So glad you love my "Fred Sanford" tees! Want one for yourself? Order here! www.bonfire.com/thriftdiving/

@dlsdyer9071

2 жыл бұрын

Serena, never really thought about the grit ratings on sandpaper before. Is it number of grains that fit in a square inch? Staples has access port bushings and covers for hardly anything. The package also gives you the exact bit size.

@ThriftDiving

2 жыл бұрын

@@dlsdyer9071 Good question. I think it might have to do with the size of the grains. The smaller the number, the bigger and rougher the grain; the larger, the more fine. I have seen sandpaper in the 6000 range, which you can imagine, is suuuuuppper fine!

@dlsdyer9071

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThriftDiving just thinking that the more grains that fit in a specified area, the smaller the grain. I had not thought of it that way before.

Serena were always learning from our errors, we're still going ahead. Good 👍 work.

@ThriftDiving

2 жыл бұрын

Yes we are!! LOL The goal is to make sure that none of the mistakes are so egregious that we can't come up with quick solutions! :)

Awesome job!! Thank you sooo much for being honest in your videos - it helps us think through how to fix an issue when we inevitably make mistakes on our projects.

@ThriftDiving

2 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!! Mistakes are going to happen! You just have to figure out how to recover from them with the least damage and the most knowledge gained. Lol 😆

Your son must've loved this! It turned out beautifully!

Love your T-shirt! I grew up watching Sanford and Son with my family; it is a wonderful memory of being together and laughing. Great first project in THE shed! Love the legs for the desk.

What a fantastic job Serena hope ya well Phil UK England 🌹👍

@ThriftDiving

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, my friend! Hope you are doing well!

Hey Serena…something I saw years ago about hole saws. Put the drill in reverse. Score the wood for a while in reverse and then, if you like, finish cutting in the forward setting. But I have seen people cut material all the way through in reverse. Just a thought… Thanks

@ThriftDiving

2 жыл бұрын

Great tip, thank you! I can see how going in reverse would score it and give you a groove to get it going! I'll try that next time.

Love your shirt

@ThriftDiving

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Barbara! You can find them here: www.bonfire.com/thriftdiving/

The next time you are at Community Forklift go pass Vintage house parts at 4809 Lydell Rd, in Cheverly, MD. I have found and bought great finds there too

Fab job, Serena! Love it!

Yay, beautiful she shed project!

Loved the process and final results. Thank you for sharing! Loved your sander with the dust extractor!

I absolutely *love* your shirt!!! And I was so excited to see you creating in your new space. The desk turned out great!

@ThriftDiving

2 жыл бұрын

Aww, thank you, Darnia!! I appreciate that! Yes, girl, it felt so good working in the shed, without having to step over lawnmowers! Now I just need to get it painted, get the floor done, and start moving things in. I'm thinking I am liking the "minimalist" approach to bringing things in! lol As for the shirts, you can find them here! www.bonfire.com/thriftdiving/

This was so perfect for me. Just the right video that I was looking for the past few days. I have so many questions to ask you. Even the fact that you're going to use the table for your computer is the right thing for me!

I'm new to this and this was so helpful! Very honest narration and walkthrough, thank you!

Excellent tutorial! I love the before and after ... and great tips all the way through. Thank you!!

@ThriftDiving

2 жыл бұрын

YAY! Glad you liked it!! :)

It looks great!!! Great job!!!

Amazing job 👍🏾❤️

Good to see you in your new “office”! The desk finish came out beautifully and I can’t wait to see the results of the she-shed. Thanks for sharing your talent.

Just beautiful!

@ThriftDiving

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Pat!!

Great looking desk when you finished.

really liked this video, so much i decided to send it to my daughter --- whose name is serena too. thanks for the fresh authentic video

What a great desk. Love your work.

@ThriftDiving

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Patricia!!

Glad to see your she shed being put to use! 💚

@ThriftDiving

2 жыл бұрын

It felt so nice to work in here!! :) I'm getting antsy and ready to get these projects done so I can just use the shed and have it be comfortable in here. LOL

That’s beautiful!🐝🤗❤️

Great job, thanks for teaching us so much, love the desk!

@ThriftDiving

2 жыл бұрын

So glad you like it! :) Thank you!

Looks great hon

@ThriftDiving

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Erica!

It looks amazing!! 👀 👀 👀 😍😍😍🥰🥰🥰

@ThriftDiving

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!!

beautiful!

Nice job! Looks really pretty!

@ThriftDiving

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

Look at that desk! A M A Z I N G

@ThriftDiving

2 жыл бұрын

Aww, thank you, Eva!! So glad you like it! I am thrilled how nicely it turned out!

Your first project in your new shed, Yea!! The desk looks great.

@ThriftDiving

2 жыл бұрын

So glad you like it! I love how it turned out, too!

