4 the love of wood: TUTORIAL

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Showing posts with label TUTORIAL. Show all posts

SIGN MAKING FOR OUR KITCHEN - and hanging heavy wall items

Our kitchen sign was made using a portion of an old wood door that already had chipping paint. Once I knew I was using the word "KITCHEN" I measured how much space I had so I could calculate how big each letter could be. And then formulated a plan to make the letters I needed with supplies I already had in the house.

PAINTING TURQUOISE MIRRORS - oval plastic mirror frames

Verdigris is the common name for the natural green patina formed when copper, brass or bronze is weathered

and exposed to air or seawater over a period of time.

INEXPENSIVE WALL ART - botanical prints

PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE

I wanted some larger art prints for the wall

but I couldn't afford to spend a lot.

FRENCH TYPOGRAPHY CABINET - graphics on glass

This could be a great shoe cabinet!

She looks and really is a true vintage cabinet

turned into an amazing shabby chic statement

piece with a vintage french advert on the

glass door. Long legs and 3 authentic

antique glass knobs.

HOW TO PAINT A SMOOTH FINISH - using annie sloan chalk paint

Anyone who owns a piece of my work

or has visited and touched the finish

on my furniture usually comments

about how smooth it is. There are

many different things you can do to

get a smoother ASCP paint finish

when using a brush and I am sharing

some of the secrets I use.

PAINTING MY FRIDGE - with annie sloan chalk paint

The day finally arrived that

the fridge was finished, and

my makeover didn't cost a lot.

I was just trying to solve what

to do with some rust stains and

broken handles before it escalated into something bigger.

HOW TO CUT KNOB POSTS OFF - decorative ceramic and glass knobs

These days there are tons

of choices in pretty knobs

to use in our homes but

what or how do you deal

with the extra long post

they have sticking out of

the back?

VINTAGE BOTTLE LABELS - print your own labels at home

I bought a pair of little bottles with

french labels at a vintage market. The

labels were printed on a home PC and

glued on the bottles. I love them in the

bathroom but noticed after a bit of

time that the shower steam had started

to make the paper bubble and lift.

What to do?

A STENCIL, PAINT, DARK WAX, AND NEW LEGS - paris dresser

I made this dresser look

unique by using dark wax

only in certain places. In this

article I have explained how I

did it and included many other

resources to create this look.

HOW TO MAKE A SOFA TABLE - recycling furniture

I hate seeing vintage furniture made of real wood get discarded. Folks just can't see the potential. That's what happened recently to two gate leg tables I tried selling at our yard sale. I saw many ladies looking and thinking then I would hear a husband say "No".

HOW TO PAINT FRET WORK - white display cabinet

How do you paint fancy wood fret work on a glass fronted cabinet without getting paint on the glass?

PAINTED DRIFTWOOD FINISH - how to video using ASCP

Growing up we spent most free weekends camping

on the shores of Harrison lake. The lake always had

lots of silvered driftwood and my father, sister, and

I would build rafts to sail around on. I was a tall skinny

child with long legs and big ambitions. The bigger

the logs the more I wanted to roll them down the

beach and build them into our rafts. I will never

forget the look and feel of those sun kissed driftwood

logs.

WHITE WASHING VIDEO - recycling bin

THE RECYCLE BIN GETS A MAKEOVER

It may say wood but in this house it's used to collect our empty water bottles and I've always wanted to whitewash it. Small projects always seem to take a back burner to bigger stuff but I finally stole some time to get it accomplished. I even pulled out the camera and did a quick video of how easy it really is.

THE FARMHOUSE MERCANTILE CABINET - butcher paper graphic transfer

There are a lot of different transfer

methods available on-line but this

article I wrote is all about how I was able to get the right sized words

transferred onto raw wood. Keep

reading to find out what font I used.

HOW TO HIDE YOUR FINISHING NAILS - fixing tutorial

Did you install some trim in your home and lost steam when it came time to hide the finishing nails? You can always go back later and finish it off. May this quick little article help you get it done.

FIXING DRAWER STOPS - antique dresser drawers

This dresser was missing all of it's drawer stops. This meant the drawers would push too far inside the body.

FIXING TIPSY FURNITURE - leg fix

Find out what I do when a furniture leg is a little too short or the floor isn't quite level and the piece is a bit tipsy.

FIXING DRAWER DAMAGE - drawer stops

Many antique dressers have some damage to the drawers. This dresser was no different.

HOW TO PAINT A SHABBY CHIC WHITE DRESSER - annie sloan chalk paint

I like painting furniture in

shabby chic whites and I like

creating silky smooth finishes.

Let me share six tips on how I

do this while using a paint brush.

FIXING A HARP AND MIRROR - old hinges

Here is a great use for one of those old hinges we all have in the junk drawer

or filling up a jar on the garage shelf.

REPLACED HINGE ORIGINAL MECHANISM

This mirror's left pivoting mechanism was twisted and broken off making the mirror unusable.

While the owner is looking for a replacement part an old hinge will keep the mirror in place.

The hinge can be used vertically or horizontally but the mirror will not be able to pivot.

HAPPY FIXING

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