How to Use Hemp Oil to Seal Your FurnitureCountry Chic Paint Hemp Oil

Hi everyone it's Rosanne here from Country Chic Paint. In this video I would like to tell you about our fabulous Hemp Oil It is a 100% natural finishing product so it's a great choice if you're looking for an environmentally conscious, easy-to-use furniture finish Stay tuned for more details As I mentioned, our hemp oil furniture finish is a one hundred percent natural product with no chemical additives. It is completely environmentally friendly and safe to use. Our hemp oil is sustainably sourced from Canadian farmers Hemp oil is a drying oil This means that it polymerizes and hardens into a protective coating for your furniture.

You can use it on raw wood, furniture pieces painted with Country Chic Paint,  on leather, or even on wooden floors. I'll pour some of the hemp oil on this plate and as you can see it has a deep green tone. Depending on the harvest you'll see a variety of colors Sometimes it won't be quite as dark. Once applied to your piece it will deepen the color slightly but it doesn't dry green so don't be alarmed about the dark color you can apply the hemp oil simply by brushing it on with a paintbrush or wiping it on with a lint-free cloth.

My favorite method is using a painting sponge. Before you start you want to make sure that your project is clean and dust free. For a painted piece you'll want to make sure that the paint has dried for at least a couple of hours. I have two pieces on board here painted in the color Cobblestone and I'll simply apply the hemp oil with this painting sponge to one of them so you can see the difference in color As you can see you don't need a lot of the hemp oil and it does darken the color as you can see clearly it has darkened the color but it will lighten up as it dries after applying the first coat allow the oil to penetrate for 12 hours.

You can then take a lint-free rag and remove any of the excess oil simply by buffing it If you want to add a bit of sheen to your finish you can continue to buff it with the cloth for a little bit extra sheen. I. Will also show you how the hemp oil looks on raw wood. You can use hemp oil on old antique pieces to revive the wood for those pieces that are simply too precious to paint.

I brought this bell jar with me and as you can see the wooden base looks quite dry so I'm going to apply some hemp oil to bring the wood back to life. Since hemp oil is food safe you can use it on wooden items that come into contact with food As you can see it deepens the color and brings out the details of the wood much more. Again you want to leave this for about 12 hours and then you can remove the excess oil with the rag but i'll just show you what the final look lookss like Depending on the type of project that you are applying the hemp oil to you can apply multiple coats for a surface that gets touched a lot such as a coffee table top I would recommend at least doing two or three coats. For a piece that's mostly decorative such as a dresser you could do a single coat.

More coats are better when using it on raw wood as it will penetrate deeply into the wood Hemp Oil creates a wonderful, water-resistant coating however is still recommended to clean up any spills right away. The hemp oil will slowly wear off over time so you can reapply it every few years as needed Keep in mind that because it's a completely natural product it can take up to four weeks to completely cure and harden. You can certainly use your piece right away but remember to be a bit more gentle with tabletops especially as the finish does not completely harden instantly so if you're looking for an easy and completely natural and safe finishing product, give hemp oil a try! I'm sure you'll fall in love with this wonderful product just like I have. I hope you enjoyed this video make sure to leave a comment if you have any questions or click the like button.

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How to Stop Your Cats From Scratching Furniture

All right. Fine, Jackson, fine. You told me all about
declawing and how terrible it. Is And fine, fine, I
won't declaw my cat.

My cat is still
wrecking my house. My cat is scratching
up my furniture. My cat is scratching me. I don't want my cat to scratch.

Now what do I do? Well, calm down Sleepless
in Scratchville. It's time to get catified. If you watched episode
about declawing, you know exactly where
I fall on the matter. I mean, I made myself
pretty clear, right? Don't do it.

Don't do it. It's inhumane, it's cruel,
it's unusual, it's unnecessary. And it rarely works in
solving behavioral problems. It usually makes
other ones crop up.

And did I tell you it hurts? You said, find. And you said it in
loud, loud ways. I mean, thank you
by the way, people. The way you're coming out,
team Cat Mojo in force, right? How do you live with
a cat and her claws? Well, I'm going to tell you it.

There's a few things we
have to bear in mind. Scratching is a
necessity for cats. It's not a luxury. Cats need to, first
of all, exercise the top part of their body.

It's a nice way to grab
something and pull down and get that exercise. Also, it's a really important
part of marking territory. Now remember, Cat Mojo 101. Cats need to own places.

