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Adding Interest To A Chest
I have an attractive but plain wooden chest on a wide shelf above my front entrance. I would like to add throws or other objects to the open chest to make it interesting. Please help me....

Color Accents for Furniture
We recently painted our living room a wonderful butterscotch color, we have hardwood floors that we intend to redo, however we are looking for a new sofa and chair and I am not sure about colors....

Dining Room Furniture
I am shopping for dining and living room furniture and really having a hard time with colors. My kitchen cabinets are maple cabinets stained hazelnut. My question is, what color scheme will be ideal for the dining table and buffet? I'm inclined with going with the same...

Dining Room Table Shape
Our dining room is very long and narrow. We have oak hardwood floors and the walls are a taupe. What kind of a table should we have in it - oval, circular, rectangle?

Discoloring of Leather Chair
8 months ago I bought a flex steel leather recliner, It is discoloring, lightening in areas where my husbands hands and head touch the chair. The store where I bought the chair said some body types react to leather. I have never heard of such a thing. My husband...

Distressed Finish
What is a distressed€? finish?

Distressed Furniture
I ordered a new dining table and chairs. They arrived with small holes on the table top and chair backs, looking like insect holes. The supplier advises this is normal in distressed furniture. I have not seen this before. Is the supplier correct?

Eliminating Damp Cloth White Mark on Furniture
I left a damp cloth on the dining room table now the table has a white dull spot. How can I remove?

Fabric Cleaning Codes
What are fabric care cleaning codes?

Finishing Pine Furniture
I want to stain a pine bed frame a dark walnut color. Do I need to use a pre-stain wood conditioner? Should I use an oil or water-based stain? Any recommendations on a good stain and protective finish?