Do-It-Yourself Repairs and Restyling
Learn how to revamp inexpensive flea market and yard sale pieces into high-style home decor. Read easy step-by-step instructions for basic repairs. Or, restyle your finds for a completely new look.
Homemade Furniture Wax Recipe
Make nontoxic, homemade furniture wax with this simple recipe, and give your wood furniture a warm, lustrous sheen.
Make nontoxic, homemade furniture wax with this simple recipe, and give your wood furniture a warm, lustrous sheen.
Natural Fabric Deodorizers for Used Upholstery, Rugs, and Textiles
Remove the musty smell, smoke, and other odors from used upholstery, rugs, and textiles with these natural fabric deodorizers.
Remove the musty smell, smoke, and other odors from used upholstery, rugs, and textiles with these natural fabric deodorizers.
How to Reupholster a Chair Seat
Reupholster the seat of a dining style chair to get a lot of change with very little effort or expense. View these step-by-step photos and easy instructions, and then transform your own chair.
Reupholster the seat of a dining style chair to get a lot of change with very little effort or expense. View these step-by-step photos and easy instructions, and then transform your own chair.
How to Make Welt Cord
Using welt cord, or piping, on your upholstery project gives your piece a finished, professional look. Learn to easily make your own decorative welt cord.
Using welt cord, or piping, on your upholstery project gives your piece a finished, professional look. Learn to easily make your own decorative welt cord.
How to Stain Furniture
About.com Interior Decorating Guide Coral Nafie shares tips on staining furniture.
About.com Interior Decorating Guide Coral Nafie shares tips on staining furniture.
When Not to DIY: How to Ruin Antiques
Before you start sanding and stripping, read this article by About.com Antiques Guide Pamela Wiggins about the main ways people accidentally ruin their antiques.
Before you start sanding and stripping, read this article by About.com Antiques Guide Pamela Wiggins about the main ways people accidentally ruin their antiques.
How to Clean Old Linens
Learn to clean old linens from About.com Antiques Guide Pamela Wiggins.
Learn to clean old linens from About.com Antiques Guide Pamela Wiggins.