Category: Wood Menders Update

White Marks on your Furniture

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With the Holidays here and the parties that go with it – I thought we should go back and cover white water & heats marks on your furniture and some simple tricks to get rid of them. White cloudy stains are typically caused by placing hot dishes directly on the table as well as some …

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The Twelve Most Influential Periods in American Furniture History

After the first colonists to the Americas set foot on land, history tells us that it took a number of years before their civilization began to take shape. Once it did, the settlers were able to shift their focus from solely surviving to more noble pursuits, such as furniture making. As time went on, furniture …

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Repairing your Wobbly Chairs

The change in Michigan weather can wreak havic on your furniture, especially your chairs.  If your chairs are starting to creak or you are scared to sit on it because it is too wobbly – here are 6 steps to fix it up and make your chairs sturdy again.  A couple of tools that you …

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Recent Furniture Repair Projects

Here are some of the most recent projects that we have been working on at Wood Menders:  

Characteristics of Furniture Wood

In today’s post – we are going to be looking at wood characteristics and your furniture. Almost any type of wood could be used to build furniture, but some woods have always been favored for their beauty, durability, and workability. Before 1900, most furniture was made with these woods: walnut, oak, mahogany, rosewood, fruitwoods, and …

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Afraid to sit on that Wobbly Chair?

The change in Michigan weather can wreak havoc on your furniture, especially your chairs.  If your chairs are starting to creak or you are scared to sit on it because it is too wobbly – here are 6 steps to fix it up and make your chairs sturdy again.  A couple of tools that you …

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Shifting market for old things

Tom Bassett, Lincoln appraiser, cited the economy and oversupply among reasons for the drop in value of some antiques and collectibles during his antiques appraisal program Saturday during ArtoberFest in Marysville. “E-Bay has created an oversupply of many items,” Bassett said. “The economy has had a negative impact. A high percentage of people in their …

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