{"id":25846,"date":"2015-01-20T18:45:17","date_gmt":"2015-01-20T23:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=25846"},"modified":"2015-01-20T16:43:36","modified_gmt":"2015-01-20T21:43:36","slug":"diy-stove-cover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=25846","title":{"rendered":"DIY Stove Cover"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are slowly working on changing out the appliances in our house, but since it still works just fine, the cook top will be the last appliance to go. \u00a0I have never been a fan of our cook top because it is so hard to clean. \u00a0I have even had Grandma, the clean queen, try to work her magic the last time she was here. \u00a0Grandma was even frustrated with the impossible task of cleaning the top. \u00a0I have tried many of the tips and tricks from Pinterest, and nothing has really worked.\u00a0 So, I decided to take matters into my own hands and build a cover that would both cover the top and provide more counter space for me.<\/h3>\n

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The cover is not only the perfect solution, but it also provides extra counter space.\u00a0 For instance, when we entertain, it becomes a great bar area.\u00a0 Our guests, like everyone else’s, always end up in the kitchen anyway, so, why not put the bar there???<\/h3>\n

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The new cover is easy to remove when it’s time to cook a meal.\u00a0 Now I only have to look at the cook top when I am actually using it.\u00a0 My friend Amanda<\/a> hired someone to make a top for her, but I decided it was probably a project that I could easily DIY with my husband’s woodworking tools.<\/h3>\n

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The first thing I did was measure the cook top. \u00a0I then went to the Home Depot and picked out some pine for the project. \u00a0I had them cut the top and sides to the size I needed. \u00a0It is so nice that they will make the cuts for you. \u00a0This step saves a lot of time.<\/h3>\n

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I bought these little L brackets to aid in attaching the sides. \u00a0I did this at each corner. After this step for all four corners, I added the top section.<\/h3>\n

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I decided to go back and reinforce the sides a tad more.\u00a0 Yankee used our nail gun to add some more nails. \u00a0 You could do this the old fashion way with a hammer, but be careful so you won’t dent the wood.<\/h3>\n

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There were some tiny holes, but I took some wood filler and filled them so they wouldn’t be obvious. \u00a0I sanded them before the staining process.<\/h3>\n

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We received these stain cloths<\/a> at Haven, and I hadn’t used mine yet.\u00a0\u00a0 This was the perfect project for them.<\/h3>\n

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Using these cloths for a small project was amazing, so quick and easy. \u00a0I highly recommend them.<\/h3>\n

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The next step was to protect the stove cover in case water or anything else gets on it.\u00a0 This polyurethane<\/a> did the trick. \u00a0I did a couple of applications, and it not only protects but it also gives a nice feel to the cover. \u00a0Be sure to sand between rounds.<\/h3>\n

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When it’s not being used as a bar, the new cover looks nice just on its own.\u00a0 I am so happy with this easy solution to an ugly cook top in our kitchen.<\/h3>\n

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Cheers!<\/h3>\n

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Linking to Savvy Southern Style<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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We are slowly working on changing out the appliances in our house, but since it still works just fine, the cook top will be the last appliance to go. \u00a0I have never been a fan of our cook top because it is so hard to clean. \u00a0I have even had Grandma, the clean queen, try […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25857,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[3,13,11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25846"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25846"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25846\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25873,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25846\/revisions\/25873"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/25857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25846"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}