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Tehama Country Real Estate – UPCYCLING: TRANSFORMING T H E ' O LD ' I N TO A BETTER 'NEW' T urn old or discarded fur- you select from Woodcraft's niture, cabinets and doors into extensive line of tools and supfresh new creations through plies, as well as understand "upcycling" -- high-end "recy- how to use the products. We cling" that reduces trash at land- know wood and how to work fills by refurbishing or repurpos- with it, repair it and transform ing existing pieces, often enhanc- it. Visit a store near you, or give ing the value. Woodcraft offers us a call -- let us help you." the following ideas and products to get you started. Upcycling Projects * Repair: Furniture that has been around awhile may need repair. For weak chair joints, requires only cleaning and light * Family furniture: Save chairs, drill a hole, inject Briwax ChaiRx, sanding.For a beautiful hand tables, and other furniture passed and wait for it to swell the joints rubbed wood finish look, choose down through the generations by for a strong bond. For other General Finishes Gel Stain and doing repairs, if needed, and repairs, Titebond I, II or III and Topcoats. These urethane stains staining/painting to suit your other glues will work. and topcoats are easy to use: simcurrent decor. ply wipe on with a rag and wipe * Transition: Changing the use off the excess. * Other furniture or "yard sale and form of wood pieces will To protect the gel stain, espefinds": These also can be stabi- involve varied tasks.For projects cially for heavy-use surfaces such lized and given a new look that involve disassembly of furnias tabletops, General Finishes through stain/paint or distress- ture or doors, followed by offers three options: Gel Satin Top ing, but some may also lend reassembly of some pieces into a Coat, PolyAcrylic Top Coat or themselves to transformation for new creation, the Kreg Jig(R) K4 High Performance Top Coat.Genother uses, such as turning a chest Master System offers quick joineral Finishes Water Based Milk of drawers into bookshelves, a ery -strong pocket-hole Paints and Glaze Effects offer a chair into a swing, a dresser into a joints.Stanley Chair Braces are wide range of color possibilities. seat, and more. designed for corner reinforceUse one of the 20 premixed ment on chairs, tables, chests, and acrylic Milk Paint colors . To cre* Doors and more: Solid wood more for quick, easy construction ate eye-catching decorative findoors make great tops for tables and repairs. ishes such as distressing, and kitchen islands, old-fashantiquing, marble effects, shabby ioned screen doors hung from the * Color: Once you have selected chic, and more, choose one of the ceiling can store pots and pans, and/or repaired a piece of old six translucent glaze effects to go and old windows make attractive furniture or created a new piece with any water-based stain or wall hangings used "as is" or with from an existing one, determine paint.Old-Fashioned Milk Paint is additions, such as photos. where your upcycled piece will a powder made from earth pig"live," which color or colors will ments, which is mixed with water * Cabinets: Change the look of look best there, and which type of to make 20 rich colors that your kitchen, bathroom or work- paint or finish will achieve the authentically reflect colors found shop with a new color for your desired effect.Use Restor-A-Finon existing antique furniture and cabinets and new handles and ish(R) to "uncover" the original buildings. pulls.Helpful Products"Wood- finish on an heirloom or other old To uncover the original wood craft offers many products -- piece of furniture. surface on furniture, SOY-GelTM including professional advice -Available in six colors plus neuthat can make upcycling projects tral, it revives the wood finish's Professional Paint Stripper is easy easy and successful," product luster while blending out minor to use, virtually odorless and has manager Kent Harpool said. "A scratches and blemishes.To no known health hazards.For few products are listed here, but change or refurbish the color, the more information about Woodour retail store owners and sales- three products listed below are craft products, contact the store people, customer service staff and easy to use. In addition, surface nearest you, visit www.woodtech experts are available to help prep for furniture and cabinets craft.com or call (800) 535-4482. 3

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