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Haha. Thanks for the vote of confidence! My husband is pretty good working with wood, so maybe I'll just have him do it for me! :D I figured it would involve a lot of cutting and sanding (we don't have a planer). Any suggestions on sealing it? I could dry it out pretty quickly on our wood stove.

Great. Glad I didn't mess up the entire kitchen with this shellac mishap. I searched the site and didn't find any clear stuff anyway. I am thinking of making a larger less protruding version of the thing below to put above the sink. I am going to stain it dark walnut like the cabinets and...

Cool, thank you. I was thinking the same area so maybe I will do that. Going to check out those vinyl things below too. Can I just paint another coat over that shellac area to get rid of that sheen? I still have to do another coat behind the fridge and the rest of that wall so I am going to do...

Thanks for the welcome! I figured I would post a few before and afters of some things I have done so far. Feel free to criticize or whatever, I'm a newbie :) Just recently repainted the kitchen - still a work in progress actually -see painting section for my questions (PLEASE!) :D I also...

We painted our son's bedroom ceiling with the same paint we used on his trim/baseboards (even a semi-gloss - gasp!). It was mid-day mocha color and I think it turned out beautiful. I've learned to not try and follow the norm when fixing up our house because something always gets in the way of...

Well, here is a before and after of our bathroom. Not even sure if this thread is still going!

Hello! So, I am repainting our kitchen walls and trim. I am almost done with painting and was thinking of applying a polycrylic to the baseboards so they don't get beat up as easily. I was also considering applying polycrylic to the wall above the sink (we have Minwax under the sink so will use...

Hello, I joined the forum because I have been doing a few projects around my house and could definitely use some help and a good place to ask questions when they arise. My name is Amber and I live in Idaho with my husband, son, dog, and our chickens/ducks. We have a decent little place here...