Makanology 29 Report post Posted September 2, 2013 The touched up stool looks awesome! How many more stools do you have to do up? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldskool 2 Report post Posted September 2, 2013 very nicely done June! did you use varnish over the wood? i'm having a hard time deciding which varnish to use to get the color tone i want. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
June 13 Report post Posted September 2, 2013 The touched up stool looks awesome! How many more stools do you have to do up?I have three in total! Going to try decoupage next. These stools are foldable and I can put them in my storeroom. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
June 13 Report post Posted September 2, 2013 very nicely done June! did you use varnish over the wood? i'm having a hard time deciding which varnish to use to get the color tone i want.Yup, I used varnish. When it comes to colour, it's pretty much trial and error. I used a combination of colours - walnut and antique dark stain from Homefix, light antique stain from ikea, normal black and brown colour markers etc. Basically I just used whatever I find at home and just keep playing and experimenting with the colours. It's very japalang and the painting is quite patchy..I'm sure the real DIY experts will frown. But I don't care..it's my version of DIY. Haha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
June 13 Report post Posted September 2, 2013 one word....GORGEOUS!!your hard work paid off Thanks! I did this bit by bit...painted in front of tv, before and after work..in between housework, emails and cooking..etc Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
June 13 Report post Posted September 3, 2013 There is something I bought on impulse way before my Reno started. Its for the hallway and comes with a light, a shelf for keeping keys and other knick knacks and a bar below for hanging umbrellas. It was selling at 70% per cent off at Lush Lush and I bought it even though I wasnt sure if it would match my decor. and as it turned out, it really didn't quite match my decor, though the colour was okay.photo.JPG by BachelorettePad, on FlickrThe lamp shade is made of leather and velvet..photo.JPG by BachelorettePad, on FlickrIt has been languishing in one corner of my study and is really at risk of being given away.. Then this morning, while packing my cupboard, I found some old posters that I had long forgotten. Suddenly an idea came to mind and this is the result........photo.JPG by BachelorettePad, on Flickrphoto.JPG by BachelorettePad, on Flickrphoto.JPG by BachelorettePad, on FlickrI think this looks better with my decor.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vanessa 12 Report post Posted September 3, 2013 very nice! Two thumbs up! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldskool 2 Report post Posted September 3, 2013 nice great job! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ProjectH 0 Report post Posted September 4, 2013 Love how u accessories ur home! Great job June! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
heavenlyn 0 Report post Posted September 4, 2013 ingenious! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pills 6 Report post Posted September 4, 2013 Nice!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harriette 42 Report post Posted September 4, 2013 ID and I went down to the wood supplier cum furniture maker to check out the piece of wood which they found for me. The workshop is very small but is filled with all kinds of raw wood and furniture waiting to be refurbished.It's a very tall piece of wood that almost reaches the ceiling of the workshop. it's the one at the back that is second from the right (the one with the light shade on the side and dark shade in the middle). It was salvaged from a bar counter at a hotel and has retained most of the rawness of the wood. The part that is of a lighter shade is actually the tree bark. The wood is really thick if seen from theside. It will have to be cut down to size and stained to my desired colour.here's the owner of the shop talking to my ID about the wood... it's what I called 'men's talk'.. Or rather...'wood talk' here's the uncle jotting down the specifications of my table.I was so fascinated with the shop that I forgot to take pix of it. the workshop was filled with vintage furniture sent by big-name shops for refurbishment. The uncle and his wife were very passionate about their wood and their job. The wife told me they charge about $150 to clean and varnish a bedside table which will be sold at a high profit margin by the shops. So this elderly and affable couple are the hands behind some of those nice vintage furniture I saw in the shops! Anyway, after deciding on my wood, I visited another industrial estate to buy my cast iron table legs and arrange for them to deliver to the workshop. It was truly a tiring but educational experience and now I'm looking forward to a new dining table that is unique to me! :)Hi, can I get the name, address and contact of this place? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diginewb 0 Report post Posted September 4, 2013 Wow June, u are so amazing.. Your house is being decorated so well by your DIY projects! Great job!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
June 13 Report post Posted September 4, 2013 Hi, thanks for all your kind words! You can try your hand at DIY too. For your info, I failed my o level art.. ... But if I can do it now, so can you... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tobehappy 0 Report post Posted September 9, 2013 Yep, you are amazing. I don't think I could ever bring myself to diy something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
