Before you start painting, make sure to thoroughly clean your cabinet. I used soap and water, but if your cabinet is in the kitchen, I’d recommend using a degreaser too. Next, I removed the doors and using a foam brush, gave the doors and cabinet three coats of my homemade chalk pa...
Paint cabinet drawer fronts.Again, I used a paintbrush to paint the back of the drawer fronts and a roller to roll out the fronts. DO NOT paint the sides of the actual drawers. You are only painting the panels attached to the fronts of the drawers. I also painted the backs of those ...
This means don't move your sick mother into a damp moldy basementwhile you're painting her bedroom. More generally it means you don't need to prove that a specific mold in a building is making you sick to recognize that a problem mold is present and needs to be cleaned-up. ...
If you are just tuning in to the kitchen saga, we are in the process of updating our kitchen. It started like this: Not bad at all, just too dark for my taste. You can see more of the before, as well as what plans I had envisioned for this spaceHERE. I shared a couple of upd...
If you see peeling, chipping or flaking paint, you may need a touch-up or full new coat of paint. Get the painting done now before summer's heavy rains and high temperatures damage exposed surfaces. Check the HVAC. Call an HVAC tech to do a bi-annual checkup and service of your syst...
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If you're completely gutting andremodeling your bathroom, you'll likely need a wide range of tools for the demolition. However, a hammer can help you with some parts of a small demolition project. It works well to pry off trim or pry apart other materials. You can also use the flat, ...
I think I have said before that painting is not my favorite task to do. Well I started painting ceilings in 2 room in a beautiful old home close to downtown Raleigh. For those of you not from around here the city is RA LEE, or as some of the old folks when I was a kid would ...
Paint remaining trim* Paint front stoop ceiling (I started painting it haint blue over last summer & never got back around to it… I will just paint it back to match the existing house color) Stairs + Entryway Re-install & paint railing (removed when I first moved in & never put back...
8. If using optional brass trim kit, install the trim after final finishing and/or painting of wall. See instructions included with brass trim accessory for attaching brass trim. IMPORTANT: When finishing your firebox, combustible materials such as wall board, gypsum board, sheet rock, drywall,...