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Shanghai Lounge: Wall Glaze and Table Detail The primed walls and coffee table are completed and left to dry. From "Fresh Coat" episode DFCT-206

The renovation of Mike and Cosima's family room is under way: the walls have been base-coated and the coffee table has been prepped for a decorative paint treatment.

Coffee table: before

Coffee table: after

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	Figure A
	Figure B
	Figure C
	Figure D

1. Shannon Kaye and crew tape the ceilings in preparation for glazing the walls (figure A).

2. One part Moroccan Red paint is mixed with two parts clear glaze (figure B). The glaze will make the paint more transparent, letting elements of the base-coat color peek through the top coat.

3. Next, Shannon rolls off a strip of paper toweling (8-10 sheets) and folds it into a pad.

4. The glaze is rolled over the walls in streaky sections and moved around the base coat with the pad of toweling. The textural intensity of the glaze on the wall will vary: it should be light in some areas and heavier in others, with coverage of 80 percent of the wall area when glazing is complete (figure C).

5. With the walls finished, it's back to the coffee table. The base coat is dry and ready for the crackle coat and the border detailing.

6. Using a ruler and a pencil, Shannon draws a border on the top of the table and tapes it off with car detailing tape (figure D).

7. Next, a crackle finish is applied to the top of the table. The milky clear coat goes on first; when it's tacky to the touch, a coat of Onyx Black paint is applied as a top coat. The two finishes have different drying times, which results in a crackle finish for the top coat of paint.

8. The remainder of the table surface receives a light coat of Onyx Black paint; the finished look lets hints of the red base coat show through the black top coat.

9. When the finish is dry to the touch, the detailing tape is removed from the top of the table, revealing the pattern beneath the crackle coat.

10. As a final step, a coat of varnish is brushed over the surface; the varnish protects the surface and adds a satin sheen.