This question is from Rachel.
I finally want to get around to painting some furniture. We have a dresser that we use for linens in the dining room and it is wooden, but the top part is glossy and smooth. Can I simply sand it? Will paint stick well?
I think I know what you’re talking about. Several of the pieces of furniture I’ve painted have had sort of a formica-like top on them.
I just use an orbital sander to remove the gloss, and then I prime and paint just like I do with real wood.
I wrote a how-to post on painting furniture this spring, and you can find that post here.
And if you’d like to see some of the furniture I’ve painted, checking the “Painting” category by clicking here.
This white nightstand had a formica top and so did this nightstand/table that I painted black.
My friend Mara emailed this next question to me.
Does Aldi’s have a delivery schedule that helps you know when things will be freshest/in stock? i.e. does fruit always get delivered on Wednesday and Saturday, or something? I have made two recent trips to Aldi’s, the first I was there strictly for bagged spinach and strawberries, and there was no spinach. A few days later I went to get 4-5 gallons of milk, and <> there was NO milk! I had to go to the grocery and spend $7.00 for 1 gal skim and 1 gal whole while I waited for their milk delivery the next day. Anyway … any insight into the schedule, or is it unpredictable?
I’m going to ask about that when I go to Aldi this week. I bet they have a regular delivery schedule, and it would be really helpful to know what it is!
I usually go fairly early in the day on Wednesdays or Thursdays, and they’ve rarely been out of anything except for the spinach. Regardless of what day I go, I’ve found that getting there in the morning is advantageous as the perishables seem to be more fully stocked.
Readers, any input here? I’m guessing the schedules vary from Aldi to Aldi, so it’s probably best to ask the employees at your particular store.
WilliamB
Friday 3rd of July 2009
@Kristen A certain nephew of mine could drink a half gallon a day, maybe more. I had to have a chat with him about it. Later I visited his family during a medical crisis and my contribution was to do the shopping and cooking. I bought a gallon of milk for everyone else and a pint for the nephew. The gallon was labeled "[nephew] do not drink!"
He outsmarted me: he poured milk from the gallon to the pint jar.
Kristen
Wednesday 1st of July 2009
Different from the way I ate (or drank, rather! lol) growing up, but I know a lot of families drink milk way more than I did and do.
I HATE drinking milk unless it's chocolate milk, and my kids aren't big fans of drinking it either, so we mainly use it on our granola/cereal, and I use it to bake. And of course, we use a gallon for making yogurt.
Battra92
Wednesday 1st of July 2009
Yeah well I was third of five kids and we certainly didn't use that much milk. Plus needing two gallons to hold them until the next day?
I'm just saying, very different from the way we ate.
Kristen
Wednesday 1st of July 2009
Lol! Mara has five kids, which explains the 4-5 gallons. ;) And apparently they drink more milk than we do, as a gallon of milk per week is sufficient for us.
Battra92
Wednesday 1st of July 2009
4-5 gallons of milk?! Holy cow!