That talk at the end of the video is what I really needed to hear from someone. Currently working on a big show case, after months of working on it here and there, I was feeling demotivated to see it to the end. I initially wanted to get inspired on KZread but your lovely comment at the end has made me more determined. Thank you so much ❤

Thank you for doing this, and reminding me "I got this!" Life can be tough at times, but we are tougher than we think and can handle and recharge to keep slaying! Thank you again!

@opendoorsopenhearts

9 күн бұрын

YES!!! You are so welcome!! And YOU ARE TOUGHER THAN YOU THINK!!! Have a great weekend!

Goodmorning and thank you for the sweet reminder that we are indeed made to do hard things . Your children dancing around was a darling touch to your vid and clearly a glimps of the love that abides in your heart and home. Keep it rollin you are in an exciting time of your journey.

@opendoorsopenhearts

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your sweet words!! It’s hard to remember that these are the days I’ll look back on and miss when we’re in the throws. But you’re absolutely right!! Thank you again!! I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos!

Thanks for the encouragement. I almost could have cried. Ty. Love the table

@opendoorsopenhearts

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! I’m so glad that the encouragement touched you!! Have a great week!

Thank you for this video! I needed the encouragement as I’m in the middle of stripping a vanity and feel like oh my word. Then was having a moment asking God why does stuff keep happening and I find your video! Thank you for your ministry.

Looks great!! I got a similar look without sanding and stripping by using Easy Off oven cleaner. It was a really messy process, but it stripped and bleached in one step, small bit of sanding in some places. The piece was solid maple in a really orange tone. It came out amazing with a finish like yours and I sealed it with a clear wax.

@opendoorsopenhearts

Жыл бұрын

I’ve heard about the Easy Off oven cleaner. It made me nervous since I’ve never done it before. But you and a few other ladies have told me it works like a charm. So next time that’s what I’m gonna do. I’m so glad you stopped by! Have a great week!

@selinaMarks675

6 ай бұрын

Would you think I could use Easy Off oven cleaner to lighten my door frame? My doors are white, walls are beige, but all door frames are dark brown (original owner was a bachelor, I think he just picked builder’s default design).

@CyndyOstergaard

6 ай бұрын

I would try to figure out what type of wood was used to trim out your doors first. Just to be sure you know what you will be uncovering. It may be several types of wood jointed together and these joints will show through after the wood is stripped.@@selinaMarks675

You did an amazing job on that coffee table Aliya! Thanks so much for the encouragement and reminder that we are created to do hard things. The coffee table was a great example of this. We can do hard things!!

@opendoorsopenhearts

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Cindy!! And absolutely! Sometimes I feel like I need that reminder multiple times a day hahaha

Her words inspired me!

i need to repaint all my walls in 3 rooms (and flaten the walls before painting). then i need to repaint my kitchen cabinets. and then sanding and repaint 3 furniture pieces in my living room. and since 2 weeks a can not bring me to even START with it. my depression has a big hold of me right now. every day im dreaming of tge new look of my home, but i can not start. thank you for your reminder, that we are built to do hard work ❤ i needed to hear it ❤ the table looks fabulous!!! this is the look i wanna try to archieve, wish me luck ❤

@opendoorsopenhearts

Жыл бұрын

This comment brought tears to my eyes! Thank you so much for taking the time to share with me. I’m cheering for you and I’m praying!! Depression can be completely debilitating, but I believe you were created in such a way that you can overcome!!! Please keep me updated. I can’t wait to hear how your projects go!! 1 project at a time. Slow and steady. ❤️🤗

@Petra-R

Жыл бұрын

@@opendoorsopenhearts thank you very much 🙏 today i started finally 🙌 i sanded my big furniture piece. but i could not get rid of the old paint, so i need to buy a stripper first (not easy to get a good one in my country). but i did the first step finally ❤️ thank you for your kind comment

Great lady ..keep up the good work

I just redid on old buffet to use as a TV Stand in our bedroom and it was my first time using CitriStrip (which I regret) and bleaching wood. I also discovered the small sanding block you used and LOVED it! I finished mine with General Finishes High Performance Flat which is very similar to the one you spoke of. Your table turned out great!

