The indoor coffee table I moved outside and coated with #teak#oil a few months ago did phenomenal in the tropical storm #rain. Gave it another coat just for good measure and extra waterproofing. Solid wood + oil works perfectly fine. (Yes, another Craigslist special) #furniture
After a trying couple of weeks, I completed a personal project today. Posting as therapy.
It's an #electronics#workbench, replacing a crappy folding plastic table I'd been using. Surface is #birch#plywood, with #cherry#hardwood for edging and a back lip so I can't push stuff off the back by accident. The shelves/racks for equipment are made of the same plywood and cherry.
Computer on arm for reference materials, and swings out of the way.
#DYK#DidYouKnow ?
18th & 19th c. houses didn't always incorporate #storage spaces as part of the #architecture.
An examination of inventories of houses comparable to Montpelier found that bedchamber closets held everything from #fabric to dinnerware to #farm equipment. Larger storage rooms held extra pieces of carpets, seasonal décor & often old pieces of #furniture.
I have made a blood sacrifice to the Gods of Furniture Assembly. May my Basement Shelving stand tall through the ages! #ouch#furniture#diy#homeimprovement
If you want, before you continue, go repaint the metal parts. Wait a day for the paint to dry. Unless it was today and it was 1000F in the sun and it dries instantly.
Reinsert the new sling! The key again here is lubrication. Lots of water and maybe soap makes this go easier. Locking pliers are your friends. Push and pull at the same time. #diy#fixit#chair#patio#sling#backyard#furniture
The sectional #furniture form was unique to the Federal & Antebellum periods in northern & western VA.
Sectional furniture like this reproduction were convenient as the pieces could be brought outside, split into 3 separate seats, or joined in multiple ways.
Project for next week, hopefully. Two more (free) sling style chairs for re-slinging. Easy enough to re-do these. They will, however, be a different color, as it is past summer fabric season and I'm just buying the cheapest I can find. #patio#furniture#diy#refurb#project
Quick #weekend#project. Took this coffee #table--which was inside holding up a couple of fish tanks, and sanded the top down and put two coats of #Teak#oil on, so we can use this outdoors as #patio#furniture. Probably should have done the teak oil treatment before we used it for the fish tank, lots of water damage. Originally snagged for free off a curb freebie.