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How to Select a Wood Stain for your Project

September 2020
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Design, Finishing

The way stain is applied and how you prepare your wood for staining will greatly impact the final look and feel of your wood staining project.

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How you can make perfect edge lines when painting

September 2020
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Design, Finishing

Perfect edge lines are possible with a little extra work. If you don’t have a steady hand like a pro, blue or green tape has let you down, and you like straight edge lines, here are a few tricks we’ve learned along the way. Option 1: Paint the Tape Run your blue tape to set your edge line. Now paint a very thin coat of the paint the tape is covering. This will seal your blue tape and you won’t...

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Restoration Hardware Parsons Table Hack – DIY RH Console Table

September 2020
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Design, Hacks We Love, Style, Wood Working

For about $100 in wood and 4 hours of our time we were able to recreate the same look as a Restoration Hardware entryway / console that sold for $1,800 to $2,700 depending on wood and color choice. It’s a really simple and elegant design that resulted in a build project that doesn’t require a ton of finesse. Check out this hack – accoutrements courtesy of the wife! The resulting product | Entryway Table Stain | Similar Vase | Similar...