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GraciousLegacy Reg. Nov 2007	Posted 2013-05-31 1:35 PM Subject: RE: DIY Furniture Makeover Instruction
Expert Posts: 1392 Location: Central Texas	Looking great!!
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thejerseylilly2000 Reg. May 2010	Posted 2013-06-02 7:55 AM Subject: RE: DIY Furniture Makeover Instruction
Lover of Old Things Posts: 989 Location: South East Texas	Another weekend out of town....killin me cuz I can't stay home and work on projects. Think we've finally got most of our weekend running around done for a while. Now to get home a back to work :))
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thejerseylilly2000 Reg. May 2010	Posted 2013-06-03 2:48 PM Subject: RE: DIY Furniture Makeover Instruction
Lover of Old Things Posts: 989 Location: South East Texas	Giving the sides of this chest of drawers the faux leather treatment. Because the sides weren't in that great of shape. They are solid...but really banged up and unsmooth. Sanding didn't do the trick. (2013-06-03-001.jpg) (2013-06-03-002.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 2013-06-03-001.jpg (92KB - 241 downloads) 2013-06-03-002.jpg (80KB - 239 downloads)
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thejerseylilly2000 Reg. May 2010	Posted 2013-06-04 12:14 PM Subject: RE: DIY Furniture Makeover Instruction
Lover of Old Things Posts: 989 Location: South East Texas	Ok, body of the chest of drawers is finished. After putting the paper faux leather on the sides....I did a wash with black paint to kinda give it more definition and an antique affect. Then I've put 3 coats of polycrylic sealer on the whole thing. Picture on the drawer....There's really no way that I can take pictures of the whole process. Lots of measuring before cutting the picture. And then a coat of mod podge...and quickly place the photo on the drawer front and get all the bubbles out. Then a coat of mod podge over it. The picture here is with the first coat of mod podge on it. It's kinda scary looking but it dries clear. (2013-06-04-001.jpg) (2013-06-03-003.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 2013-06-04-001.jpg (98KB - 237 downloads) 2013-06-03-003.jpg (80KB - 244 downloads)
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thejerseylilly2000 Reg. May 2010	Posted 2013-06-04 3:29 PM Subject: RE: DIY Furniture Makeover Instruction
Lover of Old Things Posts: 989 Location: South East Texas	All done...fixing to deliver it :) New hardware turned out awesome on it. (2013-06-04-002.jpg-small.jpg) (2013-06-04-003.jpg-small.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 2013-06-04-002.jpg-small.jpg (99KB - 228 downloads) 2013-06-04-003.jpg-small.jpg (97KB - 228 downloads)
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thejerseylilly2000 Reg. May 2010	Posted 2013-06-05 11:05 AM Subject: RE: DIY Furniture Makeover Instruction
Lover of Old Things Posts: 989 Location: South East Texas	I don't have a name for this one...other that YUCK....(with some great details that someone somewhere covered up with hidious purple and white paint) I've taken a few shots of it. The details are what made me actually pay money for this piece LOL She once was a Grand Old Lady....now lets see if we can spruce her up and make her shine once again. :)) (2013-06-04-004.jpg) (2013-06-05-001.jpg) (2013-06-05-008.jpg) (2013-06-05-010.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 2013-06-04-004.jpg (90KB - 236 downloads) 2013-06-05-001.jpg (86KB - 233 downloads) 2013-06-05-008.jpg (69KB - 234 downloads) 2013-06-05-010.jpg (73KB - 243 downloads)
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thejerseylilly2000 Reg. May 2010	Posted 2013-06-05 11:09 AM Subject: RE: DIY Furniture Makeover Instruction
Lover of Old Things Posts: 989 Location: South East Texas	A hot iron...a wet towel...and a putty knife took care of the vaneer that was coming off on top... Then...I don't have a clue what type of glue was used to try and reglue the vaneer down...but oh man is it some rubbery stuff!!! Hoping stripper removes it. But we shall see. (2013-06-05-002.jpg) (2013-06-05-006.jpg) (2013-06-05-003.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 2013-06-05-002.jpg (66KB - 229 downloads) 2013-06-05-006.jpg (98KB - 231 downloads) 2013-06-05-003.jpg (79KB - 249 downloads)
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thejerseylilly2000 Reg. May 2010	Posted 2013-06-05 11:38 AM Subject: RE: DIY Furniture Makeover Instruction
Lover of Old Things Posts: 989 Location: South East Texas	Also...any of you out there that are wanting to redo a piece. A word of advice. You see the edges of this piece? How clumped on the paint is? That's from using too big of a brush and way too much paint at one time. I use really small brushes. And very little paint. I'd much rather paint 2 or three thin smooth coats than one gloppy coat. When I say small brushes...I mean small. I would use a half inch wide brush to paint those edges. Bigger areas such as the sides I use a 2 inch wide brush...but again...very little paint on the brush. Edited by thejerseylilly2000 2013-06-05 11:39 AM
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GraciousLegacy Reg. Nov 2007	Posted 2013-06-05 2:34 PM Subject: RE: DIY Furniture Makeover Instruction
Expert Posts: 1392 Location: Central Texas	Thank you for posting all your work. It keeps me inspired. I'm going to be tackleing a very old piece that I will need to get the veneer off of the top. I've been putting it off because I'm afraid it's going to be hard lol.
