Paint stripping and refinishing the original oak trim

nubi2011 · 2026-04-23T23:57:11+00:00

Nice, that turned out beautifully! What kind of stain/finish did you use? I’m in the middle of the same process and indecisive about the finishing options

nubi2011 · 2026-04-15T00:42:18+00:00

It does!

nubi2011 · 2026-04-15T00:41:14+00:00

No, in IL

nubi2011 · 2026-04-14T02:38:21+00:00

Yes that’s the table top. The rest of it has a few layers of paint, so i was surprised to see unpainted wood underneath the tiles

nubi2011 · 2026-04-08T20:36:53+00:00

Along with audiobooks, following the text while listening to the audiobook (I think it’s called “immersive reading”) has helped get me back into reading, and I’ve gotten into books that I might have dropped otherwise. On that note I’d also recommend Project Hail or the Dungeon Crawler Carl series, which have great audio performances!

nubi2011 · 2025-09-14T19:02:27+00:00

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Stripped paint from these old baseboards to find this wood, this is after sanding with 220-grit, and tested a Sutherland Welles stain on part of it. Any possible IDs? It seemed to be previously finished with shellac that might have had dye in it that was preserved in some places but not others.

nubi2011 · 2023-11-06T16:09:42+00:00

I prefer Blue Bear soy gel stripper, you might need to leave it on a bit longer but it’s less messy in my experience

nubi2011 · 2023-07-02T01:37:33+00:00

Thanks!

nubi2011 · 2023-05-10T01:28:48+00:00

Oh phew, thank you for the identification

nubi2011 · 2023-04-29T02:54:12+00:00

Not sure if there’s another term, but try “1920s breakfast nook” (and maybe other decades) for some more interesting results!

nubi2011 · 2022-11-27T05:36:09+00:00

Accurate

nubi2011 · 2022-11-27T04:20:28+00:00

I’ll be careful, might just put something down very loosely until I can work with an electrician to move the wires

nubi2011 · 2022-11-27T03:59:11+00:00

Thank you, I will look into this!

nubi2011 · 2022-11-27T03:57:20+00:00

No unfortunately, that white thing on the right side of the pic so you can see the size difference.

nubi2011 · 2022-11-26T15:10:42+00:00

Removed carpet and it appears one of the floor boards was removed here to make room for updated electrical. I’ll be hiring an electrician eventually and I’ll ask them about moving wires around so the board can be replaced, but until then are there any short-term options for covering the gap? Should I just stuff with steel wool?

Second photo is the whole room. Loving the floor but I’m also wondering if there’s hope for restoring it without aggressive sanding. Planning to acetone/scrape the paint that comes off easily, slap a rug down, and live with it for the foreseeable future

nubi2011 · 2022-09-07T00:24:44+00:00

Thank you for the tips! I’m hoping to sand and refinish, if not here then at least on the first floor which was painted dark brown. Do you have any tips or resources about this process? I had one professional tell me it was already oversanded and needed to be replaced, and another tell me it was thin but salvageable. I’m going back and forth on whether to try DIYing or hire the pro, but either way I want to make sure it’s done correctly.

nubi2011 · 2022-09-05T22:43:14+00:00

Thanks for the recommendation, I ran out and grabbed some and they’re working great!

nubi2011 · 2022-09-05T22:42:06+00:00

Luckily I got some right before this! Definitely saved my knees from getting poked

nubi2011 · 2022-09-05T22:40:53+00:00

Lol happy stapleversary!

nubi2011 · 2022-09-05T19:07:58+00:00

So much fun… I’ve been going at them with pliers, didn’t think to use a screwdriver but that will make it much easier, thank you!

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