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Yesterday's IKEA trip took a lot longer than planned, but I got a couple of IVAR shelves to use in (hopefully) taming the mess in my sewing room. I didn't do anything with them yesterday, as the rest of the day was taken up with having dinner with the family, but I did look at stain and paint options.
This morning I decided to stain the suckers, as they're a cheap pine which 1) looks cheap and 2) is a light wood, and I prefer dark woods. I ran out to Home Depot, got my supplies, and came back home to get started. Because the pine is, well, pine, I decided that I needed to put the pre-stain stuff on that is supposed to make sure that you get a more even coat. Well, sanding, applying the pre-stain stuff, wiping off the excess, sanding, and wiping the wood once again, I was able to move onto the water-based stain (Minwax brand, and so easy to clean up after). I managed to get one coat on everything before stopping for lunch, and while I did a fairly crappy job, I justify it by remembering that it's crappy, cheap furniture, and it's going to be completely covered with fabric and boxes. Who will actually notice the crap stain job anyway?
After a quick bite to eat, I decided that I'd earned the fun part of the day, and I zipped up to Osgoods Textiles in West Springfield. I want to make a new outfit that I can wear to Crown Tournament in November, and I went to look for fabric for a kirtle / petticoat bodies, and an overgown. I couldn't find much that I liked in wool for the kirtle, but I did find a fairly pale pink linen which I'll use instead, and matched it up with some rusty brown fine wool for sleeves and trim. I picked up some remnants as well, but I didn't find anything for the overgown. Since the majority of gowns/coats/cloaks appeared to be black, I should probably make it that color. And by using black I'll be able to wear the gown with other stuff more easily. I haven't decided on the gown yet - loose gown (I have a few of these already) or a more fitted English gown or Flanders gown. I want to make that decision before picking up some fabric. Heck, I might have enough black wool or cotton velveteen already.
I'm back home now. Going to make some dinner and then try to work up the energy to put the first layer of the poly-acrylic overcoat on the IKEA shelves.
This morning I decided to stain the suckers, as they're a cheap pine which 1) looks cheap and 2) is a light wood, and I prefer dark woods. I ran out to Home Depot, got my supplies, and came back home to get started. Because the pine is, well, pine, I decided that I needed to put the pre-stain stuff on that is supposed to make sure that you get a more even coat. Well, sanding, applying the pre-stain stuff, wiping off the excess, sanding, and wiping the wood once again, I was able to move onto the water-based stain (Minwax brand, and so easy to clean up after). I managed to get one coat on everything before stopping for lunch, and while I did a fairly crappy job, I justify it by remembering that it's crappy, cheap furniture, and it's going to be completely covered with fabric and boxes. Who will actually notice the crap stain job anyway?
After a quick bite to eat, I decided that I'd earned the fun part of the day, and I zipped up to Osgoods Textiles in West Springfield. I want to make a new outfit that I can wear to Crown Tournament in November, and I went to look for fabric for a kirtle / petticoat bodies, and an overgown. I couldn't find much that I liked in wool for the kirtle, but I did find a fairly pale pink linen which I'll use instead, and matched it up with some rusty brown fine wool for sleeves and trim. I picked up some remnants as well, but I didn't find anything for the overgown. Since the majority of gowns/coats/cloaks appeared to be black, I should probably make it that color. And by using black I'll be able to wear the gown with other stuff more easily. I haven't decided on the gown yet - loose gown (I have a few of these already) or a more fitted English gown or Flanders gown. I want to make that decision before picking up some fabric. Heck, I might have enough black wool or cotton velveteen already.
I'm back home now. Going to make some dinner and then try to work up the energy to put the first layer of the poly-acrylic overcoat on the IKEA shelves.
