Author: Tara Lou Designs
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Choose The Right Cleaning Products For Furniture
You just got the piece you have been searching every flea market for! Now you want to make sure you take care of it so it lasts. We have some cleaning polishing tips for you. For just regular cleaning or dusting just a damp cloth should do just fine. If you need to do a…
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Drawer Upcycle
What does an old trunk, drawer, table legs and desk top have in common? Check this out!!
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Why I Don’t Use Wax On Furniture!
Wax can also be somewhat sticky, and finger prints can stand out. Dirt can easily adhere to it making it harder to clean. Also, wax is suggested to be reapplied about every year so it is not a low-maintenance option. Wax is used typically more for looks rather than as a durable protectant.
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Why We Don’t Use Wax On Furniture!
Hello friends and followers. Here I am again with my insight on wax. I keep seeing a huge movement towards using wax as a top coat. My guess is because some paint manufactures say you don’t need to top coat their paint. So waxing has become the alternative to achieve a sheen, or desired look.…
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Making something old new again!
The Upcycle Girls love to put a little twist on our upcycles! This once very useful record cabinet doesn’t hold much use in todays lifestyle unless…….. You take it and make it into something that can be used. We made this one into a charging station. The bottom has had a whole cut out to…
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How to: Repair broken veneer
Toady lets discuss veneer repairs on furniture. Occasionally you will not have the missing veneer which there are other options for like getting a veneer pack or using bondo depending on your project.
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What is a PATINA?
Patina is color & texture of the surface produced by age & wear. In wood furniture the varnish, shellac, or oil has a tendency to deepen yet retains the transparency.
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What is a PATINA…..
Patina (per my notes from studying antiques): Color and texture of the surface produced by age and wear. In wood furniture the varnish, shellac, or oil has a tendency to deepen yet retains the transparency. Edges wear smooth and sharp and outlines are softened. Some but no these characteristics can be duplicated to some extent. Wikipedia…
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DESIGN TIP: Color Selection
Over the last eight years or so, I have been exposed to many different levels of design expertise. My learning experiences came from various places… from my professors in college, the high-end residential designers during my internship, and my colleagues and superiors at my commercial retail design job for my first five post-collegiate years. I…
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If You Paint Furniture, Will It Lose Value?
If you paint furniture will you lessen the value. How to find furniture value.
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