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Thanks for your reply and the tip on the nails, Ken. I think you may have slightly misunderstood my project. I'm not hardboarding the door because I dislike Victorian panelled doors; I am covering up the entire door frame of a door that in 19 years of living here has never been used. The new TV...

Old lady home owner here, having plucked up the courage to do this "simple" job myself! I am covering an unused internal Victorian panelled door with hardboard. I plan to panel-pin the board to the door frame, sink and fill and sand the holes. (Or should I use screws?) I have had a piece of...

So that when I need to move the bed, one person can lift up one side, the other can pull the box away, same the other side, then the bed will be able to be rolled. I do Hoover under the bed from time to time!

I have a conservatory between the kitchen and the garden so it gets a bit muddy and a bit wet sometimes with people coming in from outside. Also the cat feeding station is in there and not only does he sometimes spill his water but cat food slopped onto the floor needs a good hard wet mopping or...

Believe me, Opp, I have been ALL over the net to find white chairs just like these. Obviously that is the first thing I would do before resorting to even thinking about painting them. Spark, thanks for your comments. I have never sprayed anything. It sounds like I would make a mess of it.

I've scoured the net for the chairs I want and finally found the perfect chairs. https://www.tesco.com/direct/tesco-grey-mesh-fabric-folding-chair/267-1387.prd?skuId=267-1387 Only problem is, I want them white and these are grey. Could I paint them, and what with? I don't have a paint...

Today I gave them the first of 5 coats of satin varnish.

This makes things really clear as well https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=228&v=yzJWAPsTFvM

thanks footprint and opps and WOW to those two sites! They are truly for dummies, even I understood most of it. I have bookmarked both pages and downloaded the make your own wardrobe guide as I am also thinking of a simple built in cupboard! thank you again!

thanks stuart

Thanks guys for all the replies. I have learned a bit about hinges now! I am staring at the graphic and I think I comprehend a bit but not 100%. Great idea about the push-opener, Opps! No knobs!

Thanks footprints. Yes, of course, kitchen cupboard doors also sit on the outside of the cpd - duh! I warned you I was dumb. I have a problem with those hinges, though: I don't think I will have enough depth for the big round bit because I will be making the doors from plywood. Is there a more...

I've bought a plank of laminated pine as a table top to hold a heavy tv and plants. Whenever I water the plants I inevitably spill water onto the table top. So I need to put something onto this pine plank to protect it from this and also scuffs etc. I am thinking yacht varnish (I think I have...

Apologies for dumbing down the forum once again with my dumb questions! I want to put one or two doors on a shallow shelving unit but I can't work out what hinges to buy or even if this is possible to do. The door(s) would have to sit on the unit flush because there are dividers down the...

Oooh thanks another contender!

Turns out I can get the Timebond for a fiver on Amazon, post free. Best thing really.

Thank you Footprint. It would be more trouble and expense to take it back than to repair it. The plate is almost clean of glue residue. Clearly, they didn't put much on! It would be easy for me to make it spotless. Ditto the mat. I am sure I could lay the mat back on at first attempt, provided...

I bought a vibration plate machine (see here for an example picture) https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Hot-Mini-Power-Plate-Weight-Loss-Vibration-Exercise-Machine-Body-Slimming-Vibrator-Fitness-Massager-Vibrating-Crazy/32607114103.html?spm=2114.search0304.4.1.kTgkIV Only used it for a month and...

Thanks Robbie and ic. Found a bark roller now but it's £60! I will go with the elastic bands a la ic.

When applying powdered Artex to a ceiling, how do you get a "bark" or ragged straight lines effect? I've been searching online for pattern-making instructions but all I see are swirly patterns. I want to make raggedy straightish lines, or a sort of tree-bark effect. What tools do I need to...