Tips on Caring for Antiques
Written by admin on August 27, 2009 – 4:12 am -#1 - Antique furniture should never be "polished" or cleaned with commercial cleaning products or polishes. Instead, use a soft cloth sprayed with some glass cleaner. #2 - To remove stains from stoneware dishes, soak them for 24 hours or more in one gallon of hot water in which two denture cleaner tablets have been dissolved. #3 - Never use furniture oil such as lemon oil on antique furniture. Just wipe it with a damp cloth or use only clear paste wax (Minwax or beeswax) to keep the wood in good condition. #4 - To prevent mildew damage to old photographs and art work hung on damp or outside walls, tape or glue a sheet of plastic to the back to create a vapor barrier. #5 - Use only white glue to adhere broken pieces of porcelain, stoneware,... more
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Antique Bathroom Vanities
Written by admin on August 4, 2009 – 4:57 am -Choosing antique bathroom vanity is a serious matter though. You simply do not go in a shop and but the first piece you see. Selection involves factors such as price, design, functionality, type of wood, age, and even the manufacturer. Basically, when selecting the piece, you are caught between this question: “Should I go for the genuine vanity or should I buy antique design vanity? Unsuspecting buyers may think that every vanity, as long as they look “antique” is the same. The truth however is that both have different qualities. So what’s the difference between authentic antique vanity and antique-design vanity? First and perhaps the best indicator of the authenticity of it is the price. Authentic antique vanity can go 10 times more... more
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