Hello All,

Spring is springing here in Colorado and with the warmer weather I feel the call of the outdoors whispering “it is almost time”. Spring is kind of a crazy time of year here, it can be 70 degrees one afternoon followed by 6 inches of snowfall the very next day. But spring snow is the best kind of snow. It is big wet flakes as it is falling, covers the grass but often not the pavement and it melts quickly. Anyway, it is not quite time for any major yard work or out door projects, so today I am halfway between inside and outside working on a project in my garage.

I bought this inexpensive heat gun a while ago but I haven’t found that may uses for it. Who knows what I thought I needed it for when I bought it. But that’s one of the best parts about DIY, crafting and upcycling, the new toys. Right?

I haven’t done many furniture refinishing projects. And really I haven’t done any traditional furniture refinishing. I have recovered furniture with wait for it…. (you will never guess and it sounds completely bonkers, but I assure you it worked and quite well 🙂 drum roll please….. I used glue made from pickle juice and some twine to recover not one but two chairs that our darling cat monsters had all but ruined. And in an equally crazy project, thanks to the handiwork of the Dogzilla I covered a table top with tin can lids.  (Please don’t be alarmed this link will take you to my old blog site. 🙂

But fear not, today I have turned down the kook-o-meter and my intention is to end up with a more traditional furniture refinishing project, although, to be honest right now all I am doing is removing the paint from a couple of dressers.

I don’t really know what the plan is from there, so if you come back to see the finished dresses they might end up covered in eggs shells and banana peels instead of some nice colored chalk paint. Of course I am kidding about the banana peels but egg shells hummmm? I am sorry, but what can I say? It is hard to deny our true nature. 🙂

But seriously, I have always avoided removing paint from anything. I am pretty sure that our kitchen cabinets have at least three coats of paint on them including the smurf blue color that they were when we moved in. But I guess old dogs can learn new tricks because I actually enjoy the process with the heat gun.

It only takes a couple of seconds for the paint to bubble and then it is ready to scrape off.

And in a completely wonderfully serendipitous moment I discovered an even better use for my heat gun. I have re-named it the Weed-o-nator or in my more affectionate moments just Arnold. 🙂

Happy Upcycling,

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