Featured SAFS student Shannon Kaye is the feature designer and host of DIY Network's new television show, Fresh Coat. Shannon shows homeowners how to create a fresh look in their homes.

She creates layers with her budding paint color collection, builds texture with a variety of tools and plasters, and designs patterns with thoughtfully laid and detailed stencils, mostly of her own design. "Whether I'm painting a whole room or a small canvas, I want to create surfaces that beg to be touched. I love things that look like they've aged gracefully- like they have a story to tell."

Check out the DIY article by clicking here or visit her profile on the Seattle Architectural Finishing Studio web site by clicking here.

Way to go Shannon!! Congratulations!