If they don't own places, they
become very, very insecure and anxious, and they
act out in other ways. If it is a necessary, if cats
do need to scratch, well then, what are we going
to do about that? The first thing that we
do is trim their nails. You take either a nail trimmer
or a human nail clipper, or the ones that they
sell in the stores that are more like systems,
whatever suits your fancy. You press the cat's pad.

And boink, out comes the nail. All you've got to do
is take off the tip. You don't have to
take off that part where the red meets the white. You don't have to worry
about hurting them that way.

You don't worry
about what we call quicking them, which is
hitting that blood supply and making everyone unhappy. Just bump, and it's done. It's also the approach, folks. Just act as if you're just
walking up and you're say hi.

And things will get
much, much easier. Also, catch them napping. I mean, when your cat's
sleeping or just waking up, you're having a lazy
moment together. You can have clippers
by the side of your bed.

All you're doing is getting
the nail out and clipping. If every time you
touch your cat's paws, they're going to get clipped? Then they're not going
to let you do it. So associate it with positive
things, a nice quiet time. And then maybe you
only get one nail while you're sitting there.

That's fine. Because over the course
of a couple days, you'll get them all. The next thing that we want
to start thinking about is where they're scratching. Remember, it's
territorially important.

There's two human scent
soakers-- your couch and your bed. Where do you spend the
most part of your time when you get home from work? Your couch and your bed. And that's where
your scent is strong. It's a scent soaker.

And because of that,
your cat is going to want to compliment
your scent with theirs. In the show, you've seen this,
I'm sure, a million times. I get redundant. The yes and the no.

Behind every no,
there has to be a yes. If we don't want them scratching
on the arm of the chair, we have to say, well, this
location is still important. Let's say you use a
product like Sticky Paws. Sticky Paws is
double-sided sticky tape that is actually designed not
to actually stick to your couch.

But when your cat touches
it, it's kind of tacky and they don't like it. OK, we'll say no, and put sticky
paws down the arm of the couch. But right next door, there
has to be a scratching post. There has to be a scratching
post that works for them so that they can compliment
your scent with them, and leave a visual and scent
marker in a territorially crucial area.

What makes a good
scratching post? All right, let's
talk about that. The first thing is
a nice wide base, because if your cat goes to
scratch down and the thing wobbles, well then,
the couch wins. Does your cat prefer corrugated
cardboard or sisal rope or carpeting or natural wood? What is it your cat likes? There are a lot
of nice scratches out on the market there. But you've got to sometimes look
in different places, you know? You don't want to just go
for the first one you see, and then get mad
when it doesn't work.

In a situation where
you have young children, or if you're immune
compromised, things like that-- which in the past
were kind of given reasons to declaw a cat-- you can think
of something like Soft Paws. And Soft Paws is a brand
name, but there are other ones out there. They're basically
just vinyl nail tips. They go on.

They don't hurt,
nothing like that. And the only downside is
that after a month or so, they're just going to pop
off as the nail grows. And then you trim the
nails and do it again. It is a way that there's
no way that the nails can do any damage.

I like that to be
sort of a last resort. Because why do it? Why go through all
the aggravation if you don't have to? Plus. I like accommodating
the raw cat. We want cats to be confident
in the areas that they scratch.

We want them to assert
themselves territorially. We just want them to
do it in the place that we want them to do
it, and not in the place we don't want them to do it. Don't forget, you can start
this when they're young. I mean seriously, if you are
clipping your cat's claws and giving them the yes and the
no, and they're a young kid, you will not have a
problem as they grow up.

And there's a lot
of people out there who are like, why would
I compromise for my cat? You know, you've got children. You've got spouses and partners. And let me tell you
something, the compromise involved with those guys
dwarfs the needs of your cat. So listen, if you've got
to go out there and get a scratching post, you've
got to put some sticky tape on your couch, you've got
to go put Soft Paws on, you've got to clip
your cat's nails.

That's the cost of having
a beautiful relationship with your cat. It is an invaluable
relationship, and beautiful in
every single way. Now you know everything
that you need to know-- the basics,
anyway-- on making sure that your furniture and
the people in your house stay safe while keeping
your cat's claws intact. Now, in the meantime folks, you
can find me anywhere, right? Anywhere and everywhere.

Find me Twitter, Facebook,
InstaGram, Google+. There's no excuse. I am all over the place. Be sure to join me on
Wednesday, February 5.

