Diy wife,Andrea,was the 1st.person I watched that made this base. It is so simple,beautiful, and popular.I don't like power tools,but would chace it to make the base.
Thank you for giving Andrea, the star of DIY Wife, credit for posting her how-to create a custom built base so that other furniture makeover people can use her creation on their pieces. Your base turned out really good and I loved your finished piece.
It’s beautiful. You are so talented. I did read, though, that the shellac trick works with poplar but shouldn’t be done with oak, ash, or hickory. Just wanted to pass that along.
Poplar is notorious for being terrible at taking stain. It can also have a green hue on occasion. Love this piece, I’m using silk for the first time this week.
My first time here. I am a fan of Andrea’s @ My DIY Wife and her custom base, so I did a search to see how other furniture flippers are using her tutorial in their pieces. Nice job, this piece needed a lot of love and you really made this piece usable again!
What a spectacular transformation! This video is so informative and inspiring, especially the shellac base application to make the even wood staining work so much better.
I love poplar because of how evenly it stains, I've never had the blotchy issues! But it's good to know that if i ever do i can shellac first🤔 i love how it turned out! I don't think red oak would have been as beautiful! I subbed!
The best way to avoid a blotchy finish when staining is to use a wood pre-conditioner first. (Make sure you use water based if your stain is water based, oil based if your stain is oil based). It helps tremendously!
I was wondering how the stain would take on the poplar wood even with the pre stain. Alternately you can try a gel stain too. The shellac did wonders though. Love it!
Cool project. I noticed you brushed primer but sprayed the paint. Is the logic that you planned to sand the primer so not worth the spray finish? Best of luck with IVF and your family journey.
Your legs look better than diy wife. You extended leg out and pushed front board back instead of flush with leg. Not sure I make sense. But yours is more attractive.
