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Quirky Casual Living Room: Canvas Rug Paint makes an artist's canvas rug possible, complete with a fun center design with a vintage feel. From "Fresh Coat" episode DFCT-313

The rug that was originally in the Fazios' eclectic living room is old and stained. The Fresh Coat team gives the whole room a new look by painting an artist’s canvas rug to cover the floor.

Jason and Samantha will be able to mop it, sweep it and wash it, whatever they need to do. The team paints a tan base color and creates a fun center design to finish off the look with a vintage feel.

	Figure A
	Figure B
	Figure C
	Figure D
	Figure E

Materials:

plastic drop cloth
big rollers and trays
1 quart 1046 (matte)
newspaper
permanent marker
scissors
tape
measuring tape
chalk line
wide artist brushes
Onyx
homeowners’ yellow
big round sponges
1 gallon MM Dead Flat varnish
special rollers and trays

1. Roll the entire canvas with 1046 Sandy Brown. Let dry.
2. Mark off wide border, tape off and roll on AC-9 Nugget (figure A). Let dry.
3. Using newspaper, cut out the graphic shape for the middle, lay it in the center and trace around the edge (figure B).
4. Outline the shape with 2133-10 Onyx and large artist brushes (figure C).
5. Roughly mark out where polka-dot pattern will go.
6. Dip round sponges in shallow tray of their original wall color (yellow) and push onto canvas, filling in the graphic shape in the center (figure D). Let dry.
7. Roll on MM Dead Flat varnish with special rollers (figure E).