Serena, never really thought about the grit ratings on sandpaper before. Is it number of grains that fit in a square inch? Staples has access port bushings and covers for hardly anything. The package also gives you the exact bit size.
@@dlsdyer9071 Good question. I think it might have to do with the size of the grains. The smaller the number, the bigger and rougher the grain; the larger, the more fine. I have seen sandpaper in the 6000 range, which you can imagine, is suuuuuppper fine!
Awesome job!! Thank you sooo much for being honest in your videos - it helps us think through how to fix an issue when we inevitably make mistakes on our projects.
You are so welcome!! Mistakes are going to happen! You just have to figure out how to recover from them with the least damage and the most knowledge gained. Lol 😆
Love your T-shirt! I grew up watching Sanford and Son with my family; it is a wonderful memory of being together and laughing. Great first project in THE shed! Love the legs for the desk.
Aww, thank you, Darnia!! I appreciate that! Yes, girl, it felt so good working in the shed, without having to step over lawnmowers! Now I just need to get it painted, get the floor done, and start moving things in. I'm thinking I am liking the "minimalist" approach to bringing things in! lol As for the shirts, you can find them here! www.bonfire.com/thriftdiving/
Hey Serena…something I saw years ago about hole saws. Put the drill in reverse. Score the wood for a while in reverse and then, if you like, finish cutting in the forward setting. But I have seen people cut material all the way through in reverse. Just a thought… Thanks
This was so perfect for me. Just the right video that I was looking for the past few days. I have so many questions to ask you. Even the fact that you're going to use the table for your computer is the right thing for me!
Good to see you in your new “office”! The desk finish came out beautifully and I can’t wait to see the results of the she-shed. Thanks for sharing your talent.
It felt so nice to work in here!! :) I'm getting antsy and ready to get these projects done so I can just use the shed and have it be comfortable in here. LOL
The next time you are at Community Forklift go pass Vintage house parts at 4809 Lydell Rd, in Cheverly, MD. I have found and bought great finds there too
You are lying you just brought a New desk at the end 😂 Really Awesome work mam it almost looks like there is a glass sheet up on the desk perfect coating great job mam 😁👍
Serena - I do "SOH" admire your DIY skills It's a pity my Mom didn't teach me how to do DIY (which as a widow she had to do) - I think it would have been good for me and ever so useful !! Thanks for showing us how to do these kinds of projects. It looks ever so smart !!
Your mom probably didn't think it was something you would be interested in, Aine! I know my kids aren't interested, even when I try to show them something. But you're bringing up a good point that even if our kids don't seem interested, show them anyhow. They're good skills they will always be able to use! :) Thank you, glad you like it!!
I was a little worried for a moment there, but once the top coat went on, it was looking reeeeeaaallly nice! :) Whew! The water-based stains always leave me a little worried, but they're healthier than the oil-based, so I'll take the fear. LOL
All I'mma say is.... "I love junk more than Fred Sanford"!!! Shirt had me dying Serena!!! Already making the magic happen in the workshop!! Hoping all is well, Dirty Jersey out!!
Yessss....I was going to refinish it in the driveway since the desk and sander were there. But the minute the sun was hitting me, and I was stepping around things, I was like, heeeeck no. We draggin' everything to the shed!!!
@@ThriftDiving Ummmmm now you're speaking Chinese to me.. LOL!! How do I send you the links?? I'll go to them now & see if I can figure it out my friend!
Great job! That could be used as a kitchen island too. We look for throw away furniture on the side of the road when we have time and my husband refinishes it and we usually sell it
Serena, Awesome job as Always!! ❤️ PLEASE be sure to use PVA (Poly vinyl Acetate) Primer on your new drywall/mudding. It creates a nice smooth surface for the 1st paint!! Regular primer will not work as well. - Again, Awesome job!!! 👍 👍
Thanks, Karen! I just saw your comment and I've just gotten the walls done! I used whatever primer Sherwin Williams recommended. Seems like it worked well. I appreciate the tip!!
The desk turned out really nice! Question: Several years ago, I painted my living room walls to resemble Old World or Tuscan water stained look. My walls are VERY HIGHLY textured. Now I'm ready for a change.... to a light gray called Basket of Bobbins. Funny because this room is to become my sewing room. Anyway, I've heard that you should clean/wash walls before paint. My walls are SO rough, how can I clean them? Just dust? I'm going to first use KILZ primer, because I'm going lighter. Suggestions? Also, I may have to do some of it using a brush, because of the high texture, again.
