Hey guys, thanks for coming back to my blog I know I've been MIA for awhile but I'm back with tons of new project ideas for hardly no cost!
Well let's dive in!
So I have been redoing my I suppose you could call it a mud room. It's the first room you walk into at my house and it leads to the basement. It was a horrible blue color even the doors. But the stairs to the basement are made of old stones and bricks and always gave me the feel of walking down to an old wine cellar so that is the theme of the room now.
Well to start. Since the doors were an ugly blue. I have taken then off the hinges today and sanding off the old color. Well since I want to be thrifty, I took four tea bags, since I want a dark color, and one SOS wool pad and tore it apart and placed it in a jar full of white vinegar (with the tea bags) and let it set for 24 hours.After your door or whatever you plan on staining is sanded down from the old paint just apply the mixture with a regular paint brush and let dry. If you want it darker add another coat. I did this as a practice first on a regular pine colored box for the room and did one coat and it turned out a nice dark brown. The doors are still drying so the pictures will be posted later but here is a picture of the box!
To add to the feel of the wine cellar I also took an old green wine bottle and placed a long thin candle in it and just melted the sides down to have it drip on the bottle. It gives it a nice old world feel I think.
I also hated the colors of the railings since they were blue lol and so I went to the local Wal-Mart and bought a dark brown stone textured spray paint. Unfortuently it's a little expensive about 7.49 a can but the results are fantastic. It really feels and looks like stone. I am also doing it on the blue cabinet doors. I think it looks great with the gray color I painted the wall and the feel of the room!
Well, enjoy the pictures and let me know how your projects turn out!
Well let's dive in!
So I have been redoing my I suppose you could call it a mud room. It's the first room you walk into at my house and it leads to the basement. It was a horrible blue color even the doors. But the stairs to the basement are made of old stones and bricks and always gave me the feel of walking down to an old wine cellar so that is the theme of the room now.
Well to start. Since the doors were an ugly blue. I have taken then off the hinges today and sanding off the old color. Well since I want to be thrifty, I took four tea bags, since I want a dark color, and one SOS wool pad and tore it apart and placed it in a jar full of white vinegar (with the tea bags) and let it set for 24 hours.After your door or whatever you plan on staining is sanded down from the old paint just apply the mixture with a regular paint brush and let dry. If you want it darker add another coat. I did this as a practice first on a regular pine colored box for the room and did one coat and it turned out a nice dark brown. The doors are still drying so the pictures will be posted later but here is a picture of the box!
To add to the feel of the wine cellar I also took an old green wine bottle and placed a long thin candle in it and just melted the sides down to have it drip on the bottle. It gives it a nice old world feel I think.
I also hated the colors of the railings since they were blue lol and so I went to the local Wal-Mart and bought a dark brown stone textured spray paint. Unfortuently it's a little expensive about 7.49 a can but the results are fantastic. It really feels and looks like stone. I am also doing it on the blue cabinet doors. I think it looks great with the gray color I painted the wall and the feel of the room!
Well, enjoy the pictures and let me know how your projects turn out!
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