I'll answer your questions. And we're going to talk
more about declawing. So stay tuned for
more information. But man, get that on your
calendar and do it now.

Hey, I've got to say
it one more time. Folks, thank you so
much for the support that you're showing that last
video that I put out there. It's getting circulated
far and wide. You are telling your friends.

We are finally going to
get that message out. What's the message? Declawing your cat is not OK. Anyhow folks, until
we talk next time. All light, all love,
all mojo to you.

Muah. [MUSIC PLAYING].

How To Restore Wooden Furniture - D.I.Y. At Bunnings

I'm going to show you how to restore wooden
furniture. These are the tools and equipment to do the
job. I've got my sander and a variety of sanding
pads to get a nice fine finish, my turps to clean it all up when I finish sanding it,
I've got my paint, some brushes, drop sheets to protect the surfaces, and of course my
safety gear. I love old furniture.

I'm gonna restore grandma's old table. There's a lotta memories on this table from
when I was a child, but it's definitely had better days. The first step is to give it a good clean
with a damp cloth. The reason we give it a good clean is to make
sure we've got all the dirt and grit, so it doesn't affect the sanding and scratch the
surface later on.

Now we're ready to sand. I'm going to start first with a coarse-grade
sandpaper to remove all the old varnish, the coffee, the wine stains for many years of
use. Don't forget your safety equipment and always
use a drop sheet to protect the floors and surfaces. For this project, I'm only going to restore
the top.

I'm going to leave the legs and underneath
exactly as they are. Give it a good dust off in-between sanding
to see how you're going. As you can see, it's starting to look good
now, but it's still a little patchy so I wanna do some more sanding, still. It's important to check the sandpaper regularly
as the grit will wear down with use.

What I'm aiming for is to go back to the raw
timber, like this [Inaudible 00:01:34] here. So we'll keep going with the coarse sandpaper
until we get to there. Okay, I'm really happy with how that's starting
to look now. But I'm gonna use a nice high grde sandpaper
to give a nice smooth finish before painting.

This is a 240 grit, which will give a really
nice fine, smooth finish. The higher the grit, the smoother the finish. So I'm really happy with the way it looks
now. I'm going to dry brush it off and then using
a little bit of mineral turps, I'll wipe up to get any fine residue that might still be
left.

Once the mineral turpentine has dried, we're
ready to stain or varnish it. I've chosen to give this one a clear varnish. Give the varnish a good stir first. This varnish [Inaudible 00:02:35] are milky,
but dries clear and will really bring out the grain in the timber.

I'm lucky there's good ventilation in this
room, but if you're in a closed in area, wear a mask. Always read the instructions on the back of
your tin for drying time. Once this coat of varnish has dried, I'm going
to give it a light hand sand. This ensures I'll have a nice, smooth, glossy
finish at the end.

And then I'm gonna give it's final coat of
varnish. Make sure you always give the can a very good
stir in-between coats at each time you use it, especially for the final coat. I'm gonna follow the grain of the timber with
nice long streaks to make sure it's brushed up to a nice finish at the end. I'm really happy with how grandma's table
turned out.

Doesn't it look great? And that's how you restore wooden furniture..

How To Restore Outdoor Timber Furniture - DIY At Bunnings

Hi I'm Adam and today I'm going to show you
with a little bit of TLC how you can bring your timber outdoor furniture back to life.
All you need is a brush, some wood cleaning solution, some old rags, light sand paper
and a block, outdoor furniture oil, a drop sheet, a good quality paint brush and remember
your safety gear. I'm going to show you how to restore this timber bench but the process
works the same for all timber furniture. First give your bench a good brush down to get rid
of any dirt and cobwebs. And now it's time to give it a good sand.

I'm using a fine grit
sandpaper and wrapping it around this sanding block which makes the job easier. Next we
need to prep the timber with a wood cleaning solution. Take an old rag, dip it into the
solution and rub that over the timber like this, then give it a good scrub. Once you're
done give it a good rinse off with a pressure washer or a hose.

Now that it's dry we're
ready to oil our furniture. Apply the first coat. Work in the direction of the grain in
small sections at a time. When you're done give it a wipe down with a clean cloth, then
leave it to dry for 12 hours before you give it a second coat.

You can already see what
a difference its made. A little bit of TLC. Like this will keep it looking great for years.
Bunnings Warehouse.