Archive for the ‘teak’ Category

How do I get furniture polish off of ceramic tile?

Monday, February 20th, 2012

Jungle Girl asked: Our kitchen floor is ceramic tile. My husband wanted to spray Lysol but accidentally grabbed Pledge furniture polish instead and sprayed that. Ever since then the floor is super slippery. I've mopped and mopped and mopped but it's still slippery. How can I ...

A good local supplier of reclaimed teak wood? (CT)?

Friday, February 17th, 2012

asked: Everybody be makin' furniture out of it, they must be getting it from somewhere...Outdoor Gas Fireplace

How do you remove tape from furniture without damaging the finish?

Monday, February 13th, 2012

saywhatkid asked: We had movers put some of our wood furniture into storage for several months. When we moved the furniture into our new home, we found that the movers had used 2" clear packing tape to keep drawers from sliding out in transport. When I tried to remove the ...

How should I go about getting furniture for a move to New York? Nice and cheap furniture stores in NY?

Monday, February 6th, 2012

yebm_amswrstnm asked: I'm moving to New York in October and trying to figure out the best and cheapest way for me to get new furniture. I live in Tennessee, and there are a lot of nice and large-chain furniture stores down here that I can get good deals with. However, ...

What color rug would look good on a marble floor with dark furniture?

Monday, February 6th, 2012

asked: I'm decorating my new living room. The floor is a light-colored marble & walls are off-white. Most of my furniture is dark Burmese teak-wood with a simple, modern, Bali-type style designs. I'd love any advice on the patterns or colors of rugs I could be looking for that ...

How much do furniture sales people get paid?

Saturday, February 4th, 2012

hplss.rmntc asked: How much do people that sell furniture in a furniture store get paid? Is there a base pay rate plus commission? What is a normal commission rate?Kitchen Cookware Sets

How do I clean furniture with veneer ?

Saturday, February 4th, 2012

alyssa asked: I used Pledge to clean a piece of furniture that has veneer. It looks good after I clean it put if I place something on it afterwards it leaves a mark. It goes away if I clean it with pledge again but I wanted to know if there ...

Teak garden furniture?

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

asked: who is the best quality teak furniture producer?Custom Home Closet Designs

When restaining furniture is it better to use a plain stain or one that is a combination stain and finishing?

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

birdlegs asked: I have several pieces of stained furniture that have been damaged by different things sitting on them and ruining the finishes. I want to try to finish them to look like the original finish but have not been very successful. Any suggestions as to what to ...

How can I find furniture without toxic levels of flame retardant?

Saturday, January 28th, 2012

luke asked: I live in LA and I saw some headline that said most of the furniture sold in California has toxic levels of flame retardant. How can I find furniture that doesn't?Modern Lighting Choices