Hinge Reopening Party Excitment

Friday was an amazing night!

As David and I (Amanda) put the final touches on the store we heard the excited calls from the awesome guys finishing their shifts at Becks Hardware. Catch-a-Fire food truck was maneuvering it's way into the parking lot and we officially had 30 minutes until the party was to commence! 
Quickly, the owner of Becks, Stan, rushed to help David hang the sign outside while Amanda put the beverages on ice.
It was official, Hinge was re-opening, in an amazing new location where we can hold bigger, better, DIY classes and workshops, have more inventory, and so many more added benefits!
In Hinge style, there were a few contests from the evening.
1. A contest to enter for a FREE antique cash register. We put the names in a hopper (okay it was a bag that formally held Ritz cheese crackers but that doesn't sound very glamorous) and we officially have a winner!
2. The fun #albertphotobomb and #hingestore  photo contest! We have 3 winners from this. First place wins a $25 gift certificate to Hinge. Our runners up with receive a free Hinge tee shirt (photo below)

So let's get to the contest photos! (Then we will announce all four winners)

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And the winners are:
1. Antique Cash register: Mark Menninger
2. Runners Up #albertphotobomb contest: @astahlke and @kfkruderer
3. And the $25 gift certificate winner: @smartyboy369

Your prizes can be picked up by Wednesday afternoon!

Thank you all for participating in the contest and for making Hinge a success. We are loving every minute and hope you are too!

Easy, fast way to remove Linoleum

Have you found yourself in a home with linoleum flooring? Or even worse, with a linoleum peel anfd stick countertop? (Oh it happens!)
Well today I have a video to show you, how to remove the tiles in under one minute.
Supplies needed:
Flat Head Screw Driver or
Putty Knife
Hair Dryer
Large garbage can
Safety goggles
Krud Kutter (optional)
Sander (optional)

Removal:
Step 1. Put on those safety goggles!

Getting the tiles up requires heat.
The way to do that (without getting a blow torch, which is what one tutorial I was reading suggested) is to use your handy dandy hair dryer!

In one hand hold blow dryer, and in the other hold your screw driver or putty knife. (Personally I like the leverage I get from the screw driver, but the putty knife does remove more glue during the process, so that is a huge benefit)

Place your hair dryer one inch away from tile and turn on high heat. Let the hair dryer sit for about 3 seconds, you will see the tile is beginning to lift.
Place you putty knife or screw driver under the lift and with both hands moving together begin to move the hair dryer and putty knife bringing up the tiles as you go.
The thing about it is after the tiles are removed you are left with residual glue. The reason the putty knife is better for this, you will be left with less glue.
There are a few methods to remove this glue.

1. Get out the blow dryer again and blast it hot and scrape scrape scrape.
2. Get out the Krud kutter, spray spray spray and let it sit, it will break down the glue, and then scrape scrape scrape.
3. Grab the orbital sander and blast it off.

Now to the video 

How to Remove Linoleum Video