Step 5: Roll and Drag the Wainscot Horizontally

applying horizontal blue glaze crosshatch with a stiff-bristled brush
Photo: Wendell T. Webber
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With the first dragged layer completely dry—a day should do it—mix glaze with the third color. Roll it on in a manageable strip running left to right beneath the chair rail. Be sure to get paint between the grooves of your first layer with the roller. Now drag the full width of the wall. Roll on the next strip and repeat to the baseboard.
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