(1). Connect with it: You have to find art you like! Of course, this might seem obvious, but it can often be left out of the equation when selecting art. Don’t be so willing to take other people’s opinion of what is “good” and neglect to understand your own. Art is many things to many people, but when choosing how to decorate with it, it needs to be yours and yours alone. Whether the piece inspires you, calms you, excites you or just generally makes you happy, that is where you need to start.
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August 20th, 2008
Wine racks come in a variety of shapes and sizes, materials and colors. The most common materials are wood and metal. Freestanding wine racks often include a table or tray-style top ideal for wine tasting or serving purposes and, depending on the manufacturer, can hold up to 50 bottles. Tabletop wine racks are also freestanding, but are designed to conveniently sit on a table or a counter and tend to hold a smaller number.
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August 20th, 2008
Have you ever bought handmade, solid oak furniture? Then you should really know how to care for it properly. Besides handling it with care when moving it, here are a few tips to help care for such furniture.
Solid wood furniture needs to be waxed regularly with natural beeswax. The traditional thick ‘paste’, lightly applied with a soft rag, is best, but a natural spray-on is also good. Silicon spray is not suitable as it does not feed or nourish the wood, but merely puts a slippery, shiny surface it.
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August 19th, 2008
By Joe Griffin, Manufacturer’s Representative
Published in CondoManagement Magazine
There is a great diversity of opinions about how patio furniture should be cleaned and maintained. Following are some tips and observations on outdoor furniture care from a patio furniture sales and repair professional. With proper maintenance, residential owners and community associations can prolong the life of their vinyl strapped outdoor furniture. Application of these care and maintenance tips can also reduce repair and replacement costs.
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August 15th, 2008
Repairs to the cabinet itself depend on whether the damage is structural–say, at a hinge location–or cosmetic, such as on a door face or visible part of the cabinet carcass. Structural repairs are easiest if the wood has cracked or even split away.
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August 15th, 2008
Learn how to repair damaged kitchen cabinets; includes step-by-step instructions along with tips, materials, and tools lists.
During a HouseCall to Augusta, Georgia, Ron found himself in a situation where he needed to repair a damaged cabinet because there was no time to replace it. Fortunately the cabinet was going to butt up against another cabinet when it was installed so the repair would not show from the outside.
There was also enough room to put a ½” panel of birch plywood inside the cabinet. This would conceal the damage from the inside as well.
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August 15th, 2008
Heath E. Combs — Furniture Today
ecycling, reclaimed products take stage
LAS VEGAS — The furniture industry’s green wave kept rolling at this summer’s Las Vegas Market with product introductions and smaller, more nuanced moves.
Some of the more subtle touches included round metal trash cans in the World Market Center’s three buildings that greeted attendees with large “Relax, We Recycle” stickers on their side.
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August 14th, 2008
Kelly Deck
This week, we’re turning over a new leaf. Although we’ve talked a lot about creating a West Coast look for your patio that blends subtly with the B.C. landscape, we don’t want to run the risk of making the aesthetic a caricature of itself.
Some people — and yes, I’m occasionally guilty of this daydream — are more switched on by pungent, exotic locales: the Thailands, Moroccos and Indonesias of the world.
Unfortunately, few of us are often jetting off to those places, but, with some intelligent selection of seating, tables, textiles and plants, we can have the best of both worlds: the spice and fantasy of a faraway destination and the great luxury of proximity. Here are a few principles for turning your deck into a tropics-inspired sanctuary.
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August 14th, 2008
SAM THAM
THE Midvalley Home and Furnishing Fair is back again with the theme “Fairytales do come true”.
Home lovers can shop at the 25 participating tenants on the ground floor and the lower ground floor of Midvalley Megamall till Aug 17.
The lounge section located at centre court, ground floor has everything ranging from Harvey Norman’s recliner sofa sets to Siew Chong’s Clocks.
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August 13th, 2008
Zahid Sardar
Designers at the 20th annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York this month were asking hard questions about their use of materials and were veering away from fashionable all-bamboo or all-bio-fuel solutions.
Sustainability is a balancing act. It does not mean we have to abstain from using nature’s resources; we just must use them sparingly.
Some designers are beginning to minimize the amount of materials they use. Some have begun to modify manufacturing techniques to use less energy; others are enlisting traditional craft centers around the world to produce objects that are more in keeping with their ancient traditions.
Disseminating these ideas through a product’s design is the new goal of design, and it was visible throughout the fair and exhibitors’ showrooms in the city.
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May 29th, 2008
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