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Marci Crestani

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Pacific Palisades, CA
Eclectic
My next project: Re-upholstering!
About me: Houzz Contributor. I am a woodworker and writer, and am finishing a book of humorous essays on life after 50 that I began on my blog
http://halfway2dead.com/ My most recent article is in the Nov. 2013 issue of Popular Woodworking...on "Greene & Greene Finishing Secrets."
7 Ideabooks
Kitchen cabinets
3 ideas
Garden Office
8 ideas
Woodipedia: Mahogany Furnishes a Rich Look
10 ideas
Woodipedia: Make a Solid Choice With Oak
12 ideas
Woodipedia: Is It Cherry or Is It Alder?
11 ideas
Woodipedia: Walnut Wows in Traditional and Modern Settings
12 ideas
Woodipedia: Maple Is a Marvel Around the House
11 ideas
2 Comments
Commented: Will cabinets darken over time to match? Gretchen, I reached out to Gene, who built and colored these cabinets with lye. Here is his response: With respect to the cherry, the lye artificially aged the wood. The same thing would happen over ...
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Commented: What type of cabinets are these? Brand/stain? wyattearp00: Here is what the woodworker Gene Leslie wrote to me when I relayed your question to him. The short answer, however, is that he made them himself and they have a poly finish on them (tw...
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