That’s a beautiful piece. I would’ve paid $50 for it back in 1995/ 1996 when I was on a shopping spree for solid wood bookcases and other home furnishings. Your creative work is a very nice help for people who want good looking stuff for a good price and made with quality.
This made me more inspired to have my own place with a basement to do these projects. What you did is cool because saving these furnitures is good for the environment plus making it beautiful again! Simple but with style :). For real wood and your design, $50.00 is very very reasonable :)
+Carcará Garagem - Marcenaria Hobby Thanks! I'm definitely going to use this style of leg again on future projects. They were simple and ended up being pretty strong.
There is a dresser that the neighbors were going to throw away but I had it brought over to my yard. I could just over the original boards with some plywood like you did.
I've gotta tell you, I was watching this video - great book shelf, by the way - while my husband was asleep, so I turned down the volume and turned on the closed captioning. It was hysterical! There is even a mention of Al-Qaeda. Gotta watch it again.
+Gayle Hudert Haha... that sounds pretty funny. I didn't even know it would show closed captions. I always thought they had to be typed in by me if I wanted them there. I'll have to go check it out now.
Absolutely love this flip! Can you do a video on those furniture movers? And I hear you saying quite a bit you pick up furniture from Craigslist, is there a reason you prefers them more than let go or offer up?
So I'm doing something similar. It's not actually a 5$ diy though. To get primer and paint as well as rollers/brushes. (that's just to re-paint) It adds another 40-50$ What do you suggest to cut down the supply cost?
I recommend maybe buying some of those $3 sample paint containers or "oops" quart paint to keep paint costs down. In the "oops" paint section at Menards, I can get sample jars for $.50, quarts for $1, and gallons for $5. You just have to keep an eye out for colors you can work with. You could also try using just a brush to avoid the cost of a roller handle, extra foam rollers, tray, etc. A quart of color blocking primer is probably less than $10. You could also buy a quart of paint & primer in one type paint to keep costs down. Another thing you can try is finding another piece of furniture on craigslist, etc that could use a simple repaint and flip it back on Craigslist, Facebook marketplace, etc to recoup your money. A lot of furniture in our house was found and paid for that way.
+Bailey Everard Well, the sanding part does suck. I just use my DeWalt orbital sander and a foam sanding block. If I'm going to take paint & old finish off wood to go down to raw wood for new stain, I usually just do that on flat, easy to sand pieces (drawer fronts, dresser & table tops, etc). If I'm going to paint something, I just sand it smooth enough for paint to grip it (120 grit or so) and try not to go down to raw wood. If I do see raw wood in spots, I've learned the hard way that it will bleed through the paint and leave discolored spots. So I hit those spots with regular spray paint primer. Then I roll the whole thing with water based color blocking primer, then paint. I just picked up a spray gun to hopefully speed up & smooth out the painting process. I need to practice with it first though before I use it for a video. If I'm redoing something like a turned table or chair leg, I'll use my foam sanding block to give it a little tooth and then just spray paint it. I don't bother trying to take those down to raw wood or paint with a brush. It's just too much work for the money those bring around here in my area. I occasionally use stripper if I get a gnarly painted piece that just gums up my sander. It's messy and a pain to do, so I try to not do that too much. Depending on what I'm sanding, I'll sometimes use 60 grit (good for pallet wood & tearing old thick paint off quickly), but usually start with 80 or 120 (good for sanding smoother old paint, bondo, rough old poly finishes, etc) ... and then I finish with 120 or 220 depending how I'm finishing it (120 is usually ok for painting, 220 or higher is good for clear coating). I use the foam sanding block to get into nooks and crannies as well as smooth out the 2nd coat of poly or lacquer before adding the 3rd coat. I buy the "fine" grit foam blocks from Menards. They don't have a grit listed, but they seem like they're in the 100s and they eventually wear down to about 200ish or so. For this particular bookcase project, I just used my orbital sander with 120 grit discs for both the painted areas and the wood trim parts.
First, I wanna say..Your youtube name Diy Dork..is kinda offensive to me! after looking at several of your videos, YOU ARE NOT a dork...at all...YOU ARE A GENIUS!! Who's Father i believe, Is Jesus Christ Himself..awesome carpentry skills, man i pray i marry someone like you!!! YOU ARE THE BOMB, dot com....Thanks for sharing!!!!
