PARKERSBURG, W.Va., March 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- MS -- Upcycling is not just for craft projects – it offers lots of possibilities to make changes in your home décor, especially cabinets and furniture, that will save money and reduce your contribution to the local landfill. Woodcraft can help you with upcycling ideas, products and advice.
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For the past year, Woodcraft retail stores have hosted upcycling demonstrations on the third Saturday of the month to help customers discover the potential for upcycling in their home projects.
"To support this upcycling effort, Woodcraft.com added an Upcycling Resource Center to our website (http://www.woodcraft.com/media/upcycling.aspx) to introduce viewers to upcycling and announce demo topics and dates," Vince Grlovich, vice president for sales and marketing, said. "Viewers can also watch a segment of Lifetime's Designing Spaces where Woodcraft product development manager Kent Harpool shows host Aliane Baquerot how to create a shelf from a wooden pallet."
Jewelry Armoire Makeover
Inspired by the upcycling trend, Woodcraft marketing manager Lori Haught transformed the 1980s Jewelry Armoire shown here into a more stylish, modern piece by giving it a new coat of paint, new silver/glass pulls, and flocking on the drawer interiors.
To remove the residue from old finishes and polish, Lori chose Norton Soft Touch Medium 120-180 Grit Sanding Sponges for the contour detailed areas and Preppin Weapon Sanding Blocks, loaded with Mirka Abranet 2-3/4" x 8" Sanding Sheets, for flat areas. All the pieces were cleaned with General Finishes Furniture Cleaner.
Three coats of General Finishes Black Gel Stain were applied to the armoire, followed by two coats of General Finishes High Performance Satin Water-Based Top Coat.
To prep for the new hardware, Golden Oak Water-Base Famowood Filler was used to plug screw holes. After more chiseling, a pair of 1-1/2" X 1-1/8" Satin Nickel Stop Hinges were installed.
Bulls Eye Sealcoat Universal Sanding Sealer was applied to the interior of the drawers and the dividers before Lori applied Light Blue Donjer Flocking, using a Donjer Mini Flocker.
System Three 5-Minute Epoxy and a Bessey K-Body REVO Jr. 24" Single Parallel Clamp were used to reassemble the armoire.
To view "The Jewelry Armoire Makeover," visit Woodworking Adventures at http://blog.woodcraft.com.
Other Popular Upcycling Products
Soy-Gel is a 100 percent biodegradable, virtually odorless coating remover.
Restor-A-Finish will clean and restore the luster to a clear finish, as well as hide scratches.
General Finishes Milk Paint is premixed and available in 28 colors that can be mixed to make custom colors. Old Fashioned Milk Paint is a powder that comes in 20 colors that can also be mixed. Both paints lend themselves to special effects such as antiquing.
The portable QuikBENCH™ is a lightweight, easy to set up workbench capable of holding up to 300 lbs. Convert two QuikBENCHES to sawhorses, and together they will hold up to 2,000 lbs. Two or more benches can be connected to form a workstation.
To learn more about these and other upcycling products, visit your local Woodcraft store, call (800) 535-4482 or visit www.woodcraft.com.
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