trim away the overlap, cutting a rectangle in the paper the same size as the box itself. Caution: Wall covering paste is a superb conductor of electricity, so cut off the power to the circuits you're working on at the circuit breaker ...
To use the water method, soak a cloth in water that's hot to the touch. Hold the cloth up against the toothbrush holder to soften the mastic underneath. When the mastic has softened, pull off the toothbrush holder and scrape the residue off with a wallpaper stripper or other similar tool...
Tool shopping tips: All-purpose joint compound is cheap, but I wanted to share a little tip to make things easy for you when shopping at the big box stores. If you go to the paint aisle (where most people search for wallpaper remover,spackling, and other related materials), you’ll fi...
Go slowly and periodically stop to check if the bottom of the rubber foot is tearing on the outside. If it is, stop and use the spackling knife to get under the adhesive and pry it up along with the foot. Work from one corner horizontally across to the other, then forward evenly towa...
Since I wanted to add different hardware I filled the holes in with spackling paste using a spackling knife. Once dried, I sanded over each hole to make sure the surface was smooth and even with the rest of the wood. I had Oleg cut down the legs by about four inches (these are the...
Go slowly and periodically stop to check if the bottom of the rubber foot is tearing on the outside. If it is, stop and use the spackling knife to get under the adhesive and pry it up along with the foot. Work from one corner horizontally across to the other, then forward evenly towa...