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CABINET REDEUX

TURN YOUR KITCHEN OR BATH INTO A MASTERPIECE!

If you thought having a gorgeous kitchen and bath was impossible, think again!  It's extremely easy and better yet, can be accomplished on a tight budget! Let me show you how it's done!

	First, make sure your cabinet is clean.  Remove all grease, dirt and loose debris.
	My cabinet door didn't have a knob, but I wanted one.  After finding the placement for the knob, a piece of tape was placed on the wood with an "X" to mark the spot for the new knob hole.  The tape helps to keep the wood from splintering when it's drilled.
	I chose a drill bit that was slightly larger than the screw or "bolt" for the knob and elevated the door with my handy dandy putty knife so I wouldn't go through the door and into my table with the drill bit.  That would be bad!!!
	My stencil was too large for the door so I modified it by cutting around the design to fit.  Make sure if you do this to leave at least a half inch around the design so you don't get plaster where it shouldn't be!  Spray the back of the stencil with stencil adhesive and press the design down on your door.  I've found this really helps cut back on the plaster "bleeding" through the stencil openings.
	Using a small putty knife or the plaster applicator we provide with your stencil, scoop up some plaster and apply it to the stencil openings. I love using the joint compound that is pink when wet, white when dry.  No guessing!!  You may scrape away the extra joint compound for a smoother finish or leave textured.  We left ours textured.
	Make sure all of your stencil openings have been covered with the joint compound.  Remove the stencil.  Lifting the stencil straight up will keep your design "in place" and not smeared.
	Once the plaster is dry (remember, it's now white if you used the pink joint compound!) its time to paint the door.  I did a base coat and then applied some gold with a scrunched up plastic bag that my groceries came in.  (fancy equipment, eh?)
	Once the paint was dry, I put the stencil back onto the design.  I really wanted the design ONLY to pop and instead of painstakingly hand painting the raised design gold, this method allowed me to make quick work of it and I didn't have paint where I didn't want it!
	I had extra knobs but they were pewter and I needed them gold!  So I painted the knob dark brown and then dry brushed gold on top of it, hitting the raised design especially.  When it was dry, two coats of poly were applied.
	I finished off this door by stenciling the drawer and bottom of the door with another design in gold.  Stencils are so very versatile as I was able to just use elements of the stencil and not the entire design, simply by taping off the openings that I didn't want.  After it was dry, I applied two coats of poly to the entire door and drawer for a gorgeous luster and for protection.
	Clean up in a bucket!  Never, never, never wash joint compound off of your stencil in your sinks!  I wash mine in a bucket and then dump the dirty water outside.
SUPPLIES USED FOR THIS PROJECT	"Blossoms Bough" and "Ceara" plaster stencils. Joint Compound. Putty knife or plaster applicator provided with stencils. Stencil adhesive. Stencil brush. I used Burnt Carmine and Gold acrylic paint for the door. Burnt umber and gold for the knob.  I used wipe on poly for the finishing coat.