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A few repairs, a new coat of paint, sparkly new pulls, and interior flocking turned
this piece into a stylish, modern Jewelry Armoire.
Upcycling is not just for craft projects - it
offers lots of possibilities to make changes
in your home dcor, especially cabinets and
furniture that will save money and reduce your
contribution to the local landfill. Woodcraft
can help you with upcycling ideas, products
and advice.
For the past year, Woodcraft retail stores
have hosted upcycling demonstrations on the
third Saturday of the month to help customers
discover the potential for upcycling in their
home projects.
"To support this upcycling effort, Woodcraft.
com added an Upcycling Resource Center
to our website (http://www.woodcraft.com/
media/upcycling.aspx) to introduce viewers
to upcycling and announce demo topics and
dates," Vince Grlovich, vice president for sales
and marketing, said. "Viewers can also watch a
segment of Lifetime's Designing Spaces where
Woodcraft product development manager Kent
Harpool shows host Aliane Baquerot how to
create a shelf from a wooden pallet."
Both Woodcraft's Pinterest page (www.
pinterest.com/woodcraftsupply/upcycling)
and Instagram gallery (http://instagram.com/
woodcraftgallery) include upcycling ideas, and
the blog, Woodworking Adventures (http//:blog.
woodcraft.com) has featured upcycling several
times.

Jewelry Armoire
Makeover
Inspired by the upcycling trend, many
Woodcraft employees have completed
projects, including marketing manager Lori
Haught, who transformed a 1980s Jewelry
Armoire (see photo) into a more stylish,
modern piece for her bedroom. She gave it a
new coat of paint, new silver/glass pulls and
flocking on the drawer interiors. You can see
the entire process by visiting Woodworking
Adventures and searching for "The Jewelry
Armoire Makeover."
An Irwin Marples Blue Chip Chisel was
used for the disassembly that was required to
add new hardware and make other changes
to Lori's armoire.
To remove the residue from old finishes
and polish, Lori chose Norton Soft Touch
Medium 120-180 Grit Sanding Sponges
for the contour detailed areas and Preppin
Weapon Sanding Blocks, loaded with Mirka
Abranet 23/4" x 8" Sanding Sheets, for
flat areas. Once the sanding was finished,
all the pieces were cleaned with General
Finishes Furniture Cleaner using handy
Star Wipers rags.
Three coats of General Finishes Black Gel

home

Stain were applied to the armoire. Although

each coat was allowed to dry overnight
because of other commitments, the actual
time required between coats is two to four
hours. (Gel stains come in 12 other colors
including the popular java.) Two coats of
General Finishes High Performance Satin
Water-Based Top Coat were applied next.
To prep for the new hardware, Golden
Oak Water-Base Famowood Filler was used
to plug screw holes. More chiseling was
required before a pair of 11/2" X 11/8" Satin
Nickel Stop Hinges could be installed.
Before reflocking the drawers, Bulls Eye
Sealcoat Universal Sanding Sealer was
applied to the interior of the drawers and
the dividers. Wearing an Anti Microbial
Dust Mask and 6 mil Medium Powder Free
Nitrile Gloves, Lori applied Light Blue Donjer
Flocking, using a Donjer Mini Flocker.
Reassembly of the armoire required
System Three 5-Minute Epoxy and a Bessey
K-Body REVO Jr. 24" Single Parallel Clamp.
Other Popular Upcycling Products
Soy-Gel is a 100 percent biodegradable,
virtually odorless coating remover. Restor-AFinish can be used to clean and restore the
luster to a clear finish, as well as hide minor
issues like scratches. It will also remove
water rings.
Milk paint is a popular coating, especially
for furniture. General Finishes Milk Paint
is premixed and available in 28 colors that
can be mixed to make custom colors and
lend themselves to decorative effects such
as distressing and antiquing. Old Fashioned
Milk Paint is a powder that comes in 20 colors
and is good for use on porous surfaces such as
bare wood and raw masonry. A special effect
Old Fashioned Milk Paint Crackle Finish
provides a weathered look.
The 23-lb. portable QuikBENCH is
a lightweight, easy-to-set-up workbench
capable of holding up to 300 lbs. Convert two
QuikBENCHES to sawhorses, and together
they will hold up to 2,000 lbs. Two or more
benches can be connected together to form
a workstation. Each bench has a 24"-wide
by 31/2" opening vise and a 15-amp, circuit
protected, three-outlet power strip, plus four
plastic bench dogs.
To learn more about these and other
upcycling products, visit your local Woodcraft
store, call (800) 535-4482 or visit www.
woodcraft.com.

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Planting a vegetable garden can be

a worthwhile endeavor for anyone who
has an available patch of land. Gardens
need not take up much space, and even
apartment dwellers without yards can
plant small gardens in containers they
place on terraces or window boxes.
Although establishing a garden is
easy enough, beginners may make a
few mistakes along the way. Those who
already have paved the garden way
before can offer novice gardeners some
worthwhile tips.
One of the first decisions novice
gardeners must make is which crops to
grow. This will help determine how much
land you will need and which supplies
or soil amendments will be necessary.
According to The Old Farmer's Almanac,
a common error for beginners is planting
too much and more than anyone could
ever consume, so it's best to start small
and be proud of that small garden.
Plants such as peppers, squash
and tomatoes produce throughout the
season, so you may not need many plants
to provide for your needs. Less prolific
plants may require a greater investment
to produce a similar yield.
Locate your garden in an area that
gets adequate sun. Many vegetables
need between six and eight hours of
sunlight per day. Without enough light,
they will not bear as much and could
be susceptible to insect infestation.
Vegetables and fruit also need plenty of
water because they're not very droughttolerant, so keep gardens close to a
water source.
Another good tip is to locate the
garden near the house or barbecue grill.
This way you can easily harvest fresh
produce and use it when cooking.
Soil preparation is also key. Till the
soil and remove debris like rocks, sticks
and hard clumps of dirt. Work with
organic material, such as manure or
compost. Apply mulch after planting to
help maintain moisture levels in the soil.
Plant the tallest crops at the rear of
your garden bed. Work forward with
shorter crops. Try to leave a foot or more
between planting rows.
It's easy to get a garden started and
enjoy fresh food for many months to
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