We are in the middle of our mostly DIY kitchen renovation and I was just starting to feel burnt out when my house offered up this little gift! A much needed reminder as to WHY we’ve made the commitment to a century home. This was found behind the lath in one of the kitchen walls.
So what’s gonna drive me crazier? Continuing to try and chip away at the paint stuck in these crevices. Or staining over them and letting it be imperfect? This is a kitchen window and there will be cabinets & counter in front of it. I will be staining this trim with a dark gel stain, something along the lines of mahogany, hickory, or Kona (see last pic).
Blessed that I am dealing with only one coat of latex paint, but this lighter stain that was in the kitchen holds onto the paint SO much more than the darker stain throughout the rest of the house. And I have SO much more to do with my mostly DIY kitchen reno that idk how much more time it’s worth spending on two windows.
I’m trying to maintain a “good enough” and “perfection is the enemy of century home ownership” attitude. So what would you do?
Hi all,
I have been working on getting these 100 year old pine cabinet doors stripped of paint. I am using soy stripper and yesterday I seriously raised the grain when scrubbing the soy residue off with water & a splash of dish soap. Not sure how this happened so badly as I’ve been stripping a lot of wood and haven’t had this issue so far (of course this happens when I was doing the front side of the cabinet)
I’m having a hard time finding consistent info about how to fix this. Do I sand those sections first? Then sand it all to prep for staining? What grit should I use and what tool?
Also, in general with this door what is the best method for sanding given all the tiered molding and crevices? Feeling very overwhelmed by sanding and how to go about it correctly without ruining this!l