How to Paint Your Countertop Um… Can you paint a kitchen counter top? Yup, you sure can! I was amazed to find so many great products that you can use to revive your old counter top. Here is a step-by-step for painting a counter top. Here is how you paint your counter top: Pick a color that will last, unless you intend to switch it out or do it again. I did find another product that doesn’t require a primer, that is especially made for counter tops. If you have a wood countertop, you can use Thomas’ Liquid Stainless Steel and you can create beautiful stainless steel counter tops. *This would have made my day in every single place I have ever lived before now. Centsational Girl also has a tutorial about a Rustoleum product called Countertop Transformations and it looks really fun if you like the speckled look.
Ask Anna...: How to Paint a Perfect Line Many of you may have already read my post on how to paint a perfect line. I wrote this post ages ago but I still get lots of emails asking me to explain the steps more clearly. I’ve been wanting to put together a video tutorial for you but I hadn’t been planning on painting any stripes, until my recent bathroom makeover. I hope this short video helps explain {more clearly} the steps for painting perfect lines, but as always, please feel free to email me if you are still confused. Here’s the finished product! Kitchen Cabinets with DIY Drawers Some of you may have seen my sneak peek of what I have been up to last week. Seriously, this project took me forever to do. Day one consist of me going to bake some cuppy cakes and couldn't find the pan that I wanted and a glass mixing bowl sliding out of my bottom cabinet landing on the tip of my little piggy. Soooooooooo when I get there I realize that these darn drawers are $63-$65 EACH!!!!!!!!!!! No way. I got home and didn't have any energy to even begin. I love this man guys. Day two I got down to business. I started by making my drawers. 11 in all. 2) 13"by22"by4" 4) 13"by22"by3" 2) 11 1/2"by22"by4" 3)11 1/2"by22"by3" I made them by using a basic drawer design. 4 sides and a bottom. I decided it would be the easiest thing to make a housing or frame for my drawers and just screw the housing into the cabinets already assembled. This is what they look like. This is what they look like installed. Add the drawer hardware to each drawer and the housing before installing the housing.
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How to Clean between Oven Glass Here’s what you will need to clean between your oven glass panels: Wire hangerClorox Glass WipesRubber band Since writing the post on how to clean the oven, I have received so many questions about how to clean between oven window glass, so today I am finally posting a tutorial for you! Step 1: Remove the drawer from below the oven. Step 2: Build a cleaning contraption. I straightened the hanger and then attached a cleaning wipe to the hook on the end. I recommend using a glass cleaner wipe, such as these Clorox glass wipes. Step 3: Lay down on the floor and look under the door of your oven. Step 4: Slide the cleaning “contraption” up through the slats. Push it up between the oven window glass, cleaning from side to side as you move it up, farther into the door. Step 5: Pull the cleaning “contraption” out of the slots when you are done cleaning between the window glass. Step 6: Enjoy your clean, streak-free oven door! If you are looking for more posts about cleaning your oven, check these out:
How to Upgrade your Builder Grade Mirror - Frame it! I love framed mirrors in the bathroom but I really don't like the idea of ripping out a large builder mirror to replace it with a smaller framed one. Not only is it hurting the environment, it hurts my pocket book. So at our first house we framed our builder grade mirror with some cheap MDF molding and ever since, we have been hooked on this cheap, but with a huge impact, solution. I saw on Our Suburban Cottage, over a year ago, an amazing mirror that she created in her bathroom. Using her design, my husband was able to create this stunning addition to our master bathroom's mini-reno. I fully intend to redo everything out of this bathroom when time and money permits; but for now we had to do cosmetic changes that have made this bathroom livable for a few years. We did two bathrooms with this type of frame. Before (when we bought the house): After (after some minor and inexpensive changes): Method: Paint all the trim both back and front. Isn't it absolutely AMAZING!?!? What do you think?
The Boy’s Dresser I began this transition from baby room to big boy space several months ago, but I hit a few road blocks along the way. One of the challenges was finding a proper dresser for my little guy ~ one that provided plenty of storage, complemented the style of his room, and was the proper scale for the wall where it sits. For months, I’ve had my eye on the IKEA Hemnes dresser in white. I delayed purchasing it because it’s a two hour round trip to the closest IKEA, and it’s $300 buckaroos, plus California state tax, plus assembly. Grrrr. So when I spied a listing for an Hemnes dresser on Craiglist last week for sale by a couple in my hometown for half the retail price, I scooped it up. So I painted it. Before: After: Perfect ! Thanks to the kind folks at True Value, I picked up a few new supplies for this paint job. One of the reasons I looooooove Zinsser’s ‘Cover Stain’ is that it clings to so many surfaces without sanding and dries in an hour. Here’s his old maple wood dresser.
Fancy Fabric Embellishments: Stuffed Yo-yos for Pinning or Wearing - Quilting Daily - Blogs I have quite a stash of hand-dyed silk ribbon, beads, buttons, and trims that I could use to embellish a quilt. The trouble is, aside from my small fabric collages, I haven't been making embellished quilts recently. Then I remembered Michelle Muska's Embellished Stuffed Yo-yos from the first season of "Quilting Arts TV." She makes theses gems in a variety of sizes: to embellish fiber art and accessories or as pincushions. Michelle makes the yoyos out of scraps of cotton, velvet, or silk. Embellished Stuffed Yo-yosBy Michelle Muska Directions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. If you can bear it, stick pins and needles into your new pincushion. I'm so glad I have all 13 seasons of "QATV." P.S.
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