Repair A Chipped Baseboard

Hey Guys!
Hope you're all having a good day so far.

You know, sometimes a post can come out of the most unexpected things; like when Mr. M. was playing with the dogs, knocked my vanity chair over, and the darn thing took a chunk out of the baseboard. Honestly, sometimes it's like the kids never left home.

Anyway, I saved the chunk so that I could try and fix it.

I used carpenter's glue and an Estée Lauder eyeshadow brush for applying it. 

Save your old eyeshadow brushes girls, you never know when they'll be useful!

 I applied carpenter's glue to the broken piece.

And to the baseboard itself. 

I put a fair amount on because the MDF really absorbs the glue.

I pressed the broken piece on firmly. I thought I would have to use

masking tape to hold the piece on, but it stayed put without it.

I gently wiped the excess glue off with the corner of a damp rag.

Then left it to dry for a couple of hours before sanding it with an emery board.

I keep one in the junk drawer and one in my tool box.

They really come in handy for small hard-to-get-at areas. 

Like fitting into the decorative grooves in a baseboard!

I wiped the sanding dust off, then used my white

artist's paint to touch up the edges.

Before

After

From three feet away. 

 It's not miraculous, but it looks much better, don't you think?

Don't know what I'd do without Estée! Check out how she helped

me fix my chipped laminate here.

Have a great day, and remember:

Almost anything is fixable!

Val

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