February 1, 2010
My friend is redecorating his attic into a home office. Now he needs a nice set of furniture. What is the best place to buy a solid wood home office furniture. He doesn’t deal with a limited budget, so it’s OK if it not too cheap.
January 22, 2010
I have a 61 yr old painted bedroom set antique white and gold includes a cedar chest , two lamps with bust one female one male; two end tables glass top covers with drawers ;a high boy dresser 6 drawers; a low boy dresser 12 drawers; a wall miiror framed; head board [...]
December 2, 2009
My boyfriends dad is selling this old looking desk. It looks like an antique writing desk which has a black stamped leather top with gold pressed emblems on it in a pattern. It also has peg legs with very tiny wheels at the bottom and on the front has three drawers, two deep ones on [...]
November 16, 2009
The desk is solid wood with an oak veneer on the top and sides. The desk is not an antique and has at least 2 coats of paint. I should also say I bought the desk for at a surplus auction. I tried to use a chemical stripper and sanding but [...]
November 12, 2009
We bought some furniture that was advertised as "solid wood" and part of it is solid wood. We were happy with the look and the amount of solid wood used in the furniture for the price, so we bought it. But it has an odor that is not wood. We wonder about [...]
November 8, 2009
I just purchased a used home office desk. It is solid wood. I didn’t realize that it smelled so badly of cigarette smoke until it was delivered and is now sitting in my non-smoking house. Would Murphy’s Oil Soap work? I would appreciate help as I really like the desk but I will not [...]
November 2, 2009
I am planning on painting solid wood bookshelves. I would like to achieve a nice smooth shinny white finish. How do I accomplish this? The shelves were only finished originally with a coat or two of varnish or shellac. I have sanded w/sand paper & wiped them down with liquid [...]
November 1, 2009
My body is sensitive to chemicals mostly that’s found in carpet and furniture. I’ve finally found an 100% solid wood bedroom suite from brazil that does not have any glues and poly-coatings/finishes but now I need to furnish my office. I can’t find any Solid wood office bookcases and was thinking about just getting them [...]
October 26, 2009
I have an old wooden bedroom set. (I doubt that it is solid wood). I would like to get rid of the oak color and paint it white… How I do this without the paint flaking/scratching off? I have a headboard, chest, dresser, and bookshelf.