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How to Refinish Your Kitchen Cabinet

By admin, 20 July, 2010, No Comment

How to Refinish Kitchen Cabinet

If you want to refinish your kitchen cabinets instead of replacing them, you will save at least hundreds of dollars. It’s easy to see why this is a popular remodeling decision. Of course, you must have wood cabinets in order to be able to do this. Here are the steps to refinish your kitchen cabinets

(1) Remove the draw pulls knobs, hinges and other hardware.

(2) With 100-grit sandpaper and a random orbital sander, sand the cabinet frames and doors. Use about 60-grit sandpaper for small areas. Be sure to retain sharp edges and don’t sand down any detail or round off edges or corners.

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Different Types of Nails and How to Choose Them

By admin, 20 July, 2010, No Comment

Different Types of Nails

There are dozens of different types of nails, each offering a completely different purpose and end result. Choosing the right nail for the right purpose or job is often extremely important for this very reason. Here is a quick guide for choosing the perfect nail for your project.

Steel Nails
This is the most common type of nail, and also is the least expensive but it cannot stand up well when it comes to the elements, and therefore they are best suited for interior use.

Common Nails
Common nails are nails that have large and flat heads. These common nails are best suited for general construction where seeing the head once it has been driven in is not important.

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How to Easily Remove Your Wallpaper

By admin, 20 July, 2010, No Comment

How to Easily Remove Your Wallpaper

Here are a few general tips that you can use to remove your wallpaper and make sure that everything goes as smoothly as possible.

First, you will need to see how the wallpaper was applied. If it is newer paper, you may be able to simply peel it off. However, if you’re dealing with older paper, chances are it either had adhesive backing, or it may have been pasted up. Get ready for a big job if this is the case. You’ll need to get some special tools to make it easier. We highly recommend the use of a steamer to release the adhesive, and save you a lot of time.

Once you know what you’re working with and you’ve got the right tools, pick a corner to start in and use the steamer over the paper. It is best to do this one section at a time, so that you won’t lose the benefit of the heat from the steamer. Go over that section once with the steamer and start to peel the paper off from one corner. It should easily peel back, unless the adhesive is very strong.

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What are the Different Types of Furniture Fabric?

By admin, 14 July, 2010, No Comment

Different Types of Furniture Fabric

If you are looking to purchase new furniture or if you are thinking about having a piece reupholstered, you will need to decide upon a fabric type for the furniture.  And, if you have never shopped for furniture fabric before, you need to know that this involves a great deal more than simply choosing a color or pattern.  In actuality, the possibilities for furniture fabrics may just astound you.

Natural versus Synthetic Fabrics
Furniture can be upholstered in both natural and synthetic fabrics.  Natural fabrics are regarded as eco-friendly and are currently used frequently by interior decorators.

The types of natural furniture fabrics include: Cotton, Cotton Blend, Leather, Linen, Silk and Wool. Synthetic fabrics are man-made.  They are manufactured to mimic natural fabrics; however, they contain no natural fibers.  They are ideal for people who have allergies.  Synthetic furniture fabrics include: Acetate, Acrylic, Microfiber, Nylon, Olefin Polyester, Rayon and Vinyl.

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