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• Posted in thread: Staining or painting wood? on 06-15-2011 at 08:56 AM
  What is the "right equipment ?" What would I need?Thanks.

• Posted in thread: Removing built ins on 06-14-2011 at 09:46 AM
  How is the built in likely installed? What is the best way to remove it while keeping it
  intact?Thanks.

• Posted in thread: Staining or painting wood? on 06-14-2011 at 09:44 AM
  For a beginner like me, how difficult would it be to sand down the door or the banister with
  the help of someone else and to stain it? Is this a big job?Thanks.

• Posted in thread: Staining or painting wood? on 05-05-2011 at 11:33 PM
  It would be far easyer to just change the door to a lighter color.All that carpet would have to
  come out and all that wood would have to be sanded down to bare wood so the stain would have a
  place to ...

• Posted in thread: Adding a spiral staircase leading to an attic? on 05-05-2011 at 11:23 PM
  Thanks for the link!

• Posted in thread: Adding a spiral staircase leading to an attic? on 05-05-2011 at 04:29 PM
  I want to make an attic space usable so part of my idea is to add a spiral staircase that does
  not take lots of space and put it into a closet where there is currently a ladder leading to
  the attic. A...

• Posted in thread: Removing built ins on 05-05-2011 at 04:20 PM
  I'm looking at a house that has spaces in the walls for built in wood cabinets designed for
  TVs, VCRs, etc. a bit dated. I will not be using them for this. I am trying to decide if I can
  reuse it for ...

• Posted in thread: basic reupholster question on 05-05-2011 at 04:16 PM
  Anyone have any ideas what could be done to*reupholster this breakfast nook? I'm not sure what
  look I want, I just am curious to see what types of things can even be done with it.Thanks in
  advance.

• Posted in thread: painting/fixing wood chipped doors? on 04-25-2011 at 05:46 PM
  I have some doors that are cracked/chipped and I want to paint over them. What can I do to fix
  the chips and paint the doors? The images are attached.Thanks!

• Posted in thread: Removing built-in wall cabinets? on 04-25-2011 at 04:55 PM
  I am looking to buy a house that had a built in wood wall cabinet placed over the wall and a
  fireplace. I want to remove it.1. Is doing something like this as simple as just cutting away
  at it? What i...