tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post2221326621637925069..comments2024-03-27T20:40:50.047-04:00Comments on Success Along the Weigh: DIY Project: Refinishing a File CabinetAnele @ Success Along the Weighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986921867517926199noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-29838927235415994122020-09-26T16:57:20.534-04:002020-09-26T16:57:20.534-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Aaron Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13753577318535839490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-5668879344481498462020-09-26T16:57:03.702-04:002020-09-26T16:57:03.702-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Aaron Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13753577318535839490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-1749799495421533062012-02-09T04:36:36.053-05:002012-02-09T04:36:36.053-05:00Ohhhh, that is so pretty! What a good job! I think...Ohhhh, that is so pretty! What a good job! I think I would have been puzzled if my grandfather gave me a filing cabinet when I was a kid. :pMarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09723154108032675494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-84463640496169350202012-02-08T17:40:31.170-05:002012-02-08T17:40:31.170-05:00Oooh, I like, I like!
As you know, I have a lot o...Oooh, I like, I like!<br /><br />As you know, I have a lot of re-do projects going and more stacked up behind them. I love garage sales and thrift stores, because I can see potential in so many pieces. I have to remind myself that just because a piece could be remade doesn't mean I should be the one to do it. :)Cammy@TippyToeDiethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00547787031318303521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-46090119230963821842012-02-08T17:15:59.516-05:002012-02-08T17:15:59.516-05:00I wonder what the heck Grandpa thought an eight-ye...I wonder what the heck Grandpa thought an eight-year-old was going to do with a file cabinet? That said, I got a homework desk of about the same style at about the same age. I loved it, but eventually the yellow finish just got to me. Don't know whatever happened to it.<br /><br />I'm very impressed with your projects. I'll be on the lookout for flying pigs...Cherihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16296750630075402269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-4242237602854297832012-02-08T15:23:34.607-05:002012-02-08T15:23:34.607-05:00Well done! We have redone a number of pieces of fu...Well done! We have redone a number of pieces of furniture and remodeling projects through the years. We got a used dishwasher for $25 and ended up ripping out the countertops and redoing some plumbing as a result to accommodate it. Yeah, real bargain there! We have fallen prey to the homeowner's four most expensive words: <i>"While we're at it . . . "</i> way too many times!Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794334786555278616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-28464201407225185142012-02-08T14:48:34.133-05:002012-02-08T14:48:34.133-05:00Thanks so much guys! For those offering to have me...Thanks so much guys! For those offering to have me redo theirs, call me when pigs fly. (Live ones, don't throw a ham out the window and take a pic!) I love doing this for experience but dang man, I think I'd go nuts if I did this for a living! I can see how it could be satisfying but then it would be hard to sell a piece you were particularly proud of.<br /><br />I've got other projects coming up as well so stay tuned y'all!<br /><br />Lindsay- CONGRATS on passing the exam!! YAY!Anele @ Success Along the Weighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03986921867517926199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-84508933474500558652012-02-08T14:39:11.945-05:002012-02-08T14:39:11.945-05:00Oh yeah, it looks WAY better now. You are awesome!...Oh yeah, it looks WAY better now. You are awesome! I want to do something similar with my desk, but I never get around to it.Kiersten @ Oh My Veggieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05879131170308980919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-51090283267385384952012-02-08T10:45:00.047-05:002012-02-08T10:45:00.047-05:00Way to go! That looks super cute (and I don't ...Way to go! That looks super cute (and I don't even normally like distressed stuff!). <br /><br />When we painted our roof, that gave our house a whole new appearance. We're going to paint our kitchen cabinets (builder grade oak...and I feel the same way as you) and refinish our (oak...my mother's old) kitchen table this year as well. <br /><br />It really is amazing and instantly (well, a few hours) gratification when it's over. And I always want to show people what I did. <br /><br />And, on an unrelated note...I PASSED MY EXAM THIS MORNING! I only have one more, and I should be completly done by the middle of April!Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15907801009124219259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-83650944614496181902012-02-08T10:16:11.958-05:002012-02-08T10:16:11.958-05:00I'm not really a DIYer. Since you can do so mu...I'm not really a DIYer. Since you can do so much, how about coming to my house and building me a pool enclosure and installing a pool heater? Thanks in advance.It's Me!!!https://www.blogger.com/profile/17034014168473394374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-15613946686336887562012-02-08T09:27:18.082-05:002012-02-08T09:27:18.082-05:00Fantastic job! I LOVE the handles you picked. It...Fantastic job! I LOVE the handles you picked. It looks so much better now. I have that same file cabinet sitting right behind me--want to do another one???Kimberly Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07035168471351870760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-35699642540205759692012-02-08T08:45:33.344-05:002012-02-08T08:45:33.344-05:00and it doesn't even look like oak. Great job!...and it doesn't even look like oak. Great job!<br /><br />I did my windowsills shortly after I moved in, but they need it again this summer. I'm not much of a DIY'er though. I'd like to be, but I just don't have the temperament or skills for it I think.another layerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15756727485274694135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-29431118310645804822012-02-08T08:22:00.497-05:002012-02-08T08:22:00.497-05:00That looks great! I never think to do this stuff. ...That looks great! I never think to do this stuff. It just goes to the basement graveyard...hollyphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04599122252238787250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-61510670211702705732012-02-08T08:17:16.051-05:002012-02-08T08:17:16.051-05:00Wow! We have one of those old oak filing cabinets ...Wow! We have one of those old oak filing cabinets too and it would never have occurred to me to give it new life. What a great job. Congrats!Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15717758915060629723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-89667582922468492872012-02-08T08:01:28.442-05:002012-02-08T08:01:28.442-05:00Thanks Kathi! I'll tell ya, this has made me ...Thanks Kathi! I'll tell ya, this has made me look at furniture completely different. If I see something at an antique store that has good bones, I can see the potential in it now that I might've said "oh that's nice, too bad it's not (insert color I was looking for)" I'm kind of excited to see what else I can revive!Anele @ Success Along the Weighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03986921867517926199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-5952988775194078712012-02-08T07:57:48.919-05:002012-02-08T07:57:48.919-05:00Great job!! All your DIY projects are inspiring m...Great job!! All your DIY projects are inspiring me as I look around at all the potential projects! (And I have the time right now!!)Kathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16206555720885684042noreply@blogger.com