Bathroom, laundry, and closet...finally done

[rnt80]

I finally wrapped up this job this weekend.  The bathroom vanity and mirror are based on designs that the customer provided.  The finish for the bathroom cabinetry and the laundry room cabinets is a lightly distressed off white with van dyke brown glaze highlights.  The walk in closet is stained alder ply.  The customer has quite a shoe collection so one of the requirements was substantial shelving to accommodate his wares. 

 

[builderbob]

Nice job rnt!  Did you do all of the finishing?  That's one area I lack skill & space to do. Much easier for me to have another come in & do the finishing!

Bob

 

[rnt80]

Thanks.  I do all my finishing.  It has been a huge learning curve the past five or six years and I still feel like I have a long way to go.  I use mostly Target products and have been relatively pleased with the results.

 

[ajones]

Hi really nice work and the vanity looks great although I'm not so  sure about the the moulding on the bottom of the legs

 

[jmbfestool]

Looks good looks like them units have been der for years

 

[tiralie]

I finally wrapped up this job this weekend. 

They look great, as usual.

The finish for the bathroom cabinetry and the laundry room cabinets is a lightly distressed off white with van dyke brown glaze highlights. 

I really like your "distressed" finishes. What is the recipe for your glaze or do you use an off the shelf mix like the Mowhawk?

The walk in closet is stained alder ply. 

I really like the look of these cabinets. I usually make my walk-ins with melamine but real wood/veneer looks richer.
Did you use your usual recipe with the Charles Neil stain conditioner on this or as you have mentioned reduced the amount of steps?
Thanks
Tim

 

[Jalvis]

Looks like a lot of custom work....great job.

In the Closet is the corner unit fixed shelves with wall cleats or are they adjustable?  Corners are always a struggle particularly on closets.

 

[rnt80]

Tim, I use Mohawk's Van dyke brown.  This job was sprayed with Target's tinted white lacquers and then sealed with theircsanding sealer.  The glaze went over that and then was topcoated with the sealer.  I top it off with two coats of their poly, sanding lightly between coats.
I haven't use the Neil stuff the last couple of jobs.  Instead I've sprayed an undiluted coat of Target's sanding sealed and have applied the stain over that.  IMHO there is a minimal difference between the two finished products and spraying the sealer certainly beats hand applying the anti-blotch product, waiting an hour, sanding, applying a second coat, and then waiting 3-6 hours for it to thoroughly dry.
Jalvis, the corner shelves are fixed with cleats although I could've put and adjustable strip back there.

 

[tiralie]

Tim, I use Mohawk's Van dyke brown.  This job was sprayed with Target's tinted white lacquers and then sealed with their sanding sealer.  The glaze went over that and then was top coated with the sealer.  I top it off with two coats of their poly, sanding lightly between coats.
I haven't use the Neil stuff the last couple of jobs.  Instead I've sprayed an undiluted coat of Target's sanding sealed and have applied the stain over that. 

Ron:
Thanks, I used the sanding sealer refinishing some bedroom furniture. It worked very well. Good to hear you shortened the process of applying your stain.
Sorry, a couple more questions, do you tint the EM 6500 or use Benjamin Moore tints? I have and they work very well. Also, did you use wipe on stain, or spray and wipe stain on the closet project?
Tim

 

[rnt80]

Tim,

I used the white pigmented straight out of the can with no tinting.  The glaze changes it slightly.  I have a office I have to start in a couple of weeks that will have a similar finish, no distressing though.
I've never sprayed stain.  At some point I'll try it but I hate, hate, hate, cleaning my gun everytime I switch materials.  I've never really had any issues with hand applying and wiping off, although I'm sure spraying is much faster.

 

[tiralie]

Ron:
Thanks, and thanks for posting, I always enjoy seeing your work.
Tim

 

[jeep jake]

how did you attach the shelves? They look fixed