b'Have you ever Step 1wondered why Mix the Resene White testpot with thesome people Resene Paint Effects Medium. We usedare so good onetestpotto250mlofthemedium butthiswilldependonthelookandwith colour?transparency level you want, and the type of flooring you have. Test a spare board ifyouhaveone,orinsideacupboard. Wait until the test patch is fully dry before deciding (it will look quite solid as you paint, but dry more transparent). Brush the floor, one board at a time (not in patches) with the paint/medium mixture. Use long sweeping strokes. Leave to dry fully. You can also use a Speedbrush pad (125mm or 175mm) on a pole.Step 3 Mix the Resene Gunsmoke testpot with more Resene Paint Effects Medium, and paint the stripes then the diamonds usingDebbies Colour Course will thesmallbrush,beingcarefultostayintroduce you to the magic betweenthelines(dontoverloadthe brush). We chose to use just the centraland manipulation of colour diamonds, but you might like to also paintthrough theory, practical thehalf-diamondsleftbythemaskingknowledge and exercises to tape. When almost dry, carefully removedevelop your own passionthe masking tape.for colour and design.At this stage you can distress the floor more by lightly sanding the paint, or some Step 2areas of the paint. Thentoprotectyourwonderfulpaint Let your board width be your guide whenjob, apply three coats of Resene Qristal it comes to diamond dimension. Using aClearFloor urethane. ratio of double the length to the width, oursare190mmlongby95mmwide, while the side stripes are 20mm. Mask up the stripes, then mask the diamonds, usingthetechniqueshownwhereone stripoftapeoutlinesthesidesoftwo diamonds.Trimtheendsofthetape, and use a wallpaper roller to make sure the tape is firm, so that the paint will notCourses will be available in major bleedunderneath.Forextraprotectioncentres in New Zealand.run your fingernail or the end of a pencil along the edges.To register your interest contact Debbie Abercrombie:Phone 09 478 4440Mobile 021 91 4449debbie @ abercrombieltd.co.nzwww.debbieabercrombie.co.nz'