the focal point of the room. From "Fresh Coat" episode DFCT-310

Figure A

With a few nice accesories painted, the Fresh Coat team turns their attention to giving the fireplace wall a limestone plaster finish. They fill in the mortar lines and cover the entire surface with limestone-tinted plaster to create a smooth, contemporary, architectural element (figure A).

Next they trowel on acrylic flat wax for a nice satin sheen, instantly making the fireplace the focal point of the room.

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Materials:

painters tape
crimped wire cup brush
plastic trowels
hawks
mud pans
medium putty knives
AcrylPro ceramic tile
large sponges
large container with water
Benjamin Moore 985 Tinted Primer Indian River
small rollers
small trays
large container and spatula
Marmarino
acrylic flat wax
Universal Tint

Figure B

1. Tape edges of fireplace (figure B).
2. Using trowels, fill mortar lines with AcrylPro Ceramic Tile Adhesive, feathering out the edges to blend smoothly with the surface.
3. Before the surface dries, use damp sponges to smooth it further (figure C). Let dry.

Figure C

Figure D

Figure E

4. Trowel on a thin coat of Marmarino plaster to cover the entire surface (figure D).
5. As the plaster begins to set, smooth and polish the surface (burnish) with the flat side of the trowel. Let dry (figure E).
6. Mix Cal-Tint II Universal Tinting colorants burnt umber into SAFS Acrylic Flat Wax and trowel a thin coat (figure F). Let dry.
7. Burnish with trowel again to soften the sheen for a finished look (figure G).

Figure F

Figure G