Tuesday, August 16, 2011 O-Me-G
That's what's been in my head about every thirty minutes for the past week. Our to-do list is a bit outrageous. Ever bite off more than you can chew? That's what it feels like. If I don't have time to blog about it, too much is happening at once. At least that's my theory. So let me introduce you to pure, unadulterated chaos. Are you ready for forever change your opinion of us?
While working on our mini-kitchen renovation, we had to bring a bunch of stuff out to the dining room. It's been weeks since we have eaten at the dining room table.
This is the breakfast-nook as we turn it into a formal storage/pantry area. Not looking too fancy yet.
This is the kitchen as Joey repaints (not matte white this time!), and refinishes the cabinets. Notice the pizza box? Yep pizza and Chinese food. All week.
And that, my friends, is the guestroom #2. Yep. I haven't seen Joey in days. While he is downstairs in the kitchen, I am upstairs pounding the pavement on this room. We have a guest this week. Maybe that's why a lot of this has been going on...
Flattering, eh?
So the gem in all this madness is a little trick Joey came up with while working in the kitchen. He took a "break" from the painting and cabinets to work on something else. Let me pass you over to him so he can explain.
Greetings again friends. Lana and I are going through a relatively large DIY kitchen remodel right now and I want to share a little slice of what we're doing to help save some cheddar during the process.
We have these gold door knobs that came with the doors in our kitchen. Lana and I looked into changing them to brushed aluminum, or steel, or whatever people make door knobs out of these days, and for the model we have Home Depot wants a bit over 200 bucks plus a few weeks to order and ship. So during a moment of clarity I decided to see if I could just refurbish the existing ones. After all, they aren't made of gold or I'd have sold them already.
Turns out, my theory was correct. Not made of gold. I just removed the face plates and door knobs and busted out the trusty Dremel.
With a coarse sanding attachment for removing the apparently micron thick layer of faux gold and the steel brush attachment to polish the rough bits, this is what you get.
Be sure to do two things while attempting this project. 1. Wear a face mask and eye protection. Little metal bits are not good for your respiratory or ocular systems. 2. Tell your significant other what you are planning on doing. Little gold bits look like glitter. And you are going to be covered in it, and we all know how that conversation goes.
Have fun. Save some bacon. And make an old tired part of your space feel new.
Reader Comments (7)
Oh man, your house! All the dropcloths! I remember when my family painted our house and redid the kitchen and baths last summer. Let's just say it was an intense couple of months. But it came out awesome in the end, it was just hella awful for a while there.
I'm loving the brushed metal look of those door handles, but don't they need to be finished or anything before they get some heavy use?
This is pure genius... it looks like brushed steel! And the best part, of course, is that it was FREE. Nicely done.
@aarthiD ugh! i know the pain before the happy rain. we are testing it out to see. the way they feel - we think they are good to go.
@Katherine Thanks lady! We love the FREE!
Yep that looks like the ultimate craftermath if I ever saw one. I know it well...
@beckie hahah oh man. ever wonder what it would be like to have everything "done"?! nice dresser btw!
Love the nickel hardware!