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Wall Covering, Part 2 Wall Covering, Part 2 From "Weekend Decorating" episode WDC-311

Now that the butcher-paper wall treatment has had time to dry, it's ready to be painted and stained to achieve a faux-leather finish.

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Project time: 4 hours.

Materials
Ladder
Drop cloth
Painter's tape
Wood stain and bucket
Stain brush
Plenty of clean cloth rags
Protective gloves

Steps

1. Put down the drop cloth and tape off ceiling and moldings.

2. Paint around the taped-off areas, using a brush. Try to paint in the direction the paper is going so you don't loosen the edges and don't saturate the paper; if you do, you could cause the paper to loosen from its place on the wall.

3. Paint all the walls and allow the paint to dry for at least 6 hours.

Figure A

4. Using rags and wearing gloves, rub an oil-based stain over the painted surface; the oil will be absorbed into the paper but won't loosen the paste (figure A).

Note: A water-based stain would loosen the paste.

5. The darker-colored stain adds depth to the walls and will stay in the paper wrinkles. For a darker look, go back over the paper with more stain.

Note: When finished, the stain-saturated rags will be extremely flammable. Do not leave them in a closed-up area of the home; they could spontaneously combust.

Time spent so far: 10 hours.

RESOURCES :

Tomboy Tools
Tomboy Tools, Inc.
Website: www.tomboys.com

Smith+Noble window treatments
Smith and Noble
Website: www.smithandnoble.com

Devine paint
Color: Devine Cayenne™
Devine Color
Web: devinecolor.com
E-mail: info@devinecolor.com

GUESTS :

Richard Lehner
Construction Innovators
10710 Coward Mill Rd.
Knoxville, TN 37931
Phone: 865-560-1970
Website: www.constructioninnovators.com

Jan Haag
Design professional

Tena Hill
Interior designer

Kari Openshaw
Allied ASID Designer