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Furniture makes the room! Have you ever wondered how to best place the furniture in your house, or which style of furniture would work best in your design scheme? When you're looking for furniture inspiration, browse photos posted by Hometalk members of their furniture successes, and, well, furniture purchases that didn't work so well. From repairing furniture to buying new furniture, and even building your own furniture, Hometalk is the first and only stop when it comes to talking about furniture.



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Painting: What paint to use on unfinished pine cabinet for rustic look?

I bought a pre-loved glass & pine china cabinet with a drawer base that had never had a finish and is paint ready, doesn't even need sanding. I want to do a somewhat rustic look in a cream color. I was thinking of a milk or chalk paint so it doesn't end up with a plastic look from todays acrylic latex paints. Can't find online from Home Depot or Michaels. (Anyone know of a store near Spokane, WA?)Where do I find these paints and how to use them? Thanks!
Sherry
Sherry Canada 11 hours ago
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    Daniece Odom 5 hours ago
    Make your own! Its so easy. There are many recipes on the net. I use the following... ...»

    1/4 cup of plaster of paris

    3 cups of flat latex paint

    1/2 cup of water

    after painting

    let dry

    sand lightly

    wax with minwax dark finishing wax

    looks great!

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Repurposing & Upcycling: Wooden Crate Delimma

Everyone was really helpful with my chaise lounge color, I'm hoping to get your creative input for a wooden crate I bought just because it was cool. It appears to be a very sturdy, old ...»
military shipping piece. Medical stuff. It measures 30" x 17 x 15. I thought maybe a table, but I'm not feeling any good ideas yet. Maybe you all could let me know if you have ever done one like or have seen one finished up. Took pics.

Frankie Laney
Frankie Laney Oceanside, CA Yesterday
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    Frankie Laney 9 hours ago
    Sia@South 47th can't tell you how much I appreciate your ideas on this. I don't know about ...»
    Briwax so I am anxious to look over their site. I've always re-worked furniture and painted things but never any thing like this! I'll be sure to keep this post active. Thank You!!

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Refurbish old wicker chairs and tables

Does anyone have an easy way to refurbish older wicker furniture? The legs of our wicker chairs, love seat and table are unraveling as well as they need painting. (will spray painting ...»
do?) How do I fix the unraveling legs? Thanks, hope someone can give me some ideas!!

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Audrey G Utica, NY 2 days ago
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    Barbara Thomas 9 hours ago
    I found an oval shaped wicker table in a thrift shop that was weathered really badly. The ...»
    colors were a tan and blue, very faded. I paid about $5, spray painted it a high gloss black and it turned out so beautiful I have it in my living room for my coffee table. I put a beautiful gold and black tray(made in Italy) on top, also a thrift store find for $5 on 1/2 price day. It did take 3 coats of paint. I love it!!

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Cleaning & Organization: Getting smoke smell off artificial leather

I picked up a 'leather' looking chair someone had put out next to the road. It was beautiful burgundy on rollers. I stopped and loaded it in the back of my truck on my way to work. Didn't ...»
notice the smell till I unloaded it much later at home. I have tried window cleaner, orange oil cleaner, Pine Sol, leather cleaner, dish soap and have stopped short of bleach. NOTHING is working! I have the chair out on my covered porch and when it is really humid or rainy the smell about gags me. REALLY hate to pitch it, there just has to be something else I haven't tried yet. Any suggestions???

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Cleaning & Organization: Does anyone know how to clean a very dirty "fawn" color leather couch?

When I bought these two couches in 1999, they cost me like $6,000+. The back cushions are not tacked down by anything and they are always getting squished down and well the thing looks ...»
sloppy (wish I'd known that they would do that before I purchased them! Que Sera, Sera!) and now with 3 toddler boys and others the color doesn't even look like what it was. They've been pretty beaten up; however, the frame is strong and they were expensive, what to do or is there anything I can do? They have been cleaned by people using the worst things so they are really in bad shape as far as the leather goes. Is there a way to re-stain them? (Though every scratch in the leather will show up pronounced, wow, I'm talking myself out of this!)

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Pamela Salo Oakhurst, CA 2 days ago
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    Priscilla E Yesterday
    Try cleaning with a bar of Dove Soap. I cleaned a white leather to new with Dove.
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Painting: Vintage Chaise What Color to Paint

Should I paint this it's original white? I also have a glass top table to match. In great shape and the chaise has good wheels. Would it be best in a nice white enamel or a color? The ironwork on the arms and foot of the chaise are great.
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Frankie Laney Oceanside, CA 3 days ago
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    Betty Stine 6 hours ago
    White is classic. Colors come and go, how soon do you want to paint them again?
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Gonzales Rustic Furniture Find...but I Want It to Look Antique - Help!

I was lucky enough to find a set of 3 Gonzalez Rustic furniture pieces at auction for only $125! The coffee table alone sells for over $500 online. However, I don't like the natural pine ...»
finish, and want it to have a warm, worn antique look. I've never tried to stain something to look old before and need some advice on prep, colors/mixing of colors, and finish (wax/poly?) to achieve the look of the last picture. Is there a trick to getting the variation of colors within the stain, or will the knots, lines, etc., naturally do that?

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Leslie D Las Vegas, NV 3 days ago
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    Leslie D Yesterday
    Thanks for the tips, ladies! I've stained new wood many times, but just for a basic stain ...»
    look. I'll start with the smallest piece (my least favorite of the 3), and see what I can come up with. I appreciate the help!

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Painting: Has anyone tried Annie Sloan "chalk paint" for painting furniture?

It is $35 a quart so before making a purchase I would really like to hear from someone who has tried it.
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Ginger H Talladega, AL on Oct 13, 2011
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    Home Rejuvenator 5 hours ago
    Yes I have and I love it but there is also a "Plaster Paint" considerably less and works just ...»
    the same. http://www.theplasterpaintco.com

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DIY Projects: I really want an outdoor sofa, but they are sooo expensive.

I would like to build my own, any ideas on how to get started. I bought some high back chair cushions that I really like. I want it to be tall enough to lean back into. We watch tv on our deck.

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Tammy M Winchester, VA 6 days ago
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    Tammy M 7 hours ago
    Polly, I will be sure to post some photos of mine. I bought some gorgeous cushions at Kmart ...»
    for 160.00 dollars and the material for the sofa cost me about 80.00. My son, is a carpenter, and he is gonna start working on it for me next week. He just became a Dad a few months ago, so it may take a couple of weeks for him to get it done, then I have to paint it! So excited to finally be getting a start on it! Photos to come!

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Buying new closets - need advice

We're buying new closets for 2 kids rooms. I'm not sure whether to have them custom made or to buy ready-made from a furniture (or big box) store. ...»

Of course, custom made is more expensive, but there are a number of advantages:

1.maximizes space, both vertically and horizontally, since it's made exactly according to the wall size.

2.We can pick out the Formica, knobs, wood, pattern, etc. to suit our (my wife's) taste.

But... is it worth it?

Does anyone have advice for us? We'd like to make an educated decision.

Yair S
Yair S Silver Spring, MD on Aug 01, 2012
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    Gina Kahlstrom 12 hours ago
    TY for your quick reply and the help whereas I'm a newbie..:)
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