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thejerseylilly2000 Reg. May 2010	Posted 2013-06-05 9:12 PM Subject: RE: DIY Furniture Makeover Instruction
Lover of Old Things Posts: 989 Location: South East Texas	It's really not hard using the wet towel and iron. And a spray bottle of water to keep the towel and piece wet as you move from one section to another. Just make sure it's an old iron you don't plan to use on clothes. It gets goo'd up, but comes fairly clean scraping it with the putty knife afterwards.
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thejerseylilly2000 Reg. May 2010	Posted 2013-06-05 9:19 PM Subject: RE: DIY Furniture Makeover Instruction
Lover of Old Things Posts: 989 Location: South East Texas	Wheww...long day stripping. But it's looking good. Now comes the sanding, some with the electric sander and some by hand. As you can see, and as I suspected...all of the purple paint didn't come off using stripper. It will be painted...and after sanding there shouldn't be much left. (2013-06-05-011.jpg) (2013-06-05-013.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 2013-06-05-011.jpg (99KB - 231 downloads) 2013-06-05-013.jpg (46KB - 237 downloads)
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SC Wrangler Reg. Jul 2004	Posted 2013-06-07 11:23 AM Subject: RE: DIY Furniture Makeover Instruction
Nut Case Expert Posts: 9305 Location: Tulsa, Ok	Question. I am getting ready to convert an old buffet to a western theme. I want to adhere cowhide to the raised panel doors. Any clue what kind of adhesive would work? Once it is on I will use upholstery tack strips around the edges of the hide.
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GOIN' FAST Reg. Apr 2011	Posted 2013-06-07 12:51 PM Subject: RE: DIY Furniture Makeover Instruction
Looking for Lady Jockey Posts: 3747 Location: Rodeos or Baseball games	thejerseylilly2000 - 2013-06-04 2:29 PM All done...fixing to deliver it :) New hardware turned out awesome on it. THIS IS AMAZING!!!!!
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stnyb Reg. Sep 2003	Posted 2013-06-07 12:52 PM Subject: RE: DIY Furniture Makeover Instruction
	thejerseylilly2000 - 2013-06-04 3:29 PM All done...fixing to deliver it :) New hardware turned out awesome on it. where did you get the hardware for this piece? I have an old desk missing 1 drawer pull. thanks
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thejerseylilly2000 Reg. May 2010	Posted 2013-06-07 3:47 PM Subject: RE: DIY Furniture Makeover Instruction
Lover of Old Things Posts: 989 Location: South East Texas	Hobby Lobby :)
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thejerseylilly2000 Reg. May 2010	Posted 2013-06-07 3:49 PM Subject: RE: DIY Furniture Makeover Instruction
Lover of Old Things Posts: 989 Location: South East Texas	SC Wrangler - 2013-06-07 11:23 AM Question. I am getting ready to convert an old buffet to a western theme. I want to adhere cowhide to the raised panel doors. Any clue what kind of adhesive would work? Once it is on I will use upholstery tack strips around the edges of the hide. 3M spray adhesive. But....you will have to tape off and cover anywhere that you don't want the spray it doesn't come off easily.
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bccanchaser16 Reg. Jan 2007	Posted 2013-06-09 2:11 PM Subject: RE: DIY Furniture Makeover Instruction
Mature beyond Years Posts: 10780 Location: North of the 49th Parallel	Where do you get your stensils? Wal Mart?
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thejerseylilly2000 Reg. May 2010	Posted 2013-06-09 5:10 PM Subject: RE: DIY Furniture Makeover Instruction
Lover of Old Things Posts: 989 Location: South East Texas	bccanchaser16 - 2013-06-09 2:11 PM Where do you get your stensils? Wal Mart? Walmart, Hobby Lobby, JoAnn's Fabrics, Anywhere that I find them.
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thejerseylilly2000 Reg. May 2010	Posted 2013-06-10 7:45 PM Subject: RE: DIY Furniture Makeover Instruction
Lover of Old Things Posts: 989 Location: South East Texas	Inside (last night) and ready for paint. I painted until after midnight :)) Brown on the top and red on the body. It will also have the faux leather on the sides like the last one did. Smooth paint....that's what small brushes and small amounts of paint will turn out like... (2013-06-10-093.jpg) (2013-06-10-094.jpg) (2013-06-10-095.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 2013-06-10-093.jpg (85KB - 232 downloads) 2013-06-10-094.jpg (78KB - 233 downloads) 2013-06-10-095.jpg (66KB - 232 downloads)
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Kgirl Reg. Apr 2011	Posted 2013-06-11 1:37 PM Subject: RE: DIY Furniture Makeover Instruction
	looks awesome!! how are you doing the faux leather treatment? Sorry if you already explained this and I missed it somewhere.
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