| Getting saddened by the elderly look your | | | | will give it a better finish. Most wrought iron |
| furniture has started giving recently and don't | | | | furniture is painted with a special kind of |
| know what to do? Well, you could take the simple | | | | powdered coating that may not be possible to |
| (and expensive) way out by walking into the | | | | replicate at home. On the plus side, this coating |
| nearest furniture store and getting the latest | | | | makes the paint last longer than other methods |
| stuff. Or you could save that hard earned money | | | | of finish, and you may be able to follow a |
| for a holiday by following these simple tips. | | | | maintenance routine that is biennial or even |
| Regular maintenance is the best possible way of | | | | triennial in nature. |
| keeping you furniture in good shape. Daily dusting | | | | Use your ingenuity to re-convert some of your |
| and cleaning is an absolute must. If you are the | | | | old furniture into something entirely different. |
| working types and cannot afford a daily cleaning, | | | | Rather than throwing away the cabinet you no |
| make sure you spend some part of your | | | | longer feel the need for, remove the doors and |
| weekend cleaning up your place. When going for a | | | | convert it into a smart looking dining room hutch. |
| long holiday, do not forget to cover all your major | | | | Use some of the vast varieties of sun mica |
| furniture items with sheets to keep out the dust. | | | | available in the market to cover the original finish |
| Remember it is easier to remove dust that has | | | | and give it an entirely new look. Add a cushion to |
| just settled, as compared to long settled one, | | | | the back of your dining room chairs to change it's |
| which would invariably seep deep into the pores | | | | shape entirely. Dining tables can be modified by |
| of your sofa cloth. While you may satisfy yourself | | | | removing the wooden top and replacing it with a |
| by using a good quality vacuum, the fact of the | | | | smart new glass one to give it a classy and |
| matter remains that the dust mites that have | | | | modern look. Just look around and see for |
| gone deep into the furnishings are never removed | | | | yourself, and many more ideas are bound to |
| other than by a full scale washing or dry cleaning | | | | strike you as well. |
| operation. It is best, however, not to let that | | | | A table pad is a good idea to protect your table |
| stage come, by following regular maintenance | | | | from the vagaries of daily usage. If you find it too |
| procedures that take just a few minutes a day. | | | | expensive, use a table cloth to keep your table |
| Think what that corrosive coffee stain would do | | | | covered and protect it from much of the abuse it |
| to your dining room furniture in a few days time, | | | | has to undergo on a daily basis. Though not as |
| if not immediately wiped off. | | | | smart and effective as the former, it is amazing |
| Follow a yearly schedule of something more than | | | | how much this little piece of cloth can do to keep |
| plain dusting. A dab of polish or paint, depending on | | | | it safe from spills and hot boils. |
| the nature of furniture you are using, would do it | | | | Here's to a new looking furniture at your home |
| a world of good. All it needs is a bit of spirit polish | | | | and a fantastic holiday from the money you |
| and some varnish along with a rag to rub it on | | | | saved! |
| your dining room chairs and make them look as | | | | The author has just redone her home using |
| good as new. Varnish is useful if you are using | | | | Amish made furniture. The dining room furniture is |
| wooden furniture, and some acrylic paint will make | | | | very elegant and sturdy. You can keep your |
| your metal furniture gleam. Though you can easily | | | | costs low by buying from wholesale Amish |
| do it at home, getting it painted by a professional | | | | furniture stores. |