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On its highest setting, it produces just enough heat to burn the paper thereby easily stripping off the paint. On lowering the setting, it releases the adhesive making the removal process quite simpler. Using any of its settings to remove the contact paper works just perfectly, and you could...
Step 2: Prepare cabinets All surfaces should be cleaned thoroughly to remove any dirt and grease with a de-greaser so that the vinyl adheres properly and lasts longer. You can use an all-purpose spray such as the Formula 409 Multi-Surface Cleaner Spray from Walmart. Sugar soap works well...
Take everything out of cabinets and drawers.Jones and Weiss agree on this first step, adding that you should take things out and remove things from countertops, too. Decide what you’ll keep and toss.It’s time to toss any expired, unsafe, or no-longer-needed items. Check the printed-o...
Jan from The Crafty Mermaid's Grotto shared these before and after pictures of how she stores all these plastic food storage containers.Basically, she needed to do a major purging, because she had three cabinets worth of them. She said of the first before picture, "Underneath is one of my...
Your fireplace should be professionally cleaned to remove creosote buildup, a chemical released when wood is burned. "It's a super sticky substance that is highly flammable and it can build up on your flue," says Terry. This is also a good time to check your fire alarm batteries and c...
Painting your kitchen cabinets is relatively easy with today’s paints and painting tools, which make it far easier to get topnotch results.
While I don't personally believe this area has to be empty, the fact that there are pipes and such items under here means you've got to be able to remove stuff from it quickly in case a plumbing emergency happens. That means it is important not to have it packed to the gills, but...
Broken or discarded kitchen cabinets can be used as work cabinets in your fix-it shop. Extra drawers from a broken dresser can become under-bed storage containers. Ugly but usable hairdryers can be put to work thawing frozen pipes or making small patches of paint dry faster. ...
Leave Basement Ceiling Pipes to Create More Room Most of the time these pipes will be recessed into the support beams of the floor above. You can't alter these to remove them, but rather than installing drywall for a ceiling to hide the pipes, you could make them prettier and leave the...