A Facebook Marketplace find with HUGE potential!
Lately, I’ve been getting tired of the usual flip process of
Clean
Repair
Prep
Stain and paint
Poly coat
Repeat…
I wanted to get my creative juices flowing again and find some flips with real potential; pieces I could completely transform. The moment I saw this cabinet I knew what I wanted to do with it. I snagged two for $20 each and the rest is history!
Of the five mood boards I made for this piece, this is the one I adhered to the most. I opted for a different set of legs in the end because I felt the cabinet needed a set with a bit more of a taper. I also decided against the door pulls when I realized how much they would protrude due to the slat design. The result is a cleaner silhouette where the slats act as their own door pulls and I think, all in all, it makes for a more refined piece.
Marble epoxy countertop kit😍
Typically, with epoxy countertop kits, you only need two coats of primer but that’s because they are made to go over Formica or laminate where the paint just lays on top. My countertop for the cabinet was made of wood so it absorbed some of the primer, resulting in the need for additional coats. After four coats of the white primer included in the kit, I began creating the veins…
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I cut square dowels for the slatted detail to length using my miter saw and secured each to the cabinet using a combination of wood glue and my brad nailer with 1-1/4in nails
Stainable wood filler - used this to cover the brad nail holes. I have used a number of wood fillers, and this is my favorite by far. It accepts stains really well and it’s super creamy- none of that grit some fillers have.
Putty knife
Sanding block - used these to smooth out the wood filler. The blocks in this set have their level of grit written on the ends. So convenient🙌
Rags - you’ll want a box of these on hand to help you throughout a flip like this
Tack cloth - I always wipe my pieces down with one of these before staining. It gets all the little bits of dust and grit left over after sanding. Wiping down with a cloth or paper towel will just move the particles around. This cloth gets it all.
Stain:
Chip brush - I use these cheap brushes throughout my furniture flipping process including for pre stain and staining
Pre-stain/wood conditioner - always use this before staining. Read that again. It makes a huge difference.
Stain - I used the color Aged Bourbon by Zar
Marble - this epoxy countertop kit is seriously awesome. I used it on our primary bathroom, and I loved the results. One kit covers 35 sq ft so you can use it for multiple projects!
Painter’s tape
Plastic drop cloth - you’ll want to secure one of these to the underside of the surface you are covering in epoxy using the painter’s tape
Brushes:
Paint brush
Top coat brush
Paint and Top Coat:
Paint Color - Largo Teal by Benjamin Moore, 1 Quart - Pearl finish
BB Frösch as always! Lately I’ve been buying the larger jugs of it but it you only need enough for 1 quart of paint you can find that here.
Top Coat - Varathane Clear Satin Water-Based Interior Polyurethane