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Back in the saddle

Saturday, May 2nd, 2009

I looked back and realized it’s been six months since we’ve posted (or done) any actual renovation updates.  Today, that’s changing.  I started sanding the old, worn stain off the family room doors, so that we can match them to the new trim stain.  It’s not much fun.  If anyone knows of any power sanders that can actually do a good job in the crevices of these doors, let me know!  I spent almost three hours working on a single door, and I’m still not done.  Yuck.

 

Close, but still a long ways to go...

Close, but still a long ways to go...

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Bring the stain

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

Today was a fantastic but long day.  I finished installing the base trim, finished puttying all the nail holes, sanded all the yet-to-be-installed trim (crown, base shoe, base cap, window stop), sanded the putty, taped the walls and floor and put on a coat of stain.  

Stained door trim

Stained door trim

Stained closet door and back window

Stained closet door and back window

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Window trim stained

Wednesday, August 31st, 2005

Kitchen53 This is what our trim looked like after staining.  We were extremely fortunate that the Minwax Cherry stain on the fir trim and windows was an almost exact match to the stain on our cabinets.  It really helps tie the room together, and it didn’t require any customizing of the stain, like we had to do on the living and dining room windows.

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First coat of stain on new dining room windows

Monday, March 7th, 2005

Dscn9504 First coat of stain on the dining room windows.  They already look 1000x better than the plate glass.

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Staining the living room windows

Saturday, November 6th, 2004

The new windows reflect the flash a little more than the surrounding trim due to the polyurethane, but in normal light they are a very good match to the existing woodwork.  The windows add a ton of character to the room, which was missing with the sheets of glass.

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