@opendoorsopenhearts

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!! I’m so glad you loved that sanding block as much as I did. It worked so well for those corners! Have a great day!!

It looks great. I’m working on my 1st project a desk, and I think I want to white wash or bleach. I’ve been watching YT videos for instructions and I think I’ll use yours. So thanks so much for sharing this with us. …Robin

@opendoorsopenhearts

9 күн бұрын

Thank you so much Robin! I hope yours turns out the way you want it to! Have a great weekend!

WOCA stains has an extra white shade. It's expensive, though. I'm still saving up for it. It's a gorgeous table! Your hard work paid off.

@opendoorsopenhearts

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!! I hope your stain turns out beautiful!! You’ll have to let me know how it goes.

Hi you have a very clear instruction of the table makeover. I appreciate that. I also liked your pep talk at the end. I have a 30 year old pine dining table that has a horrible orange color and I want to change it but I’m not sure if it is a veneer or wood. Couldn’t I just sand it down and skip using a stripper?

@opendoorsopenhearts

Жыл бұрын

You can absolutely go straight to sanding. With Veneer you want to be careful when sanding because the layers are thin. So you can accidentally sand down through the layer that has the pretty grain quickly. I actually did this on accident with the top of this coffee table in the corner. I realized it quickly and corrected, but now one corner is a little bit darker.

Hi, I’m in the process of finishing a 70” credenza that had so much intricate detail and it has taken me over three weeks to finish because I wanted to get to the raw finish and use Dixie belle voodoo gel in grey up in smoke and I did paint stripper, bleach, and many hours of sanding. I must say it was a challenge, but it’s all stained and it is beautiful. Why didn’t I find your channel before I started? 😂

@opendoorsopenhearts

Жыл бұрын

I feel like that kind of thing always happens huh? Your credenza sounds like it’s beautiful now. I do feel like some of the best DIYs are the ones that require the most work. Thanks for stopping by and watching. It means so much to me!

Beautiful work on the coffee table. I will try your technique on a buffet I will be working on this summer. The latge green cabinet in your living room really caught my eye. I was wondering if you had done that, and if yes, what color paint did you use. I love the color and would love to do my mud room cabinets in that color. Thank you.

@opendoorsopenhearts

9 күн бұрын

In this video the large green cabinet color was the color it was when I purchased it. I'm so sorry!! I did recently repaint it but I made it into a softer green. Maybe you like the new color I picked? It's in this video below. Have a great weekend! kzread.info/dash/bejne/dmF8u6pvfN3Wh9I.html

Thank you for your inspiration. I just recently stripped, sanded and bleached the top of a little hallway table probably 35x25 CM and I thought that was a big job😂

@opendoorsopenhearts

Жыл бұрын

No matter how big the piece I feel like stripping furniture is always a big project! Did you like the way the bleach worked? I'm still so impressed with it 🤗

@ourhumblehomediy

Жыл бұрын

@@opendoorsopenhearts I do love it and I think it's certainly worth it. I wanted to try it on something small and this was perfect. For this project I also tried the oven cleaner to strip the varnish and this also lightened the stain in places which worked well although I think I would leave it on longer next time.😊

@opendoorsopenhearts

Жыл бұрын

I've been afraid to try the oven cleaner method. But I keep hearing that it works great! Maybe I'll give it a try on another project down the road!!

That table now looks outstanding!! Wondering the timeline from start to finish for that particular project?

@opendoorsopenhearts

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Since I was working in one small section are a time…it took me about 2 weeks. But I only got 1 hour per day. Working on projects with little people makes the project take longer haha

I wish you had put links to the products you used.

