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    basement layout

    Also you should be aware of any soffits you have because of heating and other duct work. We had to design placement of bedroom doors to avoid placing them under the soffits so the doors wouldn't be cut down. You may want to draw the basic outline to scale on graph paper, cut strips of paper to...
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    Paint or Stain Kitchen Cabinets? For a rookie!

    It is a lovely large space. The area with the 4 cabinets alone in the first picture would look great if you put some beadboard up as a backsplash (painted or stained like your cabinets) had the doors cut for glass added some corbels under the cabinets to make a china hutch area. I can't wait...
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    Paint or Stain Kitchen Cabinets? For a rookie!

    We painted the frames with a mini roller, but had someone professionally paint the doors. We have about 60 doors and drawers and it was too big of a job for us to do. Our painter did two coats front and back. A neighbor used Gel Stain on her cabinets and they look fabulous. If you have a...
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    Painting and using masking tape without that nasty bleed?

    We tape then use a thin film of paintable caulk over the tape. You paint right over the caulk and pull the tape up before it is fully dry.
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    Paint or Stain Kitchen Cabinets? For a rookie!

    I added some moulding, beadboard and trim had mine painted with oil based paint. I would strongly suggest having the doors and drawer fronts sprayed. It has been almost a year and a half and they look great. Good Luck!
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    Reface Kitchen Cabs. options

    We had our cabinets painted with BM oil-based Satin Impervo in a cream color and we are very pleased with the durability of the painted surfaces. It has been two years, and I have 3 boys ages 16, 14 and 11. One of them dropped a black Sharpie marker down the front of the cabinet and I got it off...
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    Pre Drilled Melamine 24" width?

    We will be building some shelving in a storage area. We found melamine panels at HD with holes predrilled for shelf pegs. However we would like to make 24" wide shelves, and the melamine is about 16" wide. Does anyone where we could find this product in the desired 24" desired width?
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