Ben Hoops
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Restore Your Furniture by Cleaning
Do you keep walking by your dull table and hoping that one of these days it will look like you first brought it home? Sometimes all your furniture needs is some extra TLC in order to not only restore but breathe new life & extend the life of your furniture. Furniture eventually reaches a point …
Antique Reproductions
One of the best ways to avoid being taken by reproductions, especially for beginning collectors, is to learn about new “antiques” being offered for sale in the retail marketplace. For instance, as true Victorian antiques get harder and harder to find at reasonable prices, more outlets will continue to offer Victorian reproductions for sale. …
Recent Projects
Here are some recent projects we have been working on: Questions or Comments? Leave them below. Until next time – Dan @ Wood Menders
Weather & Your Furniture
Wood is very sensitive to water and changes in relative humidity. As the weather changes from season to season, so does the humidity in your home and also the moisture content of your wood furniture. This situation causes the wood to expand and contract with every change in the humidity. The purpose of the finish …
There Must Be Accountability
When I was a child, my mother would tell me every so often “You get what you deserve.” It was her way of keeping me in line, a kind of “what comes around, goes around lesson” that helped me learn about discipline and preparation. For example, when it came to school, I knew that if …
Recent Projects
Check out some of the recent projects we have been working on at Wood Menders: Until Next Time – Dan @ Wood Menders