I LOVE the look of your coffee table. I have a round ottoman /coffee table that I also love. You have inspired me to change it to be more contemporary, which is the vibe in my house. It was very dark, so dark that you could not even see the grain of the wood. I sanded the larger main parts with an orbital sander. Unfortunately it is veneer, so I did make a couple of bo0-boos, but they add a bit of character, right? (LOL). Tomorrow I will put the natural Danish oil. Then I want to put the white wax on, like you did. I want that soft finish. I have one problem. Being new to this I need to know....what is white wax? I went looking for sone today, and I found a clear wax by Magnolia, but I want the white wax. Where did you get it? What brand?

@opendoorsopenhearts

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! The white wax I used was from Home Depot by BEHR. I can’t believe I didn’t add that in the video!! I’ll see if I can find a link and add it to the description! I hope it turns out good and I’d love for you to let me know how it goes once you’re finished!!!

Wow.❤️❤️❤️

@opendoorsopenhearts

9 күн бұрын

Thank you!

Can you use bleach on really thin veneer? I have some speakers that have deeper stains that sanding won't remove and was told not to use strippers.

@opendoorsopenhearts

4 ай бұрын

The top of my table actually was a wood veneer. And it lightened it. I think I would try a test area in a spot you wouldn’t notice much and see how that turned out. Let me know how it goes!

@davidwell686

4 ай бұрын

I tried it on the stains that I could not sand out and it did remove most of them now have to go after the remaining ones. I used cheap bleach that is 2.5 percent vice 7 percent. So going to get some 7 percent and see how it works. Thank you@@opendoorsopenhearts

Can you add links to the products you used in your description? I’m not quite sure what wood wax is. Thanks!

@opendoorsopenhearts

10 ай бұрын

Absolutely!! I’ll have it up before the end of the week!

Please can you help me on something? I’ve sanded an old pine cabinet . I’ve bleached it and applied a white dye several times but yellow stains keep coming through. How can I seal this but still keep the natural looking wood prior to painting?

@opendoorsopenhearts

Жыл бұрын

If your plan to paint the cabinet I would probably just do a primer so that the paint adheres. then after the paint you can seal it with a wax or poly. What is the white dye you used? Depending on what that is you might have to sand the cabinet to get the primer to adhere.

@annoravetz5908

Жыл бұрын

I just came across a lye product from WOCA. It's described as keeping out yellowing on soft woods such as pine.

Do you think this would be hard to do on oak kitchen cabinets?

@opendoorsopenhearts

9 ай бұрын

My short answer is YES! But I would do some research to figure out what would be best for the top coat. I’m not sure, but I feel like wax wouldn’t be a great option just because kitchens can be messy. Maybe find a top coat that is a little bit more glossy to make wiping them down easier. You’ll have to let me know if you decide to do it!! I’d love to know how they turn out!

@Miranda3730

6 ай бұрын

It would be too much work. pass.

I hope I didn't ruin my dinning room furniture because I stripped it, flat black chalked legs and backs of chairs and after being so excited...... proceeded with the wrong stain! Help! I used Jacobean! Will bleach work I wanted a farmhouse look,. Thank goodness I didn't start my hutch yet

@opendoorsopenhearts

11 ай бұрын

Bleach will lighten it. But after you use household bleach you will need to sand it because it does make the woods rough. Also If you need it a completely different color you might want to strip it again. I hope that household bleach does what you need it to. Stripping a piece of furniture twice is never fun. Keep me posted on what works for you.

@tlcshandmadehayloft1448

11 ай бұрын

@@opendoorsopenhearts I did sand and strip again lol omg what a job! Working on hutch now

just wondering why you just didn't use the bleach on a rag and rub it off?

@opendoorsopenhearts

5 күн бұрын

I did it the way I did because I thought the bleach wouldn’t be able to penetrate through the finish that was on the table. I needed to remove the top coat and then I could lighten the wood. Thanks so much for watching! Have a great week!

@alphacentauri2506

5 күн бұрын

@@opendoorsopenhearts Oh ok I was wondering because I have a medium oak crib with no shellac like your piece had, it is just a matte stain and I wanted to lighten it and give it a more natural ashy oak look like the trendy wood tones -so I was just going to go straight in with the bleach on a rag and let it sit in the sun.

I know this is the style now, raw wood finish, but it's just not pretty, it just looks anemic.