How to paint or restore chrome table legsNovember 25, 2021Q. Hi, I am Ginger, and love old kitchens and I have a vintage yellow cracked ice formica top table with chrome legs. The table has been in storage and the curved legs and quite rusty and pitted. It seems I might be missing...
Formica is a brand name for plastic laminate overlays used to finish cabinets, counters and other furnishings. Though this material is known for its durability and low-maintenance requirements, it can show signs of abuse over time. These signs of abuse can take the form of scratches, chips or...
That’s due to the quality of finish you can achieve with the Flexio 5000 and using topnotch paint which, in my case, was Cabinet Coat and Stix Waterborne Bonding Primer. Both are coatings in Benjamin Moore’s Insl-X product line My 7-Step Painting Process Before we get into the finer...
This “new-to-me” process may have changed my mind completely. I am going to share how to strip furniture without stripper. I picked up this mirror at a thrift store many months ago. It was the only piece I had to try this technique on. The process that I am going to talk about ...
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Heading to IKEA may sound like the perfect solution to life’s furniture frustrations. All those charming room installations and darling storage shelves are the things we all love to look at, mostly ’cause none of us live like this at home. ...
Because of its smooth, slick, zinc-coated finish, galvanized steel can be tricky to paint. Before you jump right into it, it’s critical to prep the nonstick surface so it can hold paint. Start by cleaning the steel tho... How to ...
Bakelite is a synthetic plastic resin first produced over a century ago, and used in thousands of applications. Nowadays, Bakelite has been replaced by more modern plastics, and may be the first plastic to achieve vintage status. While...