Wood stain really brings out the beauty of the wood. It can enhance or changed the color of the wood.
Wood stains come in many different colors and finishes, so it definite change how the wood look. Transitional types that you use will need a final coat of varnish,, so it will come out as a good sheen, but if you use more convenient finishes, colors, and the seal are done in one paint [seal] job. Materials Wood stain or all-in one wood stain Clear varnish [fusing ordinary wood stain] Lint-free cloth [if using ordinary wood stain] Paintbrush Fine sandpaper Medium sandpaper White spirit Rubber gloves [optional] Protective plastic sheeting or old newspapers
1. Preparing the surface old wood- take a proprietary stripper and strip off any existing paint or varnish by rubbing over the surface with sandpaper. Clean the wood with white spirit and let it dry. New wood- always make sure all of the surface is dry clean and dust-free. Take the white spirit over the resin knots and let it dry. 2. Applying the stain- Put the newspaper or protective sheeting before you start staining. Apply the stain with a brush or a lint free cloth. Stain the wood following the direction of the grain. Allow the stain to dry completely. After the stain dries, you will need to run over it gently with sandpaper. If the stain is not what you want you will just need to redo the process again until you get the color that you want. 3. Applying varnish If the damp wood stain raised the grain, you will need to lightly sandpaper it. Brush on a very thin coat of clear varnish going along the grain. Let it dry and apply another coat. Using All- In-One Stain Apply the stain, with a brush work it in the direction of the grain. Let the first coat dry, rub it down lightly with sandpaper than apply one or two more coats.
When I have somebody visiting me, the front entrance of my house, apartment, or trailer is what they will see right off the bat.
The front entry is going to be the most traveled space in my yard, if I have one. Living in an apartment will keep everybody from having a yard, but that does not keep a person from being able to design a welcoming entrance to your apartment. For example, I can plant some flowers in containers according to what season I am in. Another way is I can have a wreath on my door, and always change my wreath out as the seasons and holidays changes through the year.
Living in a house ot trailer if they are your own a welcoming entry can be done to suit the person tastes. I live in a house so I have a wreath up on my door. I also have flowers around my front entryway and I like to plant different flower plants in different containers. I like to use different flags for different seasons. to make my entry nice.
My front entrance is the most traveled space in my yard and a lot of people make a first impression on how my yard looks and how the front entrance looks. Now, with some attention to plants and path design, I can make this a very welcome front entrance.
A good way to do this is to put your ideas down on paper and work with it until it is what you or I want for my front entry. After this I will be ready to get my front entrance project started.The entry is a passageway from the street to the front door. and this pathway would be the area that my company will be coming down to see us.
Backyards are usually secluded where the front yard are not, but this can be done by doing different plantings of either trees or shrubs and by doing this it will help with privacy. The amount of space that a person have, will be the rule over this matter. If a person lives in town, there will not be much room to work with, whereas if a person lives in the country like I do we have more space so we have more possibilities of what can be done.In the country ,there is one way that can be done and it is a courtyard can be done to make it for a place for entertaining.
Another way that can be done is by building a fence around your whole property or the front part of your property. A fence can be build out of many different types of materials, such as boards, wire, bricks, and much more. Another way to fix up the front entrances is by having a front porch and this will be able to use it to welcome your friends. I have a front porch and I use my porch to welcome my friends and family by putting different flowers in different containers. I keep changing them as the year goes by. Another way is by using stepping stones or a concrete walkway. When I was growing up we had a concrete walkway from our front door to our driveway. We would always have flowers planted down on both side of the walkway.
The path to your front door needs to be wide enough so that two people can walk on it at the same time and always have enough space on each side so nobody will have any problems walking on the path. Different plantings provides personality so having evergreens such as, Himalayan pine, camellia, rhododendron, and so many more.
By having gold, silver and variegated leaves on your plants will make your entry look very colorful and this is done without one blooming flower. If you have senecio greyii planted, you will have silver..Maculata leathery, khaki leaves will be splashed with gold. 'Sundance'Mexican orange will provide yellow leaves in a beautiful pattern . Wintercrepper is one plant that you can plant to get variegated leaves. Another type of plants that would be real good to use is plants that are fragrant, the more the better. These two are winter-blooming and they can really change a winter day. These two are sweet box and pink winter daphe. These are evergreen. You also have evergreen perennials that you can use for your entry. Some of them are Lenten rose, wester flisk, begonia, ciliata, and geranium machorrhizum. Along with your evergreen perennials , you can add a few deciduous trees, shrubs, vines, as well as herbaceous perennials. In spring, you can use smoke tree, lily-of-the-valley and some yellow daffodils. When you are planting the different kinds of plants for your entry way, always remember how big and high these plants are going to get. Summary In your entry garden or yard, you definitely have to consider the relationship of your plants and your house. Always try to pick trees and shrubs that will go with your house. Plant trees and shrubs to hide the corner of your house as well, to hide the downsprouts and put the house and garden together. By planting evergreens and other plants through all of the seasons will be a welcoming haven for those that comes to visit, as well as, you and your family that lives there.
