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>>> WELCOME BACK. HOW MANY DIY PROJECTS END UP ON
THE CUTTING ROOM FLOOR?
CRISTINA ADMITS SHE'S NOT SO
CRAFTY.
CRAFTY.
CRAFTY. SHE FOUND A PROJECT EVEN SHE
CAN DO.
CAN DO.
CAN DO. >> GOOD MORNING.
I DON'T KNOW IT IF IT THERE'S
ANYBODY THAT CAN MESS UP A
SIMPLE FIVE STEP PROCESS IT'S
ME.
ME.
ME. JENNY
ME. JENNY IS THE CREATOR OF FAUX
ONLINE.
ONLINE.
ONLINE. SHE GREW ONE HER PARTICIPANTS
IN THE ORNAMENTAL FURNITURE
BUSINESS.
BUSINESS.
BUSINESS. SHE'S ALWAYS LOVED ART.
NO MATTER WHAT IF THAT'S NOT
YOUR PAST YOU CAN STILL DO WHAT
WE'RE GOING TO DO TODAY.
A FIVE STOP PROJECT THAT YOU
SAY IS SUPER EASY.
>> VERY EASY TO TURN ANY KIND
OF WOOD COLUMNS INTO A MARBLE
FINISH LOOK.
FINISH LOOK. >> WE HAVE TO GO TO THE STORE.
WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT TO BUY.
>> THE FIRST THING I HIGHLY
RECOMMEND FOR ANYONE WHO IS
GOING TO DO ANY KIND OF WOOD
FINISH INTO A MARBLE LOOK IS TO
BUY PLASTER.
BUY PLASTER. MOST OF THEM COME WITH A PRIMER
AND ALSO A WAX.
THOSE ARE THE TWO THINGS YOU
NEED.
NEED.
NEED. ALSO THE APPLICATOR, WHICH IS A
TROWEL.
TROWEL.
TROWEL. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. >> OTHER THINGS WE WILL NEED.
I LIKE TO USE THIS.
THEIR VERY TRANSLUCENT.
THIS IS ALL YOU NEED.
>> YOU SAID FIVE STEPS AND I AM
COUNTING.
COUNTING.
COUNTING. STEP ONE.
STEP ONE.
STEP ONE. >> HERE I HAVE MY MINI COLUMNS.
NICE AND PRACTICAL.
FIRST THING I LIKE TO DO IS TO
PREP THE SURFACE.
AFTER TH PREPPING IS TO DO MY
PRIMER.
PRIMER.
PRIMER. I
PRIMER. I LIKE TO USE THE TONES I WILL
BE APPLYING IN MY COLUMNS.
THEY WILL BE EARTHY TONES.
I HAVE A BROWN COLOR.
I LIKE TO DO THAT WITH THE FOAM
BRUSH.
BRUSH.
BRUSH. LEAVE IT TO DRY FOR 24 HOURS.
THEN YOU'RE READY TO DO YOUR
FIRST SKIM COAT.
>> I'LL PROBABLY NEED A
DAYBREAK AFTER STEP ONE.
>> NO.
>> NO.
>> NO. IT
>> NO. IT GOES REALLY FAST.
SUPER EASY.
SUPER EASY. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. >> ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS PUT
THE PLASTER ON THE EDGE OF YOUR
TROWEL.
TROWEL.
TROWEL. YOU START APPLYING IT ON YOUR
COLUMNS.
COLUMNS.
COLUMNS. THESE YOU HAVE TO COVER 100% OF
THE SURFACE AREA.
AS YOU CAN SEE I ALREADY
STARTED.
STARTED.
STARTED. >> SO WE'RE DOING THIS ON,
THERE'S OTHER SURFACES OTHER
THAN WOOD THIS COULD BE GOOD
FOR; RIGHT?
FOR; RIGHT? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. AFTER WE DO THIS WE'LL TURN IT
THE OTHER WAY.
LET THIS DRY AT LEAST FIVE
HOURS BEFORE WE MOVE TO THE
NEXT STEP.
NEXT STEP. NEXT STEP IS THE REAL FUN PART.
>> I'M IN FOR THE FUN PART.
>> WHAT I LIKE TO DO IS TO ADD
DIFFERENT TONES TO MAKE IT LOOK
MARBLY.
MARBLY.
MARBLY. I
MARBLY. I LIKE TO USE A SEA SPONGE JUST
LIKE THIS ONE.
>> CAN WE USE THE KITCHEN SINK
SPONGE?
SPONGE?
SPONGE? >> NO.
>> NO.
>> NO. >>
>> NO. >> YOU DEPARTMENT DAMP AND WET.
I DID FEW COLORS.
UNIQUE THING IS YOU GOT MAKE
ANY KIND OF MISTAKE.
YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND DO THE
WHITE ONE.
WHITE ONE. >> I LIKE WHERE YOU CAN'T TELL
IF IT'S MESSED UP.
YOU WANT TO GIVE IT AN ORGANIC
LOOK.
LOOK.
LOOK. YOU
LOOK. YOU WANT SOME THICK AND SOME
THIN.
THIN.
THIN. RIGHT AFTER THAT YOU NEED TO
FLATTEN IT WITH YOUR TROWEL.
IT STARTS TAKING DIFFERENT
MOVEMENTS.
MOVEMENTS. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. >> ONCE THAT IS DONE YOU LEAVE
IT TO DRY.
YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND USE A
SANDPAPER AND GIVE IT A NICE
LIGHT SANDING.
LIGHT SANDING. YOU'RE READY FOR THE NEXT STEP.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. WE'RE ONLY ON STEP, WHAT ARE WE
ON STEP NOW?
>> WE ARE ON STEP THREE.
>> I'M ALREADY LOST.
SO STEP THREE.
>> ON STEP THREE, THIS IS STEP
FOUR.
FOUR.
FOUR. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GIVE IT
WHOLE SKIM COAT TO THE WHOLE
COLUMN.
COLUMN.
COLUMN. YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND USE
THE SAME BASE COLOR THAT WE
USED THE FIRST TIME.
>> SO I'M GOING TO LET YOU KEEP
DOING THIS.
DOING THIS. THIS SHOULD TAKE ABOUT THREE
DAYS.
DAYS.
DAYS. >>
DAYS. >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> IF YOU WERE TO BUY A MARBLE
COLUMN.
COLUMN.
COLUMN. >> THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.
>> IT'S REALLY EXPENSIVE.
YOU CAN DO THIS INEXPENSIVELY.
>> ON MATERIALS YOU PROBABLY
SPEND $400 AT MOST.
THE LAST SKIM COAT, IT'S
UIQUE.
UIQUE.
UIQUE. IT
UIQUE. IT BRINGS ALL THE COLORS
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. >> OH YEAH.
IT GIVES IT THAT NICE SMOOTH.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WHEN WE WERE GOING TO GET THE
FINISHING PRODUCT GOING ON
THERE WE HAVE A BEFORE AND
AFTER PICTURE.
AFTER PICTURE. LET'S SEE HOW IT WAS GOING TO
TURN OUT.
TURN OUT.