Sunday, September 22, 2013

Bathroom vanity.. LOVE!!

So this is what my entire house is.. honey oak.. and I hate it.. I feel like it's stuck in the 90's.. definately time for an update.

This bathroom is so small so I couldn't get a great photo of the drawers.

I first did a light sand on the doors.. and just for future reference... it needs to be a VERY light sand because it shows scratches on the wood when you stain.

Here are the drawer fronts.. I did another light sand after the first coat dried.. don't be scared.. the first coat looks terrible.

I used General Finished Java Gel Stain.  You can only get it at the Woodsmith Store. I applied it with an old T-shirt to keep the lint off.


Coat #1 on the vanity.

The sides are horrible because it's Veneer so it scratches super easy.. next time I would NOT sand and see how it works.

After 3 coats of Gel Stain and one coat of Polyurethane ( I chose the Satin finish to keep some of the shine down).


Next was updating the hardware.. we had brass and silver.. time to go.

Two coats of this, followed by a coat of clear acrylic spray to help prevent any chipping and it looks like new hardware!





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