Category Archives: Heart Pine

Planning Another Heart Pine Furniture Project

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Robert

Christy and I are fast approaching our five year anniversary in April. It’s our first big one and we’re pretty stoked. It really doesn’t seem that long ago that we were married in the backyard of our crazy old house. … Continue reading →

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Three Summers of Scraping Paint – Now We’re Done – DIY

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Robert

Other than a few small areas that need tidying, I am finally done using the awful tool in the photo above. It’s been a long run: three summer vacations spent manually tearing away layer after layer of angry old paint … Continue reading →

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Applying Wood Putty to Wood Siding Before Painting – DIY – Video

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Robert

After scraping for what seems like forever, we continued our painting prep work by applying wood putty to the imperfections in each of the siding boards. This step is extremely important if you want to have siding that is smooth. … Continue reading →