Thank you for the step by step

Awesome‼️

Excellent video as usual. Really informative.

@ThriftDiving

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, Ruth!

Thank you love your videos.

Hello Serena, awesome SAUCE… lol I am sure your son will love his news desk.

@ThriftDiving

2 жыл бұрын

He does! He walked in after school and had a big smile on his face!! :) He has been asking me for some time, so I had to knock it out for him. :)

This table looks amazing! :)

@ThriftDiving

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, Bella!!

Looks good

@ThriftDiving

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, Kathleen!

You are lying you just brought a New desk at the end 😂 Really Awesome work mam it almost looks like there is a glass sheet up on the desk perfect coating great job mam 😁👍

This is awesome 👏! I have an old writing desk that I want to do something like this to. Thx

Great job! That could be used as a kitchen island too. We look for throw away furniture on the side of the road when we have time and my husband refinishes it and we usually sell it

Serena - I do "SOH" admire your DIY skills It's a pity my Mom didn't teach me how to do DIY (which as a widow she had to do) - I think it would have been good for me and ever so useful !! Thanks for showing us how to do these kinds of projects. It looks ever so smart !!

@ThriftDiving

2 жыл бұрын

Your mom probably didn't think it was something you would be interested in, Aine! I know my kids aren't interested, even when I try to show them something. But you're bringing up a good point that even if our kids don't seem interested, show them anyhow. They're good skills they will always be able to use! :) Thank you, glad you like it!!

Nice!

That looks great! Looks like the stain when on very evenly.

@ThriftDiving

2 жыл бұрын

I was a little worried for a moment there, but once the top coat went on, it was looking reeeeeaaallly nice! :) Whew! The water-based stains always leave me a little worried, but they're healthier than the oil-based, so I'll take the fear. LOL

A project within a project. Niiiice 😂

Glad to see I'm not the only one worried about ruining projecta

Serena, Awesome job as Always!! ❤️ PLEASE be sure to use PVA (Poly vinyl Acetate) Primer on your new drywall/mudding. It creates a nice smooth surface for the 1st paint!! Regular primer will not work as well. - Again, Awesome job!!! 👍 👍

@ThriftDiving

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Karen! I just saw your comment and I've just gotten the walls done! I used whatever primer Sherwin Williams recommended. Seems like it worked well. I appreciate the tip!!

All I'mma say is.... "I love junk more than Fred Sanford"!!! Shirt had me dying Serena!!! Already making the magic happen in the workshop!! Hoping all is well, Dirty Jersey out!!

@ThriftDiving

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha!! I knew you'd get a kick out of that tee, Mike! 🤣

@ThriftDiving

2 жыл бұрын

Yessss....I was going to refinish it in the driveway since the desk and sander were there. But the minute the sun was hitting me, and I was stepping around things, I was like, heeeeck no. We draggin' everything to the shed!!!

@moneymakingmikeg.9555

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThriftDiving Did you see that I finally got around to watching the insulation & drywall videos. FANTASTIC job all around Homie!!!

@ThriftDiving

2 жыл бұрын

@@moneymakingmikeg.9555 Can you send me the links for them? I don't think I did!

@moneymakingmikeg.9555

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThriftDiving Ummmmm now you're speaking Chinese to me.. LOL!! How do I send you the links?? I'll go to them now & see if I can figure it out my friend!

Cloth diapers are great to use for staining furniture

@ThriftDiving

2 жыл бұрын

Yesssss....I used to use those for the kids, so I can imagine how well they'd work. I'll have to keep my eyes out for them! Thanks for the tip!

Gorgeous! Really appreciate how you talk through the project in a way that teaches and is enjoyable to listen to. I also like how you talk about problems that you had and how you solve them or how you would do it differently next time. I love the purple chair! Where did you get it from?

@ThriftDiving

2 жыл бұрын

Aww, thank you, Jennifer!! I appreciate that awesome feedback! I always like to teach and share the "real" steps of how a project went! :) As for the purple chair, you can watch that reupholster makeover here. It's one of my favorites! kzread.info/dash/bejne/m5Wb0dOzhLy4cto.html

The desk turned out really nice! Question: Several years ago, I painted my living room walls to resemble Old World or Tuscan water stained look. My walls are VERY HIGHLY textured. Now I'm ready for a change.... to a light gray called Basket of Bobbins. Funny because this room is to become my sewing room. Anyway, I've heard that you should clean/wash walls before paint. My walls are SO rough, how can I clean them? Just dust? I'm going to first use KILZ primer, because I'm going lighter. Suggestions? Also, I may have to do some of it using a brush, because of the high texture, again.

