Here is the second in my series on the shape of chairs - the French Provincial.

The first in a series on the shape of chairs. This one discusses the balloon back.

Each and every one of us has this yearn to create a home. Some do it consciously, but many do it unconsciously. So, what is our home...

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Furniture over the ages speaks volumes about how people live. Not only does furniture choices and trends identify social attitudes but...

"Old is Gold" is a very known and familiar proverb. The actual meaning of this proverb is that whatever is old is actually valued as...

Bees wax is really a miracle of nature. Beeswax is a complex product secreted in liquid form by special wax glands in the abdomen of...

We live in a world where many things are mass produced. However, it is wonderful that more people everywhere are beginning to embrace...

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The need to make important life decisions about our possessions is something that we can do voluntary or it could be forced upon us due...

The older I get – perhaps a little wiser too, the more I like natural finishes on timber projects. As the body starts to protest a...

This is my guide on the why and how of furniture finishing and refinishing. Almost any piece of wooden furniture is worth saving and...

Anyone who goes shopping for furniture today can get a good idea of the present value of wood. Reasonably priced furniture when you can...

By its very nature with the period that time passes, surfaces become oxidised or coated with dust, waxes and natural greases that combine...

Some of the earliest examples of furniture made from grass and cane have been identified with the early Egyptians many thousands of years...

During the late 17th century, the style of housing in Europe started to change. New manor style homes were being built with much smaller...