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You remember that ugly wallpaper thing your mother used to put inside the cupboards? Well good news! It now comes in nice colors, even different colored wood finishes. It's a very sturdy, washable finish that's easy to work with, and costs under 5$ a roll.
I recently started using it to restore cheap furniture that has damaged finish, and to cover all sorts of stuff.
Unfortunately I don't have pictures of the finished furniture yet, so just to give you an idea of how it works, I covered a cookie box with leftover black woodgrain finish and made a pattern out of light wood finish. I really think it would have looked better with a lighter background color, like medium wood or a reddish wood.
I recently started using it to restore cheap furniture that has damaged finish, and to cover all sorts of stuff.
Unfortunately I don't have pictures of the finished furniture yet, so just to give you an idea of how it works, I covered a cookie box with leftover black woodgrain finish and made a pattern out of light wood finish. I really think it would have looked better with a lighter background color, like medium wood or a reddish wood.
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One or more rolls of Beauty Cover paper, depending on the size of the object you plan to cover and the color of the pattern you plan on doing.
Scissors or an X-acto knife (I prefer to work with scissors, as X-actos tend to separate the two layers)
A stencil of the pattern you plan to do, unless you plan to draw freehand.
Something to cover !
One or more rolls of Beauty Cover paper, depending on the size of the object you plan to cover and the color of the pattern you plan on doing.
Scissors or an X-acto knife (I prefer to work with scissors, as X-actos tend to separate the two layers)
A stencil of the pattern you plan to do, unless you plan to draw freehand.
Something to cover !
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Feb 1, 2011. 6:37 AMnroberts129
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Is this easily removed when needed?
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Sep 1, 2010. 9:09 AMBad Maxx
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I used this stuff to make display stands, like in department stores. An old cardboard tube from a roll of carpet, a 12" x 12" board, 4 2" drywall screws, (to attach the board to the roll of cardboard) a saw to cut the tube to various lengths and the "beauty paper"! But your twist on this now has me thinking of all kinds of new projects! GREAT JOB!
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Jul 24, 2010. 1:53 PM31diy
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Nice project! Is beauty paper the same as contact paper?
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Jul 26, 2010. 4:55 PMIzelver (author)
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Yes I'm sorry my first language isn't english and I didn't really know what it was called! Beauty cover is actually the brand of the paper I bought.
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Jul 27, 2010. 5:27 PM31diy
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Oh okay, thanks for letting me know.
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Jul 12, 2010. 4:08 PM
ChrysN
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ChrysN
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Nice!
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Jul 12, 2010. 1:17 PMdepotdevoid
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depotdevoid
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This is a great project, so 5 stars from me! I've got some of that crappy wallpaper stuff in my cupboards, and may use this project to redo them. I definitely think this would be worth a front page feature if you could work on getting your pictures in better focus--you've got a few that are focused well, but many of your main project are a bit fuzzy. I've got a cheap digital camera, but I find that putting it on a tripod or even just resting it on a table really helps with the results. Also, I'd love to see some pictures of your coffee table!
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