Yeah. I'd just go to the dollar store and get some matt black spray paint and use that, if I thought something was "ugly". I just want to store my books.
Nice work. ... BUT ☝🏼 ... Hammer the nails a little bit deeper in the wood and close the holes with a litt bit of wax ... after this the shelf looks like much better and much more professional ... 👍🏽
That’s a beautiful piece. I would’ve paid $50 for it back in 1995/ 1996 when I was on a shopping spree for solid wood bookcases and other home furnishings. Your creative work is a very nice help for people who want good looking stuff for a good price and made with quality.
This made me more inspired to have my own place with a basement to do these projects. What you did is cool because saving these furnitures is good for the environment plus making it beautiful again! Simple but with style :). For real wood and your design, $50.00 is very very reasonable :)
Awesome has that very 50's look to it. Goes great with that polka-dot wall :)
+Deb A Thanks. We almost kept it, but someone else wanted to buy it more than we wanted to keep it, so it found a new home.
This is a fantastic fix! Those legs are marvelous! The legs remind me of the cute style of furniture in the movie - "cat in the hat".
Thanks! Never thought of it that way, but I can see the "cat in the hat-edness" of it. :)
HaHa!! I see it too - and I just love it!
Nice Dude! Great solution to the legs! A hug from Brazil!
+Carcará Garagem - Marcenaria Hobby Thanks! I'm definitely going to use this style of leg again on future projects. They were simple and ended up being pretty strong.
It looks like 70´s years! Good!
So cute
Great update.
Turned out great!
Thanks for sharing. 🤩
So cool!
All that work for a 45 dollar profit? Must be a labor of love! Turned out nice.
You did a great job!!! LOVE IT!
Thanks!
There is a dresser that the neighbors were going to throw away but I had it brought over to my yard. I could just over the original boards with some plywood like you did.
Beautiful job! Love the legs
Nice...got idea for my old shoe rack...thank you so much
Beautiful
This turned out really nice
I need this book case... beautiful job!!!
+tila uncensored Thanks!
I've gotta tell you, I was watching this video - great book
shelf, by the way - while my husband was asleep, so I turned down the volume and turned on the closed captioning. It was hysterical! There is even a mention of Al-Qaeda. Gotta watch it again.
+Gayle Hudert Haha... that sounds pretty funny. I didn't even know it would show closed captions. I always thought they had to be typed in by me if I wanted them there. I'll have to go check it out now.
lovely retro look!
awesome indeed
+Ch0biTz :)
GREAT VIDEO!! I learned so much from watching this.. thank you
Fantastico!!! Sencillez e inteligencia para aprovechar materiales de desecho y obtener un producto bello!!!. Me ha encantado, feliciraciones!
Very nice.
Thanks!
Sooo nice 👍🏽
Great job!!!
outstanding!
Nice bookcase!
+Jolien Brebels Thanks!
Excellent !
+Stamatis T Thanks! I really like how it turned out as well.
Hi This was an awesome video. Do you have a video of how you did your floors?
I love that!
thanks!
Absolutely love this flip! Can you do a video on those furniture movers? And I hear you saying quite a bit you pick up furniture from Craigslist, is there a reason you prefers them more than let go or offer up?
Nice!👍
Really nice !! 👍🏼
Thanks! The lady that bought it loved it.
Looks awesome! I’d pay $50 for it.
Nice work man!!
+Smish Smisher Thanks!
You got yourself another subscriber :D
+apisthetic Awesome. Thanks!
happy to see something on this channel again. your other one is boring.
Dang LOL
Great video = new subscriber!
Love it! ❤️
So I'm doing something similar. It's not actually a 5$ diy though. To get primer and paint as well as rollers/brushes. (that's just to re-paint) It adds another 40-50$ What do you suggest to cut down the supply cost?
I recommend maybe buying some of those $3 sample paint containers or "oops" quart paint to keep paint costs down. In the "oops" paint section at Menards, I can get sample jars for $.50, quarts for $1, and gallons for $5. You just have to keep an eye out for colors you can work with. You could also try using just a brush to avoid the cost of a roller handle, extra foam rollers, tray, etc. A quart of color blocking primer is probably less than $10. You could also buy a quart of paint & primer in one type paint to keep costs down. Another thing you can try is finding another piece of furniture on craigslist, etc that could use a simple repaint and flip it back on Craigslist, Facebook marketplace, etc to recoup your money. A lot of furniture in our house was found and paid for that way.
