Sawdust Girl® https://sawdustgirl.com Renovation, cabinet building and woodworking plans and tutorials. Build like a Girl® Fri, 23 Sep 2022 00:35:01 +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 Wash Pine Wood Ceiling https://sawdustgirl.com/white-wash-pine-wood-ceiling/ https://sawdustgirl.com/white-wash-pine-wood-ceiling/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2022 11:00:00 +0000 https://sawdustgirl.com/?p=40661 I really wanted to get that Scandinavian Knotty Pine look for the ceilings in the Lodge. I didn’t want to paint them white and I equally didn’t want banana yellow wood ceilings. After doing hours of research on how to white wash pine, I deduced that I didn’t want to use any of the products ... Read More about White Wash Pine Wood Ceiling

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]]> https://sawdustgirl.com/white-wash-pine-wood-ceiling/feed/ 15 Exploring Wood finishings: Wood Dyes https://sawdustgirl.com/exploring-wood-finishings-wood-dyes/ https://sawdustgirl.com/exploring-wood-finishings-wood-dyes/#comments Sun, 10 Feb 2019 12:00:10 +0000 https://sawdustgirl.com/?p=35756 Hello Sawdust Girl Readers! It’s fellow SG Squad member, Timisha, from ToolBox Divas.  Spring is almost here and I am starting to get that woodworking fever again.   Can I be honest with you and tell you how hard it is to get things done when its 20 below outside. But that is quickly changing and I ... Read More about Exploring Wood finishings: Wood Dyes

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]]> https://sawdustgirl.com/exploring-wood-finishings-wood-dyes/feed/ 3 How to Stain Wood Using Briwax for a Fast Easy Finish https://sawdustgirl.com/how-to-stain-wood-with-briwax-for-a-easy-beautiful-finish/ https://sawdustgirl.com/how-to-stain-wood-with-briwax-for-a-easy-beautiful-finish/#comments Mon, 23 Oct 2017 12:21:34 +0000 https://sawdustgirl.com/?p=32641 How to stain wood using Briwax for a fast, easy, foolproof finish. We used Briwax to enhance and accentuate the natural character and beauty of the two nightstand DIY tables.  We built these tables out of pine which has a tendency to take stain unevenly which makes for a blotchy, streaky, cheap looking finish. Not ... Read More about How to Stain Wood Using Briwax for a Fast Easy Finish

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]]> https://sawdustgirl.com/how-to-stain-wood-with-briwax-for-a-easy-beautiful-finish/feed/ 10 Make Inexpensive Wood look Rich and Luxurious! https://sawdustgirl.com/make-inexpensive-wood-look-rich-and-luxurious/ https://sawdustgirl.com/make-inexpensive-wood-look-rich-and-luxurious/#comments Mon, 18 May 2015 09:00:45 +0000 https://sawdustgirl.com/?p=24237 If you’ve been following my Pantry Countertop progress, you know I built the countertops out of inexpensive wood, i.e. 2×4 and 2×6 construction lumber.  I chose wood as my countertop material because it’s the one I could build myself for just a few dollars and make it look like it cost a couple thousand…rather than spending a ... Read More about Make Inexpensive Wood look Rich and Luxurious!

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]]> https://sawdustgirl.com/make-inexpensive-wood-look-rich-and-luxurious/feed/ 6 How to Stain like a Pro – the Basics https://sawdustgirl.com/how-to-stain-wood-like-a-pro-the-basics/ https://sawdustgirl.com/how-to-stain-wood-like-a-pro-the-basics/#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2014 14:56:31 +0000 http://sawdustgirl.com/?p=21188 Kellyn here again! Today, lets talk stain. You just finished building a masterpiece, have spent hours sanding and are ready for the next step. Paint, stain or a finish. And you choose to stain. Step 1: Choosing a stain. There are many types of stain. Oil-based, water-based, gel, even homemade stains. Oil-based stains: Will give ... Read More about How to Stain like a Pro – the Basics

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