Cherry cabinets are can be very expensive. If you have standard oak cabinets but would like to emulate the dark, red-tinted look of cherry, you can do so by refinishing them. You will need to carefully choose the right cherry colored stain...
I didn’t paint in the inside of the cabinets, so I could store them there. If you’re painting the insides of your cabinets, you’ll have to get a different system. (I didn’t tape the hardware to the inside of my bottom cabinets...
How to Design a Bathroom on a Budget The neutral colors of the walls, counters, and cabinets appeal to most buyers, making this bathroom good for resale. Inch for inch, the bathroom is the most expensive room in the house to remodel, largely because of the variety of skilled labor requi...
Option 3:Black Stain and Poly – Read how to do this in this post.How to Stain Furniture Black Instead of Using Paint The last option using black stain looks really nice, but a few readers have told me that the formula of the black stain I used has changed since I painted wood furnit...
First, this is an experiment I triedon a wood tablewhich had old permanent marker stains. Another several years old abuse. I decided to try toothpaste and they lifted quite nicely. What I Did: I simply rubbed some in, left it for a minute or two and then took a soapy, wet dishcloth...
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I used three stains…”Summer Oak” by Rust-oleum, “Dark Walnut” by Minwax, and “Sun Bleached” by Rust-oleum. I mixed a tiny bit of the colors together, and added a good amount of paint thinner. About 1 cup of thinner, to half a cup of stain. This really thins out the stain...
Using a dry towel, tamp down and absorb as much of the stain first, or scoop or scrape up as much as you can. Over loading stain with chemicals is a sure way to set stains and make them harder to remove. Only after you have done this should you introduce chemicals. Use measured ...
Paint or stain for adding color or finishing touches. Hooks and hardware for hanging items. Basic tools like a hammer, nails, screwdriver, and perhaps a saw if cutting is required. How can I make my entryway more functional? To make your entryway more functional, focus on organization and...
Are you super lucky and they are very neutral cabinets and countertops that will go with whatever? (Yay!) One of the best decisions you can ever make, if you have wood floors installed, is to choose a medium brown stain. Then your floors will act like blue jean denim, which goes with...