@ThriftDiving

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Nancy! I'd love to see a picture of how textured they are. That will come through to your new painted walls, too, unless you sand them down first. It would create a LOT of dust. Not impossible, but you would have to put up some plastic over everything in the room, or move it out, if you wanted to sand it first. If you're not interested in sanding, then you will want to clean/wash the walls (use Simple Green). The the roughness will have to be knocked down, unless you're okay with textured walls, just in a new color. Send me a picture at this email: serena@thriftdiving.com

Great job Serena!! Its great to see you use your new space. I'm someone who likes to move my furniture around. I would be scared to put something permanent in a room. Are you going to be doing the painting yourself in your shed??

@ThriftDiving

2 жыл бұрын

HAHAHA, Charlene, I know, right! But if you can believe it, we RARELY move furniture around in our house! Especially in this family room. It's very rectangle so that part of the room doesn't really allow for anything else back there in that area. It will likely be there for the next 10 years. HA! As for the painting, yep, I am about to head to HD to buy primer and paint as we speak! Or maybe Sherwin Williams. Can't wait to get it painted! It gets so much sunlight, that I might very well go with a light color, something pastel. :)

Do you mostly prefer water based stains and finishers? What are the advantages of water based? The desk looks BEAUTIFUL!

I just recently stained an end table top that cane out blotchy. Been sanding forever with 80, 60, 35 grit sandpaper and stain still not down to bare wood! Any advice? Im close to just making another one!

Omg you were worried about ruining your project, I would've been worried about my brand new pretty shed 😅

@ThriftDiving

2 жыл бұрын

HAHAHA! Girrrrrlll...anything I dropped on the floor, I wiped it up immediately! I mean, even though I am going to be laying new flooring, the thought of dropping stuff on it, I was like, "Not on THIS floor!!" lol

@MAHWL

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣

Great job as always! I have a question hoping you can help. I have a few pieces of beautiful antique furniture that I want to restore. The finish appears to have two different shades of varnish that blends together. I want to restore it back to its original beauty but I don’t know how to get that blended stained look. Also, I don’t know if a gel stain and top coat was used or for that matter what was used at all. Can you help?

@ThriftDiving

2 жыл бұрын

Whew, that's a tough one! It's hard to match something to its original finish because you just don't really know what was used. The only advice I can offer is to do some sample boards on similar type of wood (e.g. oak, walnut, etc.). If possible, find a woodworking store where you can see some of the shades available for wood stains (or gel stains) and see what colors match best. Buy those and then do your own layers on the scraps to see how it looks and if you like it. You HAVE to do some tests first, so you know what the finished product is going to look like. Plus, at woodworking stores (see if you have a Woodcraft nearby), they might be able to give you an idea of what colors to buy to try to replicate the look you're going for.

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What do you do when the surface isn't flush? Just keep sanding until you flatten it (and burn through a lot of sandpaper and your sanity)?

I am trying to remove a finish off of my desk. It won’t come off and I’m using 80. I can only see bits and pieces of the wood sticking out but it definitely doesn’t remove as good as it does for you. What can I do?

Just a thought, you might have needed so many coats of stain because you used 300 grit sandpaper, which might be a bit too high for wood you plan on staining.

@ThriftDiving

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, you are right. Usually if you're staining, stopping at a 150 might be better, especially for oil-based stains. But after using these water-based stains multiple times, they always require more coats. I also think they look better with multiple coats, depending the color. But good point you're bringing up! :)

Girl! Where you been?? I miss your videos 😃

@ThriftDiving

2 жыл бұрын

I have been around!! :) My shed has taken so much time so I have been working on that, but it's coming along. I hope to be posting more regularly very soon! 😁

I have a broken door panel, how can I add wood to fix it

I have a project very much like this. I got a solid wood coffee table at a garage sale and got after it with 80 grit, it really took off the finish, but the wood looks different in certain spots, now I’m scared I went too deep.

@ThriftDiving

2 жыл бұрын

It's very easy to go too deep, especially if you lift the sander at an angle and it sands on an edge. That's what happened to a project I did that had a laminate wood top, and I had to disguise it. Here's a blog post that talks about what happened and how I covered it! thriftdiving.com/makeover-vintage-vanity/

@calgal8915

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThriftDiving 😁Well, I got brave and used 120 grit and happy to say it came out smooth and the color looks good. I think I’m going to use General Finishes satin coat on it the way it is. Thank you for sharing all your work, I wish I had a “she shed”!🙃

You've got your sanding shed, Now you need a paint shed just for painting 🤣

@ThriftDiving

2 жыл бұрын

YES!!! I was thinking, "Wow, where am I going to paint?" I need a section that get messy!

Looks great, but have to be honest, those legs kinda ruin the ascetic, wooden legs or some solid thin metal legs would look great

Yea..... first one here!!!!

@ThriftDiving

2 жыл бұрын

Woohoo, Dale!! :) Thank you!

I realized I've been going too fast