I used the custom tinted stain I purchased. On the initial application, the color appeared darker and I was impressed on its coverage. The next day the color seemed to have faded. I brought a stained panel from the basement and held it against an old cabinet door. Maybe I should have put another coat…
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Before I would take down any cabinet doors and show the world that we have an unfinished project in the house, Efiwym and I would need to make a decision about the cabinet hardware. I hate unfinished projects. I wanted to buy hinges to hang the new doors, but I could not buy hinges until…
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I was going to use the miter saw with its new blade to cut the rails and stiles for the doors. The miter saw would give me clean straight cuts without constantly making adjustments on my table saw. I made my first cuts on the wider single cabinet door. I usually draw a full cut…
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I was not going to do all of the kitchen cabinet doors and drawers are once. I decided to divide this project into several phases. I had a good process of making the door frames. So, If I wanted to, I could make all the door frames and remove the old cabinet doors to make…
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I was going to restart the project of upcycling the cabinet doors after taking a break for summer. But before I tackled my biggest upcycling project, the kitchen, I needed to do some investigative work. I still was chasing the Holy Grail of muted grain finish. I went to three big box stores, a paint…
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Like the family room, the furniture was moved to one side of the room. The carpet, pad and baseboards were removed for the first half of the living room and dining room. I screwed down the OSB before I installed the 1/8” lauan plywood. The plywood was also screwed down. I undercut the drywall to…
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I waited at least another year before I tackled the flooring for the living and dining room. This project would disrupt the household as it would push us out of our space. Also, the project would take longer because I would need to complete 2 rooms at the same time. Initially Efiwym and I were…
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Now that I was about half done laying the floor, Efiwym and I had to move the furniture over to the finished side of the room. Efiwym applied felt pads on the furniture so we could put the couches and tables on the floor. I also needed to move the left over flooring. The remaining…
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I rolled out the least expensive plastic underlayment I could buy, and carefully attached each row with red sheathing tape. I started from the dinette side and would finish by the fireplace on the other end. Since it was a sunken family room, I had a straight wall to start with. Using plastic shims to…
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We normally do not use the family room, which is strange. There is a fireplace, ceiling fan and a patio door to view our backyard. Maybe because we used the dining room as a playroom for the grandkids, we utilize the living room as our gathering place. No formal spaces in our house. We wanted…