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WEEK 1 | DIY CHALLENGE | WEEK 2 | WEEK 3 | REVEAL
Last week Tammy, Patina and Paint and I shared our plans for our half bathroom, this week we are sharing the progress we made so far. Welcome Teresa, Through a Vintage Door, she is joining the series with her plans of their half bath!
To get to their blog post I will have Tammy and Teresa’s blog link at the bottom of my page for you.
Quick recap of what I did so far.
The bathroom walls ~ Removed the texture from the top part of the walls.
Purchases to place in the bathroom ~ I ordered items on Amazon for things to place in the bathroom.
SHOP MY ITEMS
For the cabinet I am sharing how I removed the orange from the cabinet.
I am working on the vanity cabinet; the cabinet is a bit too orange. Doing some research I found using common household bleach will do the trick! That will work for me, budget friendly.
Here is a close up of the cabinet.
How to bleach wood
First thing I did was remove the two doors and took out the two drawers.
Taking my battery-operated sander I gave it a good sanding with 80 grit sandpaper. I also removed the hardware from the doors and drawers to give them a sanding as well.
I removed as much of the stain as I could, what I couldn’t reach with the sander, I sanded parts by hand. Vacuum all the dust and wipe the cabinet with a tacky cloth to remove any dust.
I added some household bleach in a plastic bucket. Normally, you would bleach your piece outside, since I am working on a vanity which can’t be move outside and the room has no ventilation, I wore a N95 mask and had a floor fan forcing the fumes to go out of the room.
Brush the bleach with a paint brush making sure to evenly spread the bleach.
Let that sit for 4 hours or until it is dry. I gave 2 more coats of bleach letting sit each time.
Not quite done with the sanding yet, after the bleaching is dry give the pieces one more sanding with 120 grit sandpaper. Vacuum dust and wipe again with a tacky cloth.
To stop the activation of the bleach, use a mixture of 1/2 vinegar and 1/2 water, wiping down each piece.
Once it dries completely, seal with a wax sealer. If you use a topcoat, I have read it will darken your wood. Before I seal my cabinet, I am going to do more searching for the look I want. Come back for the reveal when I share the finish look!!
Now let’s go over to Tammy and Teresa’s half bath and see what they accomplished this week.
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Decorating our home on a budget is my thrill. I think a home can look beautiful without breaking the bank. Your home should bring the best out of you and make you feel happy. You should smile every time you enter your home. 🙂
Could I use a liquid sander and then do the bleaching? My kitchen has lots of cabinets and I would like to avoid the mess if I could.
I would think that would work, I have never tried a liquid sander.
Don’t use vinegar after bleach! The combination releases very toxic chlorine gas. Maybe because the bleach had dried that didn’t happen to you? But DIYers beware!!! Maybe rinse with water or water and soap to be safe.
the vinegar/water mix is a requirement of the wood bleaching products you can purchase as a kit to stop the bleaching process.
Good luck, I used straight bleach and it worked. I would love to know how yours turned out!
Love it! How you did you avoid getting dust everywhere? Dust collector connected to your sander?
Interesting
Absolutely amazing transformation from orange to bleached!
Wow this turn out out great!!
So looking forward to seeing the end result. Loving this!!
Teresa
Thanks Teresa. I wasn’t too sure how it would turn out, so happy the orange is out. It took a little work but all and all it worked!
Wow! What a huge difference. I love that you are going in another direction other than paint. Love all of the stuff you ordered, so pretty! I can’t wait to see your wallpaper up on the walls. This room is going to be gorgeous.
Aw..thanks Tammy. The simple version would have been paint but I still wanted a wood look in the space. I am torn between to looks so I will wait until I know for sure which way I will go. Best for me to sit and wait instead of just doing and regret. 🙂 Too many times I have done that.