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« Reply #100 on: December 18, 2013, 11:25:50 AM »
buy a new house
I think what my friend Mitch is trying to say is that true love is blind.

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« Reply #101 on: December 18, 2013, 11:26:50 AM »
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« Reply #102 on: December 18, 2013, 11:35:10 AM »
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« Reply #103 on: December 18, 2013, 11:52:43 AM »
ben ji youre on the right track here- you need a new kitchen.
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Re: handyman-ness
« Reply #104 on: December 18, 2013, 12:47:57 PM »
Thanks Tonya, any suggestions on how to restain the wood cabinets?

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« Reply #105 on: December 18, 2013, 12:59:14 PM »
Thanks Tonya, any suggestions on how to restain the wood cabinets?

actually ive done it once before. you've got the right idea... sanding then restaining. just make sure you pick a stain that is darker and like, not in my grandmothers kitchen.

when youre all done post pics of lady please. tia.  :D
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« Reply #106 on: December 18, 2013, 01:14:33 PM »
it's a huge pain in the ass benji.  i would suggest something like this:



a lot less work.
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« Reply #107 on: December 18, 2013, 01:21:06 PM »
it's a huge pain in the ass benji.  i would suggest something like this:



a lot less work.

YES, this is exactly what I was looking for.

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« Reply #108 on: December 18, 2013, 01:24:16 PM »
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« Reply #109 on: December 18, 2013, 01:26:24 PM »
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Re: handyman-ness
« Reply #110 on: December 18, 2013, 02:16:05 PM »
I'd get new counter tops and back splash before cabinets.

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« Reply #111 on: December 18, 2013, 02:16:43 PM »
paint the top ones white and the bottom ones lime green


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« Reply #112 on: December 18, 2013, 03:04:49 PM »
Old picture of cabinets

Make sure to tape off and seal off everything or you'll have dust throughout your entire house...also, ditch the 1980's oven/stove combo

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« Reply #113 on: December 18, 2013, 03:08:10 PM »
I'd get new counter tops and back splash before cabinets.
Old picture of cabinets

Make sure to tape off and seal off everything or you'll have dust throughout your entire house...also, ditch the 1980's oven/stove combo

Baby steps guyz, baby steps.

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« Reply #114 on: December 18, 2013, 03:27:15 PM »
If you are going to take the sanding route, buy some kind of power sander.  I don't care how easy you remember it being in shop class to sand something by hand, its awful.

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« Reply #115 on: December 18, 2013, 10:57:23 PM »
Screw restaining it yourself. It is an awful mess and time consuming. Either pay someone or use the paint kits. They turn out quite well.

I like to fix things around the house mainly because I am a cheap bastard. A couple of years ago my Ram blew a head gasket. I said eff it and used a service manual.

My previous home didn't have a fireplace so, again, I said eff it and built a wood burning fireplace with a stone facing.  The house didn't burn down either.

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« Reply #116 on: December 18, 2013, 10:58:59 PM »
welding is one of the worst activities ever.
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« Reply #117 on: December 18, 2013, 11:18:53 PM »
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« Reply #118 on: December 19, 2013, 12:48:50 AM »
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« Reply #119 on: December 19, 2013, 12:57:05 AM »
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have you considered taking out the cabinet above the range and replacing it with a wall mounted microwave?
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« Reply #120 on: December 19, 2013, 05:53:50 AM »
I'd get new counter tops and back splash before cabinets.
Old picture of cabinets

Counter tops are not difficult.  Cabinets are awful.
Make sure to tape off and seal off everything or you'll have dust throughout your entire house...also, ditch the 1980's oven/stove combo

Baby steps guyz, baby steps.

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« Reply #121 on: December 19, 2013, 08:27:22 AM »
it's a huge pain in the ass benji.  i would suggest something like this:



a lot less work.

YES, this is exactly what I was looking for.

Do paint, sanding all those little edges enough to get all of the stain out is very difficult and time consuming.  Sanding down to bare wood to stain is terrible. 

Just scuff it up with the sander a little and put on the paint. 

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Re: handyman-ness
« Reply #122 on: December 19, 2013, 08:29:46 AM »
Cabinets aren't fun. Painting cabinets isn't that fun either.


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Re: handyman-ness
« Reply #123 on: December 19, 2013, 09:00:28 AM »
I love DIY projects, benji, but that looks like a long and awful experience. I'd get an estimate before you start and then decide if you want to do it. If you are going to do it yourself, I'd recommend buying the best orbital sander and quarter-sheet sander you can find, if you don't already have them.

I do a fair amount of woodworking as a hobby, but I hate doing finish work. I think only a professional can make it look professional fwiw.

Good luck. Please post your results.

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« Reply #124 on: December 19, 2013, 09:07:46 AM »
I love DIY projects, benji, but that looks like a long and awful experience. I'd get an estimate before you start and then decide if you want to do it. If you are going to do it yourself, I'd recommend buying the best orbital sander and quarter-sheet sander you can find, if you don't already have them.

I do a fair amount of woodworking as a hobby, but I hate doing finish work. I think only a professional can make it look professional fwiw.

Good luck. Please post your results.

Just started peeling the wallpaper off and have about half done, should have it painted by the end of the weekend and then I can start on the cabinets while I'm off next week. Not a big woodworker so I'll probably just do the cabinet transformation seven mentioned earlier, seems like a lot less sanding and work. Will post results.