Nearly three years ago, we began to remodel our kitchen. Its been 'finished' in terms of if being functional for nearly that long, but there has been a number of punch list items to complete. Today, we began work on some of these items. The first one is refinishing the basement door. After much stipping and sanding- the jamb is stained, the door is mostly sanded and the paint is removed from the hardware.
Searching the internets, I found that you can remove paint from hardware be simply boiling it in a pot of water with a few tablespoons of baking soda added to it. Let it simmer for about half an hour and the paint should largely fall off. It may require a little bit of scrubbing to get the paint out of the corners, but it works well. Best of all, any patina that was on the hardware before it was painted remains.
Pictures to follow.
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Monday, December 17, 2007
I made it
Last weekend, I participated in my first craft fair- the I Made It market in Homestead, PA. I've been trying to be prepped enough to sell some frames at some other shows for the past two years, and -finally- got my act together to sell some frames and other crafts at this market.
It went pretty well, well enough that I will be trying it again. I also was mentioned in an article about the event.
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