Take one really manky Rimu set of drawers that were cut off a wardrobe and good for nothing. Ask the second hand dealers to screw a top on that is 1/2 inch bigger than my cutting board. $60 later and we are ready to get started.
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Get stuck in with the sander, make sure you get dust all through the garage, all outside and over everything. Remove the handles of the drawers before you do the draw fronts. Grunty 60grit sandpaper is the way to get the varnish off. Then go down to smooth as a baby's bottom 180 or 200grit.
Use plain vegetable or canola oil and oil all sanded areas really well. Clean out all drawers etc.
Put a Scotty Dog oil cloth that you bought from HERE onto the top with a staple gun. Tuck it under well so that no one sees the work.
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Put some gorgeous paper in each drawer to line it and then stand back and congratulate yourself. I am so thrilled with this it is not funny. Now it is time to sort out the mess that is my craft room to be.
Awesome project and the scotty dogs are adorable! Feels good being so happy with the result!
ReplyDeleteYour new cutting table looks great! From manky to majestic, or something like that!
ReplyDeleteHi Karen! So great to see you at Thriving on Thursdays last week. I love a good upcycle and you can never have too much crafting space. Hope you've been well. All good here. Busy with wedding plans and things couldn't be happier. Best wishes, Anne xx
ReplyDeleteOh, I'd love to have a dedicated cutting table, Karen. A fabulous recycle!!!
ReplyDeleteFeatured today, Karen...
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