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Topics with Label: Recycling and Upcycling

MattCNZ
Just Starting Out
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Hi, I’m intending to sell my dining room table and chairs and would like to refurbish it before the sale, or at least understand if there’s some small ...

idle21
Just Starting Out
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  Hi, I would like to paint TV unit matte black. Please help! It is my first time to painting project. 

toc_girl
Just Starting Out
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I've finally managed to find a console that fits in a section of my house however I want a darker "chocolate" colour than is available. Because of th ...

EllTee
Just Starting Out
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I have painted a table, and then applied a varnish to it. While setting, the varnish became bubbly, and I have realized that there are particles from ...

Wing
Growing in Experience
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I had an old set of drawers in the garage that were practical but very marked and ugly. I thought I would try to make them more attractive and individ ...

melpag
Getting Established
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I sanded entire table back painted the bottom half with charcoal milk paint. And glossed the top with Cabot's clear changed drawer knobs for Lane br ...

joanneeadie
Just Starting Out
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Hi, could I please have some advice on adding feet to this unit to make into a hall table, do I need to add one to the centre to stop it bowing in the ...

Chel28
Getting Established
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Hi there, I'd like to dismantle this glass block partition near the entrance of the house. What's the best way to do this without damaging the glass b ...

marty2
Just Starting Out
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I’ve stained an old piece of furniture and then tried putting on a coat of Cabot’s Benchtop Clear to seal it. Unfortunately the benchtop clear turns w ...

diana64
Just Starting Out
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I am staining an oak table, which was striped back and sanded. I chose Cabots Walnut interior stain and applied one coat. The table looks lovely but i ...

Goldilocks
Just Starting Out
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I have this timber bookshelf which doesn't match anything else so I want to paint it white. It's solid timber and a matte finish. Would I would need a ...

charlottefoth98
Just Starting Out
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   This metal table appears to be losing its top layer and leaving a white mark underneath? I’m just wondering how I go about restoring it? I’m not ...

NolsE
Growing in Experience
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Many console tables are too wide or too big for small areas. I have been making slim tables from re-cycled and unwanted timber. Painting the legs and ...

Andzia
Just Starting Out
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How to refinish dining table? I wanted also fill in the cracks in the table. I want to get kind of natural wood matt finish. Table size is 200cm x 90c ...

Nakeeta
Just Starting Out
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    I bought an old hardwood dining table and chairs (1st pic) I would like to reveal the lighter wood underneath to give it a more modern look(pic ...

CathJoyD
Finding My Feet
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I've had these drawers FOREVER! Since I was a teenager. I'm now in my early 50s and I want get rid of the horrible orange finish. Years and years ago, ...

cheryl6
Just Starting Out
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I have old sideboard. I would like to strip parts of it back and some sections white.    

jalal
Getting Established
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     Hi everyone, I'm trying to repair a TV tower unit that was damaged during a recent move. It completely came apart, and all the existing s ...

LorenClayton
Having an Impact
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Hello This dark leadlight cabinet has been with our family forever. I'd like to sand it and re-stain it to a similar colour as the large cabinet nex ...

juliamrth
Just Starting Out
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  We have a lovely set of 3 mid century nesting coffee tables and the tops are starting to show wear and I would like to extend their life by restor ...

agrwlvipul
Just Starting Out
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    Hello Team, I am looking advice to fix this TV bench. It started peeling from the edges that are exposed to sunlight from the window. It is p ...

mlawrenh
Just Starting Out
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Our hallway table has suffered chipped side base as well as fading of its timber surface. I have decided upon using wood filler and Feast Watson ...

dragonfly
Growing in Experience
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Hi, I have an old barn that I have moved from another room that I am going to add to a doorway into the living area from a hallway that leads to bedro ...

NicoleDIY
Finding My Feet
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I have bought new tiles to retile an old coffee table. How should I glue them to the table? They are not as deep as the previous tiles so I will al ...