Thank you, Nancy! I'd love to see a picture of how textured they are. That will come through to your new painted walls, too, unless you sand them down first. It would create a LOT of dust. Not impossible, but you would have to put up some plastic over everything in the room, or move it out, if you wanted to sand it first. If you're not interested in sanding, then you will want to clean/wash the walls (use Simple Green). The the roughness will have to be knocked down, unless you're okay with textured walls, just in a new color. Send me a picture at this email: serena@thriftdiving.com
Gorgeous! Really appreciate how you talk through the project in a way that teaches and is enjoyable to listen to. I also like how you talk about problems that you had and how you solve them or how you would do it differently next time. I love the purple chair! Where did you get it from?
Aww, thank you, Jennifer!! I appreciate that awesome feedback! I always like to teach and share the "real" steps of how a project went! :) As for the purple chair, you can watch that reupholster makeover here. It's one of my favorites! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iagoqzTYRBw.html
HAHAHA! Girrrrrlll...anything I dropped on the floor, I wiped it up immediately! I mean, even though I am going to be laying new flooring, the thought of dropping stuff on it, I was like, "Not on THIS floor!!" lol
Im curious about what you used as finisher...nice video in general. I think the only thing you missed maybe was that putting pressure on the sander doesnt help, and coubterintuitively may harm your effort
Great point. I do tell people often when I use a sander but sometimes I forget to mention it at all times. But your correct. Let the sander do its job. Pressure increases the pigtail swirly marks.
Just a thought, you might have needed so many coats of stain because you used 300 grit sandpaper, which might be a bit too high for wood you plan on staining.
Yes, you are right. Usually if you're staining, stopping at a 150 might be better, especially for oil-based stains. But after using these water-based stains multiple times, they always require more coats. I also think they look better with multiple coats, depending the color. But good point you're bringing up! :)
I have been around!! :) My shed has taken so much time so I have been working on that, but it's coming along. I hope to be posting more regularly very soon! 😁
I just recently stained an end table top that cane out blotchy. Been sanding forever with 80, 60, 35 grit sandpaper and stain still not down to bare wood! Any advice? Im close to just making another one!
I have a project very much like this. I got a solid wood coffee table at a garage sale and got after it with 80 grit, it really took off the finish, but the wood looks different in certain spots, now I’m scared I went too deep.
It's very easy to go too deep, especially if you lift the sander at an angle and it sands on an edge. That's what happened to a project I did that had a laminate wood top, and I had to disguise it. Here's a blog post that talks about what happened and how I covered it! thriftdiving.com/makeover-vintage-vanity/
@@ThriftDiving 😁Well, I got brave and used 120 grit and happy to say it came out smooth and the color looks good. I think I’m going to use General Finishes satin coat on it the way it is. Thank you for sharing all your work, I wish I had a “she shed”!🙃
I am trying to remove a finish off of my desk. It won’t come off and I’m using 80. I can only see bits and pieces of the wood sticking out but it definitely doesn’t remove as good as it does for you. What can I do?
Great job Serena!! Its great to see you use your new space. I'm someone who likes to move my furniture around. I would be scared to put something permanent in a room. Are you going to be doing the painting yourself in your shed??
HAHAHA, Charlene, I know, right! But if you can believe it, we RARELY move furniture around in our house! Especially in this family room. It's very rectangle so that part of the room doesn't really allow for anything else back there in that area. It will likely be there for the next 10 years. HA! As for the painting, yep, I am about to head to HD to buy primer and paint as we speak! Or maybe Sherwin Williams. Can't wait to get it painted! It gets so much sunlight, that I might very well go with a light color, something pastel. :)
Great job as always! I have a question hoping you can help. I have a few pieces of beautiful antique furniture that I want to restore. The finish appears to have two different shades of varnish that blends together. I want to restore it back to its original beauty but I don’t know how to get that blended stained look. Also, I don’t know if a gel stain and top coat was used or for that matter what was used at all. Can you help?
Whew, that's a tough one! It's hard to match something to its original finish because you just don't really know what was used. The only advice I can offer is to do some sample boards on similar type of wood (e.g. oak, walnut, etc.). If possible, find a woodworking store where you can see some of the shades available for wood stains (or gel stains) and see what colors match best. Buy those and then do your own layers on the scraps to see how it looks and if you like it. You HAVE to do some tests first, so you know what the finished product is going to look like. Plus, at woodworking stores (see if you have a Woodcraft nearby), they might be able to give you an idea of what colors to buy to try to replicate the look you're going for.
