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Lois C

Millville, NJ
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Restyled entertainment center

I love Amish furniture and fell in love with an entertainment center recently. The $3200 price was way out of my budget. Since I had some Amish made pieces that I already was using for my ...»
"entertainment center" but it was just plain black and boring so I decided to take it up a notch. I purchased a wood shelf to place betwen the bookcase units, then added shelf brackets to the top of the fronts to give it more style. My husband installed undercabinet LED lights on the shelves. I found solid wood raised panel doors online for $12 each. After it was put together I trimmed the top with carved molding and added a few other pieces of molding for additional detail. I then painted it with Freshaire organic paint (no longer available) in Midsummer Gold that I had leftover from another project and after a few days used Valspar Burnt Umber glaze to give it an antique look. This was my first attempt at glazing but certainly won't be my last. The total cost was around $120 and I couldn't be more pleased.

Lois C
Lois C Millville, NJ
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  • Step 1 - Remove the Nasty Carpet from the Stairs
  • Step 2 - Remove Nails and millions of staples, Patch any holes, Prime the Treads and Risers.
  • Step 3 - Repair all of the holes in the walls the builders hid with the carpet.
  • Step 4 - Repair the many shortcuts the builders took and hid with the carpet.
  • Continue to repair holes in the walls that the builders hid with the carpet.
  • Yet more holes in the walls to repair.
  • Replace the landing with new MDF to hide the particle board landing that was installed by the builders
  • New MDF landing to cover the particle board landing that was installed by the builders.
  • Add decorative moulding to simulate a stair trim
  • Add decorative moulding to simulate a stair trim
  • Add decorative moulding to simulate a stair trim
  • Apply painters tape and second coat of primer
  • Apply painters tape and first coat of white paint to the risers 2
  • Apply painters tape and first coat of black floor paint
  • Apply painters tape and first coat of black floor paint to the landing
  • Remove painters tape. Floor is painted. Wait 3 days before resuming normal use for paint to fully cure. 5
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Removing Carpet from Stairs and Painting Them

Earlier last week I decided to rip the carpet off of my stairs and paint them. Here is my progress so far. Still have a lot of the finish work to do i.e Install moulding, board and batten and paint. Will keep you posted.

Teri U
Teri U Queen Creek, AZ
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    Commented on Jun 13, 2012
    Awesome, I've been wanting to do this too....after seeing yours I'm inspired to start.
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