Chat with me to find your perfect color. How to Paint Kitchen Cabinets When it comes to painting kitchen cabinets, we know there are questions: How do I clean the cabinets before painting? What paint should I use? How much does it cost? Relax: Repainting cabinets doesn’t ha...
Baking soda is a very powerful agent that can clean your carpet very well and also get rid of its foul smell. You can use it on the whole carpet and also for spot cleaning. Just sprinkle it generously on the carpet and lightly spray some hot water over it. Let it sit like this for...
Most people who write to me for guidance on how to paint their kitchen cabinets, or their bathroom cabinets, want desperately to skip the prep work. Nobody likes sanding (which is understandable, of course!), so most people want any info I have to be able to skip this step. T...
Check the surface frequently to make sure you aren't cutting too deep. As soon as the white spots disappear, stop rubbing and wipe the wood clean with a soft cloth. Then apply two coats of hard furniture wax and buff the wood to a shine. Blushing: Blushing, a white haze over a ...
Once your piece is all clean, you’re going to need to prime it. I prefer to use a spray primer, as it usually gives a neater, thinner coat than a brush-on primer does. The brand I use is Painter’s Touch, which comes in gray and white. ...
The Howard's Restore A Finish is for furniture. It is solvent based and is supposed to 'penetrate' the old lacquer (an alcohol based product). It has HIGH VOC's and isn't meant to be a wood floor finish. It would be a complete waste of time and money. Strip down the wood ...
Coating fossils with varnishes or lacquers used to be normal practice over the past couple of centuries – and is sometimes still necessary to preserve fossil specimens in museum cabinets and exhibits. We were hoping that, beneath the coating layer, the original soft tissues would still be in ...
The five-year-old girl had climbed the cabinets and brought out the dish, all on her own. She couldn’t wait to fill it with her mother’s favorite treats and present it to her. Reiko’s foot caught on the edge of the kitchen rug, and she stumbled. The floral bowl slipped from ...
A. I am building my home myself and I installed a stainless steel range hood a couple of years ago and made the mistake of leaving the protective covering on until I was done with the kitchen. The hood had a heavy white plastic covering which I was able to pull off with some effort...
Art Deco, a style of decor popular in the 1920s and 1930s, is characterised by clean, simple shapes and rich colours. Although you may not want to recreate the whole period look, incorporating an Art Deco influence with a contemporary interior can add interest and texture. Here’s how. ...