Sunday, July 25, 2010
Candi's Decorating on a Budget: REDO A BATHROOM
Candi's Decorating on a Budget: REDO A BATHROOM: "http://www.diyideas.com/roombyroom/Bathrooms/garden_ss1.html I JUST LOVE THIS BATHROOMMakes me want to go to thrift stores or on Craigs Lis..."
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I love the new back ground..if I say so myself...:}
ReplyDeleteHow to | paint | DISTRESS CABINETS
ReplyDeletedistress cabinets
Distress your cabinets—in four easy steps—to resemble country cabinets with a well-worn look and feel.
Click here to see the finished cabinets.
Tools + Materials
# sandpaper (light and medium grit)
# tack cloth
# latex primer
# paintbrushes
# latex paint
# tinted glaze
# polyurethane
1.Lightly sand the original finish. You do not need to sand down to bare wood. Wipe clean with the tack cloth.
2. Brush on a coat of latex primer. Let dry.
3. Apply a coat of latex paint. Let dry. Using medium grit sandpaper, randomly sand raised surfaces and the panel to reveal some primer coat and create a worn look.
4. Apply brown-tinted glaze or a color of your choice to mottle the fresh paint or try folk art paint in a bronze metallic in long strokes to enhance the aged look. Let dry. Apply two coats of polyurethane to protect the look and give it easy-care, wipe-clean kid friendly!