Category: April 2012

Hardwood Floors

Keeping Your Wood Floors Alive Here’s a few tips to help keep your wood floors looking good: – Keeping dirt off the floor is your best defense in maintaining a good looking wood floor. There are several ways to do that: – Make sure to have a good entry mat at each door where people …

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Oak Furniture

Oak is a good & strong wood.  You can see it everywhere – furniture, flooring, cabinets & boats.  Oak is also used to make wine bottles because it can alter the taste and texture of the wine. The timber resists pesky bugs and doesn’t easily deteriorate. The oak tree has many vessels which allow it …

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Wicker Furniture

Wicker Furniture can be a great addition to your back yard or patio and can give you many years of enjoyment, but it does have to be taken care of.  Here are some quick steps to cleaning and caring for your wicker furniture: – Start with cleaning with a damp sponge with water (you should …

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Metal with Wood Furniture -Trend

At the recent furniture show in Las Vegas furniture manufacturers were showing off or betting on a new trend of Metal with Wood. LAS VEGAS – “Metal with wood is big right now,” said Cameron Cook of Four Hands. The Texas-based company debuted its Irondale Collection during the winter furniture show in Las Vegas. Boasting …

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Old Furniture – some options

There are a lot of people are going out and buying used wooden furniture at garage & estate sales to take home and make their own.  Painting can be one of the quickest way to do this, it can be a quick project for you and can give you instant gratification of taking a piece …

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