Sawdust Girl® https://sawdustgirl.com Renovation, cabinet building and woodworking plans and tutorials. Build like a Girl® Wed, 07 Jul 2021 13:21:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://sawdustgirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cropped-SG-site-icon-32x32.jpg Sawdust Girl® https://sawdustgirl.com 32 32 White Painted Countertops and Cabinets https://sawdustgirl.com/white-painted-countertops-cabinets/ https://sawdustgirl.com/white-painted-countertops-cabinets/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2016 13:08:56 +0000 http://sawdustgirl.com/?p=27162 Hey guys!  I wanted to share a craft room update because I’ve finished my white painted countertops and cabinets!  I built these countertops  many weeks ago because I needed them in place so I could build my angled cabinets. The countertops are a layer of MDF glued to a layer of plywood.  The island is very large so ... Read More about White Painted Countertops and Cabinets

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]]> https://sawdustgirl.com/white-painted-countertops-cabinets/feed/ 27 How NOT to Refinish a Wood Countertop https://sawdustgirl.com/refinishing-a-wood-countertop-dont-and-do-nots/ https://sawdustgirl.com/refinishing-a-wood-countertop-dont-and-do-nots/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2015 11:00:17 +0000 http://sawdustgirl.com/?p=25350 I originally built and finished the pantry countertop in my workshop.  I finished it with Tung Oil and it was lovely!  Then I proceeded to build and paint the rest of the pantry … on top of the lovely countertop.  It became less and less lovely as this transpired.  Of course I can’t have a ... Read More about How NOT to Refinish a Wood Countertop

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]]> https://sawdustgirl.com/refinishing-a-wood-countertop-dont-and-do-nots/feed/ 13 Wood Countertop with Mitered Corners https://sawdustgirl.com/building-a-wood-countertop-with-mitered-corners-and-angles/ https://sawdustgirl.com/building-a-wood-countertop-with-mitered-corners-and-angles/#comments Tue, 12 May 2015 17:05:43 +0000 https://sawdustgirl.com/?p=24202 I’m making progress in the pantry and today I’m showing you how the template became a Wood Countertop with a mitered corner AND a wonky angle!  I built my pantry countertop out of inexpensive construction lumber (SPF — Spruce, Pine, Fir — standard construction “studs”) because I want a distressed, “reclaimed lumber” look and I didn’t want to ... Read More about Wood Countertop with Mitered Corners

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]]> https://sawdustgirl.com/building-a-wood-countertop-with-mitered-corners-and-angles/feed/ 9 How to make a Countertop Template https://sawdustgirl.com/how-to-make-a-countertop-template/ https://sawdustgirl.com/how-to-make-a-countertop-template/#comments Mon, 11 May 2015 13:01:27 +0000 https://sawdustgirl.com/?p=24182 As you know, my pantry has an angled wall which increases the level of difficulty when it comes to fitting it with cabinets and a countertop.  Building a countertop with corners is challenging enough but add an odd angle into the mix and it becomes a level RED headache.  Or it could, if you let it.  🙂 ... Read More about How to make a Countertop Template

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]]> https://sawdustgirl.com/how-to-make-a-countertop-template/feed/ 1 How to Build a Wood Floor Countertop https://sawdustgirl.com/how-to-build-a-wood-floor-countertop/ https://sawdustgirl.com/how-to-build-a-wood-floor-countertop/#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:00:00 +0000 http://sawdustgirl.sawdustgirl.com/2011/03/23/how-to-build-a-wood-floor-countertop/ I got lots of questions about my Office wood floor countertop after I posted said that I built it out of Oak Flooring.  So, I created some sketches to try to give you a better idea of how you can make all your dreams come true…if you’re wondering how to build counters out of hardwood flooring! How ... Read More about How to Build a Wood Floor Countertop

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