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i can't afford it but I would love to redo my kitchen. However I have just noticed that the plastic coating on one cupboard door has cracked and bubbled and could easily be pulled off, so matters (or at least cupbpard door replacements) might mean I have to change.
My kitchen has never felt 'right'. partly because my last kitchen was massive! But what would you do? For example would you remove the cupboard at the bottom that annoys the hell out of the gas engineer - and me because I can't set the boiler timer. Is it because the cabinets are white that it feels so cold. It is at the back of the house and gets no sun.
Any ideas?
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what's in that fascinating place under the clock?
my kitchen annoys me too, if it makes your service man feel better here's my boiler.
see it?!! Underneath the tumble dryer behind the drying racks. major upheaval and dragging out of washing machine on it's annual service0 -
I have a cold light, north facing small sitting room with no sunshine, I got so fed up that it's now got cream walls, an orange throw and even an orange rug at the moment to cheer it up.
good job my husband is easy going0 -
That's my "office". Or the old outdoor toilet / and coal shed as it was previously known. It now has the back door in it, when originally the back door would have been immediately to the left of the person taking the picture. It also has a radiator which is why i never shut the door!
It would probably help if my boiler didn't break down twice a year as a minimum0 -
funnyily when we got home last night there was a note on the door saying my boiler man had called to repair the boiler. I rang him up and it turned out to be a mistake, there's some new people up the road with a similar name who were waiting in and nothing happened for hours....
to complete my joy with our kitchen - the door fell off the fridge - the plastic hinge thing had shattered, the only way to save it was to reverse the opening of the door - so we have to stand in the washing machine cupboard to get in the fridge now. Hoping it will stop us snacking!0 -
in Sweden where there is little sunshine, they (well the places I went in) paint the insides of the window recess light yellow to make it feel like sunshine is coming in. I've done that with one of my windows.0
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I am STILL on the aqua paint layer of my cabinet and still on the top half of it!
It's so fussy and detailed its taking ages. The top half has a first coat on it, but is going to need a second.
It looks better already though. It's just not a quick project with such a fussy cabinet.0 -
found the Miranda wallpaper on the Facebook page, thanks to the fan who posted!
http://www.notonthehighstreet.com/fiftyonepercent/product/pip-studio-wallpaper-shabby-chic0 -
mrjaywarren wrote: »Hi all,
The questions I have is, what's the best type of sander for the oak top? Grit type, belt sander or vibrating plate or would a chemical be easier? I don't want to damage the wood or create more work for myself.
Any tips would be great?
The trick to sanding is to use the right abrasive and have it connected to a vacuum. This top was in bad shape, used a Mirka CEROS random orbital sander, but the main tools in the chest are the vacuum and Abranet abrasive. 80, 180 and 320 grade Abranet and you can pretty much rip down and buff up any wooden surface. They do starter kit sanding blocks for about £30, I still use that regularly, it is very effective.
An alternative to wax is patina which is a polyurethane gel. It is on the sheeny side as in patina of wood. It is super tough for such a thin coating, . 2 very thin coats, 4 hours between coats, dries quickly and 2 days later is coffee cup ready.
There is also Osmo Wax oil, which is a super finish and dead easy to apply.It is no fun getting part way through the decorating and you don't know the next step.0 -
Hi andy,
Have you stained the top of the table, or is that a natural wood finish? Looks amazing, exactly what I'm trying to achieve with mine. I'm going to get started on it tonight, I'll post up some before and afters.
Thanks to Emma and Andy for your help.0
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