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Antique Desk?
Asked by M.L. from Houston
on April 5, 2010
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We have an old secretary desk that belonged to my husband's grandmother. I've been trying to figure out if it is an antique or just an old piece of furniture that I ca...
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- that truly is a beautiful peice. i dont know where to refinish the peice but i would say yes. go ahead and refinish it. if you would enjoy it more. being a family peic...
- Good morning M.. I looked at the pictures that you posted and noticed that the drawers were dove tailed. This is an old and very good way of putting drawers together. ...
- In today's world, an old piece of furniture is an antique :) It's not like it used to be twenty years ago when there was criteria that had to met in order for it to be...
Looking for a RELIABLE Antique Dealer
Asked by J.C. from Dallas
on April 22, 2008
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Hi Moms,
I'm looking for an antique dealer, wait, let me rephrase that....I don't want an OLD dealer, but someone who DEALS with antiques. I have a piece of furnit...
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- I found a GREAT source, they are in Lewisville but are just about to open up a store in Frisco. Their website is www.furniturebuyconsignment.com. You can upload photo...
- Urban Village Antiques 401 Bryan Avenue Fort Worth Texas 76104 ###-###-#### ###-###-#### I know its a drive, but I personally know the owner an...
- Others have given good suggestions, especially the interior decorator and the person recommending Ralph Willard, although all these will probably charge for the apprai...
Baby Furniture
Asked by A.K. from Tampa
on October 13, 2009
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A friend from church gave me a crib which is very nice but my problem is finding furniture to match it. Any ideas??? I have looked online at the websites that sell th...
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- A., Have you thought about buying a design you like & painting everything the same color? It is more work- & paint fumes are not good for expecting Moms so maybe...
- You can buy unfinished furniture, at Wood You for example, and paint it to match yourself.....or, you can stop trying to match and just co-ordinate. If you look at som...
- Hi A., You may want to try Babies R Us, Wal-Mart, or K-Mart. They all sell economical and attractive nursery furniture. If you do go with Ebay or Craigslist and c...
What Color Is This Wood Furniture?
Asked by D.K. from Dallas
on January 9, 2012
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Hi ladies,
I need to have a king size bed in the exact same color as this one: http://forsale.oodle.com/view/beautiful-armoire/2761190909-frisco-tx/
What color i...
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- It looks like a honey/oak, but the picture looks bad also. Have you looked into unfinshed furniture? It is easier to match a wood stain to your existing wood color.
- the color is chestnut. they are available all over the place. It's a NATURAL color, not painted. You can buy unfinished wood furniture and stain it chestnut.
- Its antique and I believe its called Tiger Oak. I have all solid oak furniture in my entire home and I have a secretary desk that has the same detail. I hope this he...
Anyone Happy with Their Children's Bedroom Furniture?
Asked by C.T. from Santa Fe
on September 8, 2011
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We are getting ready to buy furniture for our 2 year old daughter's bedroom. We are looking for affordable yet still pretty good quality furniture and I am not sure wh...
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- We got the convertible crib to avoid buying additional furniture, but 6 yrs. later we had our second child and now we need to buy a new bed for the oldest... I will n...
- I purchased my daughter's bedroom from JCpenney. All white wood. They have pottery barn style furniture at half the price. Sometime you can get a great deal if you tim...
- CarrieT - You might try IKEA. Their furniture is really affordable. You will have to lug it home in a heavy box and put it all together (yikes), but we've been real...
How to Clean a Bright Pink Post-it Note Stain on an Oak Table
Asked by S.T. from San Francisco
on August 11, 2008
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I do not know how to remove this pink stain from our oak kitchen table. A post-it note was left on the table near a glass of ice-water. The condensation of the glas...
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- Try alternating between vinegar and mild liquid soap. This worked on a grape juice stain in a new shirt, so maybe it would work?
- Hair spray has worked for ink pen marks and some felt markers. Just spray it on, leave for a minute and wipe.
- Easy solution... skip using pink post-its. Sounds like you might have to sand it down and re-varnish it. Once something leaks in to wood it's almost impossible to get ...
Moving into New Home
Asked by T.C. from San Diego
on May 29, 2010
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I'm soooo excited-we are moving into a new house :) Cannot wait, but now begins the fun of buying new appliances & furniture!
We are interested in getting the front l...
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- Hi T. I am an interior designer and strongly advise you to plan carefully what you are going to do before you buy. The biggest mistake many people make is buying fu...
- I bought the Whirl pool front loader.....DO NOT recommend them! Stains dont come out of clothes like they use to, I can't get that fresh laundry smell. Unfortunately...
- I can't answer teh washer question because well even though I dream of those washer's and dryers its not in my budget..yet. LOL but I love your paint idea. We just bou...
Looking for a Dresser for My Son's Room
Asked by M.H. from Sarasota
on February 13, 2008
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We are decorating a new room for our 3 year old son and I need to get some furniture for it, probably just a dresser and a bookshelf. The biggest issue is that I want...
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- I just bought my son whom just turned 4 a big boy bed, dreeser and book shelf. I got his from Broyhill in Sarasota which is on the right past the Sarasota square mall ...
- Hi M.: Congrats on the upcoming birth of your #2 in August! What an exciting time for you, your hubby & your son! I live in the Parrish area and when I first move...
- Try the Women's Exchange, Goodwill, other thrift stores as well as ads in the local paper. You'll find exactly what you need! G.
Best Changing Table Style? One with Rails or One on Top of a Dresser?
Asked by H.M. from Atlanta
on April 17, 2008
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My husband and I are getting ready to purchase baby furniture for our first baby. I'm not sure what style of changing table is best/safest/most convenient. I'm leani...
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- The most important thing is height! You want it low - I would even prefer to have to lean over than to have to deal with a soiled diaper 12 inches from my nose. Mos...
- You've definitely got a lot of responses. Both would have straps to strap the baby in. Just because you have rails doesn't mean you can walk away. I have the one that ...
- hey H., i would get which ever one you want. i have the one that is on top of the dresser and both my boys have been safe on it. no matter which one you get, you ...
Do You Have a Matching Bedroom Set?
Asked by L.. from Roanoke
on October 4, 2011
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My husband and I have a cruddy, ugly, old, faded bedroom set that was passed down to us from my in-laws when we first got together. And THEY had it for years; and it ...
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- Like you, our set was a hand-me-down. After 32 years of that (and a double bed) we were ready to get a new bedroom. We found an iron king-sized bed that we liked. T...
- Kind of. I have a bed I simply adore with a high leather headboard, and two dressers that match each other and look like they match the bed. The dressers were cleara...
- No, my nightstand is a file cabinet, my headboard is ethan allen, it all matches and is the same type wood but we carefully selected it seperately
