How can you lengthen the life of the mattress? You can use the seasons to remind you when to turn it. For the first time, turn it over in spring. Then in summer exchange the head and foot on the same side. When fall arrives, turn it again. For winter, reverse the head and foot again. By the end of the year, you’ve slept on it every possible way, which helps prevent those uncomfortable body-size imprints that usually form an older mattress.
Read more...Most home furniture refinishers will lay newspapers under the piece they’re working on to protect the floor from paint and refinishing liquids. Then when it’s time to move the repainted or refinished object, pieces of newspaper often stick to the bottom of the piece. Try using a folded square of wax paper or plastic wrap under each leg on top of the newspaper. Paint and sticky residue won’t adhere, and your project stays.
Read more...The woven cane seat of a chair will sag after years of use, but don’t throw it out. Give it its very own “seat lift”. Carefully remove the caning from the chair and lay it in a bath of steaming hot water with a little lemon oil added. Once it is well soaked, remove it and let it dry on the sun. As the seat dries, it will return to its normal shape. Then rub on a thicker coat of lemon oil to help keep the caning apple. Reattach it to the frame and you’re all set.
Read more...A spindle has come loose from the legs supporting one of your kitchen chairs. It looks like you might be able to fit it back in place, but you’d like to add a little glue for insurance. What kind should you use? If you want a quick set up, opt for one of the “tacky” glues. Yellow carpenter’s glue is a type of tacky glue made just for wood, and will work very well. If you don’t have any, go for tacky glue, fit the piece back in place, and hold for a few minutes. The repair should be done without any extra equipment. Be sure to wipe off excess glue with a damp cloth, and let the piece dry overnight or even 24 hours before using it again.
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