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Or do I have to go through several other steps first? Or should I not be using varnish at all, but instead a different product? I'm not a handyman type of person, lol, so I'm trying to figure out how to do this in the simplest way possible.
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I have several pieces from IKEA that I have stained to match my medium dark kitchen cabinets. I am not wild about Minwax stains but unfortunately they are the most commonly available and they will do. Watco and Cabot are better products that cover more evenly if you can find them. I would NOT use varnish stain. Stick with regular oil based stains for pine. Pine is porous and tends to have an uneven finish when you use the varnish type. Varnish works best on tight grained hardwoods like mahogany, cherry and beech.
Just be sure that you stir the stain up well using an old spoon or a popsicle stick -- the stain tends to separate from the solvent and settle out like a sludge at the bottom of the can and you have to mix it well. Just shaking it won't do it. Wear disposable gloves and use old cotton rags (teeshirts or underwear) to apply the stain. Use a little at a time and wipe it evenly. You can always add more to darken it later but it is hard to lighten if you lay it on too thick. Wear old clothes and put a drop cloth or newspapers under the item to stain because the stuff won't wash off when you spill or smudge it on anything.
Note this only works if you have the real raw pine furniture and not the laminate type. But it sounds from your description that you have the kind that will take stain. Just be warned thet some of the pine pieces will take stain unevenly so be prepared to make it darker if it looks blotchy. Some IKEA furntiture I have stained looks great and some (like the kitchen carts that seem to be softer pine) look a little uneven and required a lot of touchup.
IKEA sells a nice oil finish you can put on after the staining to improve the shine and protect against water spotting. You can also use Howards Feed n Wax, which is a great final sealing finish for butcher block and wood surfaces. I think they still sell it at Home Depot and Lowes.
I have several pieces from IKEA that I have stained to match my medium dark kitchen cabinets. I am not wild about Minwax stains but unfortunately they are the most commonly available and they will do. Watco and Cabot are better products that cover more evenly if you can find them. I would NOT use varnish stain. Stick with regular oil based stains for pine. Pine is porous and tends to have an uneven finish when you use the varnish type. Varnish works best on tight grained hardwoods like mahogany, cherry and beech.
Just be sure that you stir the stain up well using an old spoon or a popsicle stick -- the stain tends to separate from the solvent and settle out like a sludge at the bottom of the can and you have to mix it well. Just shaking it won't do it. Wear disposable gloves and use old cotton rags (teeshirts or underwear) to apply the stain. Use a little at a time and wipe it evenly. You can always add more to darken it later but it is hard to lighten if you lay it on too thick. Wear old clothes and put a drop cloth or newspapers under the item to stain because the stuff won't wash off when you spill or smudge it on anything.
Note this only works if you have the real raw pine furniture and not the laminate type. But it sounds from your description that you have the kind that will take stain. Just be warned thet some of the pine pieces will take stain unevenly so be prepared to make it darker if it looks blotchy. Some IKEA furntiture I have stained looks great and some (like the kitchen carts that seem to be softer pine) look a little uneven and required a lot of touchup.
IKEA sells a nice oil finish you can put on after the staining to improve the shine and protect against water spotting. You can also use Howards Feed n Wax, which is a great final sealing finish for butcher block and wood surfaces. I think they still sell it at Home Depot and Lowes.
I am having a wedding in a church and then I want to have reception in Lock Haven PA, where should I have it?
rhilex1982
I am a little strapped for cash, somwhere thats nice but yet affordable. like between 1000 and 1500 for a rental> Help!!
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here are a couple of ideas for you.
the beech creek fire department has a social hall for rent. it is not a fancy place, but it is decent and includes kitchen and tables and chairs. http://www.bcbfire.com/ click on social hall
also the lock haven elks club has a ballroom. they don't have a webpage, but you can contact them for information at 570 748 4550
the durrwachter building is available even for non-students. they have their own catering but will allow an outside catering company if they apply for approval. their catering prices start at 38 dollars per person for the buffet dinner, our you can go for hor d'oeuvres for less. there is an 80 guest minimum, which would be a total of 2940 dollars, but i don't think there is any fee for the use of the building if you use their catering. but i might be wrong. you will have to check. http://www.lhufoundation.org/Durrwachter/Index.htm
of course you can always use one of the park shelters in lock haven either at the river beach or other parks for free. you do not have to have a permit or make reservations. they are first come first served though so it is taking a chance to go that way, plus the general public will be around as well.
here are a couple of ideas for you.
the beech creek fire department has a social hall for rent. it is not a fancy place, but it is decent and includes kitchen and tables and chairs. http://www.bcbfire.com/ click on social hall
also the lock haven elks club has a ballroom. they don't have a webpage, but you can contact them for information at 570 748 4550
the durrwachter building is available even for non-students. they have their own catering but will allow an outside catering company if they apply for approval. their catering prices start at 38 dollars per person for the buffet dinner, our you can go for hor d'oeuvres for less. there is an 80 guest minimum, which would be a total of 2940 dollars, but i don't think there is any fee for the use of the building if you use their catering. but i might be wrong. you will have to check. http://www.lhufoundation.org/Durrwachter/Index.htm
of course you can always use one of the park shelters in lock haven either at the river beach or other parks for free. you do not have to have a permit or make reservations. they are first come first served though so it is taking a chance to go that way, plus the general public will be around as well.
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