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Cheesebox Lazy Susan

January 11, 2013 ·

Did I mention when I shared the Cheese Crate Chalkboard that we had another to craft with?  This one was stained using an apple cider vinegar and steel wool stain.  We picked up an inexpensive plastic lazy susan to attach to the under side of the cheesebox lid.  The lid was a little too deep so we…

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Filed In: Make + DIY / Tagged: apple cider vinegar, cheese crate, cheesebox, Freckled Laundry, lazy susan, Miss Mustard Seed, oxidizing stain, stain, steel wool

The building of a bed {queen bed frame plans}

October 31, 2012 ·

We revealed our new master bed last week.  The low platform bed that our kids thought was their own personal jungle gym just wasn’t cutting it anymore.  We experimented with different wood weathering techniques and settled on using apple cider vinegar and steel wool to create an oxidizing stain.  We are very happy with how it turned…

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Filed In: Make + DIY / Tagged: apple cider vinegar, bed, bed frame brackets, build, furring strips, Lowes, master bedroom, oxidation, plans, queen bed frame plans, steel wool, weathered, wood

And the finish is…

October 24, 2012 ·

We went with the apple cider and steel wool oxidizing stain!  the “weathered” contenders The staining process was simple.  We used an old brush and painted the vinegar mixture on.  It is really runny (like water) so you will want a drop cloth.  It will also discolor anything it splashes on, like skin, walls, other…

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Filed In: Uncategorized / Tagged: apple cider vinegar, bed, DIY, weathered, West Elm

Weathered Wood Techniques {Oxidation and Stain}

October 22, 2012 ·

Our.Bed.Is.Done!!!  I’ll give you a full tutorial later this week but I am going to start with telling you about the process of choosing how to weather the raw wood we used to build the bed. The experimentation process involved scraps of the bed wood, Rust-oleum sunbleached wood stain, steel wool and white/apple cider vinegar….

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Filed In: Uncategorized / Tagged: apple cider vinegar, barnwood, distilled white vinegar, oxidation, Rust-oleum, Rustoleum, stain, staining, steel wool, sunbleached, sunbleached stain, weathered, wood

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