Tag: Painting Furniture

Furniture & Refinishing

One of the things we get alot of questions each & every we get is: can you repair my furniture without having to refinish it.  The answer is yes in the majority of cases. Rather than damage the worn spots on the surface of this 19th Century spool table, the new owner could apply paste …

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Hiring out for antique furniture repair begins with doing your homework

Today we are talking antiques.  So you have an antique that is showing its age and needs some repair – how do you know who to go to and make sure they do not mess it up further. Sooner or later, most of us who hang out with antiques get the urge to do a …

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Recent Projects

Here are some of our recent projects that we have been working on at Wood Menders.  Do you have an interesting project?  Contact Wood Menders today to add additional services.    

Steel Wool – Good For Your Antique Furniture?

In today’s post we are discussing the use of Steel Wool.  While it has many great uses (we use it all of the time) – there has been an ongoing argument not only in our shop, but among professionals across the country of whether Steel Wool should be used with antiques. Almost every book you …

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Recent Projects

Here are some recent projects that we have worked on.     We would love to hear your comments!  Leave them below Until next time – Dan @ Wood Menders

25 DIY Ideas for BookShelves

Today’s post comes from Buzzfeed – where they give 25 quick Do it yourself ideas to create a book shelf.  There are a lot of pretty neat ideas.  Let us know which one you like best. 25 Awesome DIY Ideas For Bookshelves These easy and clever bookshelves look so much cooler than anything you can …

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Painting Furniture

  Painting furniture can be one of the quickest & easiest ways to transform your furniture.  Here couple of quick tips if you are going to tackle the project of transforming your furniture with some paint: – Prepping your furniture is the most important thing to do – make sure you clean your furniture with …

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