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Tag Archives: vanity

Our Buffet (aka Vanity) Is Here!

October 11, 2009by madisonsquare 1 Comment

It is from the 1930’s and we drove an hour to get it in a Philly car share but then our time expired as we sat in traffic. So we […]

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Stone Decisions (Well, Most Of Them)

January 31, 2010by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Kitchen- Blue Laborodita. It’s dark but not solid black, and has a bit of blue of the glass tile. So here you see the cabinet doors, grey porcelain floor tile […]

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Refinish This: Vanity

February 15, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

The first step to refinishing our vanity (aka an antique dresser from craigslist) was to remove the hardware and drawers, as well as take the top off (future marble top)… […]

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Don’t Try This At Home

February 16, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Poison? Flash fires? Skull and bones? Just tools of the furniture strippers trade. Remember, if you DO try this at home- please read the instructions, wear a mask, wear gloves, […]

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Woah Stains

February 20, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

We went to get a test sample of stain for our lovely vanity- and wow. There are dozens of colors to choose from, not to mention if you want poly […]

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Just Blogtastic, And How Are You

February 23, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

I’m going to finish stripping this vanity tonight or else.

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