Hey tamiko I don’t know if you already seen but in my area we have dollar trees that have so many great paint supplies at a dollar a piece!
MrDiyDork could you please tell me how you sand your furniture and give me tips on how to make the process faster. Thanks 👍🏼
+Bailey Everard Well, the sanding part does suck. I just use my DeWalt orbital sander and a foam sanding block. If I'm going to take paint & old finish off wood to go down to raw wood for new stain, I usually just do that on flat, easy to sand pieces (drawer fronts, dresser & table tops, etc).
If I'm going to paint something, I just sand it smooth enough for paint to grip it (120 grit or so) and try not to go down to raw wood. If I do see raw wood in spots, I've learned the hard way that it will bleed through the paint and leave discolored spots. So I hit those spots with regular spray paint primer. Then I roll the whole thing with water based color blocking primer, then paint. I just picked up a spray gun to hopefully speed up & smooth out the painting process. I need to practice with it first though before I use it for a video.
If I'm redoing something like a turned table or chair leg, I'll use my foam sanding block to give it a little tooth and then just spray paint it. I don't bother trying to take those down to raw wood or paint with a brush. It's just too much work for the money those bring around here in my area.
I occasionally use stripper if I get a gnarly painted piece that just gums up my sander. It's messy and a pain to do, so I try to not do that too much.
Depending on what I'm sanding, I'll sometimes use 60 grit (good for pallet wood & tearing old thick paint off quickly), but usually start with 80 or 120 (good for sanding smoother old paint, bondo, rough old poly finishes, etc) ... and then I finish with 120 or 220 depending how I'm finishing it (120 is usually ok for painting, 220 or higher is good for clear coating).
I use the foam sanding block to get into nooks and crannies as well as smooth out the 2nd coat of poly or lacquer before adding the 3rd coat. I buy the "fine" grit foam blocks from Menards. They don't have a grit listed, but they seem like they're in the 100s and they eventually wear down to about 200ish or so.
For this particular bookcase project, I just used my orbital sander with 120 grit discs for both the painted areas and the wood trim parts.
+MrDiyDork great! Thanks for the advice, I've been sanding this bookshelf for paint and they tips will help me majorly 😀😁
Gorgeous!!! Love it! :)
Thanks. This one turned out so much better than I thought it would.
What putty did you use to fill in the cracks?
What are the dimensions? This looks perfect for my living room.
I don't remember now. I sold it a while back.
is that an air gun to nail the wood on shelves?
yes, I used my little 18 gauge air nailer and pancake compressor. Very handy tool to have!
nice
thanks!
Nice Legs. LOL
Love the work that you do..but...I was wondering if you could build an easy pallet bookcase?
First, I wanna say..Your youtube name Diy Dork..is kinda offensive to me! after looking at several of your videos, YOU ARE NOT a dork...at all...YOU ARE A GENIUS!! Who's Father i believe, Is Jesus Christ Himself..awesome carpentry skills, man i pray i marry someone like you!!! YOU ARE THE BOMB, dot com....Thanks for sharing!!!!
Amen
Yeah. I'd just go to the dollar store and get some matt black spray paint and use that, if I thought something was "ugly". I just want to store my books.
Great design you are no dork.
Cool. Maybe the faceplate on the shelves should be green too, to harmonize with the sides.
That could be cool. I do like how the green disappears when you look at it straight on though.
Great job, however, this will cost me all the other related things you have used plus labour. may as well go buy a brand new one for $25 lol
You could go to a lumber store and have them cut the wood then you put it in.
The finition of the wood is not very nice: we see all the nails ....
Nice work. ... BUT ☝🏼 ... Hammer the nails a little bit deeper in the wood and close the holes with a litt bit of wax ... after this the shelf looks like much better and much more professional ... 👍🏽
"I'm better and more professional than you"
Not a fan of the painted interior being a different color from the outside.
The paint job could have been better.
Love it
Very nice.
thanks!