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I did not get the redux of my dark rose glaze completed this evening. Something not related to renovating the house came up today and I had to take care of it.But the day wasn't totally wasted. I started my shellac samples for refinishing my woodwor [Read More]

Woot! Just ordered my button lac for redoing the finish on my wood trim, and it should be here by Wednesday!Progress, maybe, yes?(Oh, yeah. Earlier today I also got the second coat of paint on the 1st and 2nd floor hallway ceilings. So that's done [Read More]

Well yesterday I was removing the flooring from the downstairs room and today I am shellacking the last upstairs room. I know I know, I never finish what I start, but I'm the type of renovator that likes to do a little here and a little there. I know [Read More]

The room is done! And now, for your enjoyment, some housey goodness....This is the two doors, on the left, the main door, on the right the closet.With the doors closed. This one also shows my mad skills with a miter saw. The quarter-round was not ori [Read More]

The room is sooo close to being finished! We have been working very hard on it over the weekends, and the blog has suffered. I am going to get back on track, I promise. I have also been spending a lot of time doing work from home for school. What's [Read More]

That I really enjoy stripping paint? I mean, don't get me wrong, the dangerous lead issue is no fun. However, watching the paint bubble up, and then scrapping it off in ugly, lead infested ribbons makes up for the hassle. It's a little like Christ [Read More]

I've got the armoire I'm making mostly put together, I've been working on it a lot the last 2 weeks. I've managed to remedy most of the mistakes I've made. A lot of the problems come from the fact that the plans call for non standard sized lumber, an [Read More]

So, with much thanks to Gary over at This Old Crack House and Di at Life in the Prairie Box and commenter Paul and the good folks at NunkProTunk and countless other people who have become accidental shellac lovers, we have decided to give the old stu [Read More]

This was left as a comment by Amalie over at "Oh Bungalow" I felt it required a post of its very own to answer."You've done some really beautiful things-- especially with shellac! That's why I thought I'd ask for your advice now that we've decided to [Read More]

Literally-- we think we've found a recipe for a shellac mixture and poly coating that will come close to mimicking the way the floors look right now.Late last week, I stumbled across Goodwin Pine's "professional" section for their website. Goodwin P [Read More]

I guess it was inevitable really. After finishing umpteen doors, hundreds of feet of trim and molding and a crap load of windows I couldn't be happy. There had to be a void that needed to be filled. I mean, after all it has been several months since [Read More]

A few days ago, Omar of El Paso Foursquare asked, "The woodwork in my home is also pine (fir?). I've had one project already dealing with refinishing and had quite a time getting it to look right. Blotchiness being a major factor. Has the technique y [Read More]

I'm not sure what is the best way to go about refinishing my woodwork. I've seen plenty of different opinions on how to go about it, but it's a little confusing. There's several options that I know of: You got shellac, varnish, stain/polyurethane. Se [Read More]

I had no idea how much of a hassle this would be. I figured I'd just buy some garnet shellac, slap it on, and life would be good. Not so much.The garnet shellac wasn't brown or dark enough. It actually looked very similar to the orange/amber shellac [Read More]

I wish I took a BEFORE picture of this light fixture. We bought it for $6 I think and it used to be painted beige with some highlights of green and pink airbrushed in certain spots. I might try to use it in our Gothic Powder room that I am going to t [Read More]

Actually, this post is mainly for my wife's benefit. She likes a good compare & contrast.Here is one of Gary's rim locks with shellac & dye: Here is a replica with what looks to be a painted finish:They both look good to me, it is just a mat [Read More]

I'm just feeding the frenzy.I am now going to show you how to take cheap crappy "Made in China" door hinges that cost $1.07 each at Lowes and make them look like they fit in an old house. Now, I will admit that if I had a can of black gloss spray pai [Read More]

One by one I am creating converts. If I were saving souls I'd have a front row seat on the highway to heaven!It has only taken two years and umpteen dozen posts but finally the two most resistant hold outs have succumbed to the charm of shellac! Now [Read More]

...or "Gary, Look What You Have Created"After a tiring day, I managed to work up enough energy this evening to throw a coat of shellac on the door to the TV room. Yes, it is still waiting to be hung. I make no apologies for the fact that whole wars [Read More]

We now have half of the tongue and groove pine ceiling up. I know, half seems to be the theme... half the ceiling up, half the floor down. We spent the first part of the weekend finishing the boards on the ground, and then Sunday was spent putting th [Read More]