You're a grown-up now; it's time to keep those undies and wet towels off the floor. Furthermore, being a pack-rat is not a quality most find appealing. That doesn't mean you should change, just hide it better. And while it may not bother you that your "office" furniture consists of a folding card table and rusty file cabinet, it sure doesn't send a very professional message to potential clients. So, get a jump on spring and get organized with these nifty-and functional-finds.
Stylish Hampers Turn a functional item into part of your decor with the collapsible trendy hampers by Garnet Hill($38), which stores flat when not in use.
Bug off Mask those dirty sock odors and keep moths at bay with these hanger sachets by Elizabeth W($18).
Handbag stash It's a fact of life that every girl needs lots of handbags (oversized shoulder bags, tiny clutches, hobos, you get the picture). What's not necessary is the disorganized way you store your cherished totes. The Simply Sarah Handbag Hanger($30) is a stylish solution to the problem of efficiently storing handbags.
Hanger on Everyone hates those little bumps left in your shirt by hangers. We all have tried unsuccessfully to get them out by putting water on them, ironing them. Nothing works. Now, you never have to deal with those pesky bumps again. Eradicate unattractive shoulder bumps forever with the soft, round design of Bumps Be-Gone($17 for 8).
Keep your keepsakes safe We all have keepsakes that mean a whole lot to us but might not be appropriate for public viewing. Keep all your old love letters, ex-rated photos, prom corsage, whatever you hold dear in these black and white keepsake boxes with mother-of-pearl detail($25-30).
Trunk show Have company on their way over? Then you need the Sasha Trunk from Pier1($175) to hide those Star Wars figurines. Perfect for any room of the house, this trunk is crafted out of solid hardwood in a light gray-wash finish, plus it features a sturdy metal lock.
Stylish bathroom storage Not every bathroom comes with a linen closet the size of a chic boutique. If you're like many Americans, you have some storage challenges when it comes to the "powder room". West Elm turns utilitarian on its head with the modular storage collection(prices vary depending on piece).
Right state of mind It really is true that when your space is organized, it frees your mind to be more productive. Give it the old college try with the Eames Storage Unit($2,595) by Design Within Reach. You just might be surprised by the results.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Choosing the Best Wood for Carving
Wood like any others materials has come up in so many types. But we need to know their characteristic so we know how to use them for the wood carving. As each of the woods has different texture and color, we will need some guidance on which woods that we have to use for our purpose. In this article we will learn some tips of woods which we can use.
Wild Cherry (40 lb.) Like other American fruit woods, wild cherry is a very good carving wood. It needs slow seasoning and tends to split if dried quickly. The sapwood is light and the heart-wood a reddish brown. The texture is fine and even and it takes a smooth polish. It is used also in cabinet work, frames and other decorative work.
Sweet Chestnut (42 lb.) This wood can be mistaken for oak but it is about twenty-five per cent lighter when seasoned. The silver grain present in oak is absent, however. It is easy to work and has been widely used for timber work in churches.
Ebony (63 lb.) Ebony, not easily obtained, is black with a fine grain. The tools tend to blunt because of the rather gritty nature of the wood. It will take fine detail and a high polish.
Elm (36-37 lb.) Elm, like ash, is a wood familiar in everyday life. We see it in wheelbarrows, furniture and garden seats, and like ash it is tough and strong and suitable for large wood carvings.
Douglas Fir (31 lb.) This is a very strong wood and quite hard. It does, however, have a great tendency to check, split, shrink, and swell.
Holly (36 lb.) This wood fine grained and heavy, is pure white in color. As the holly is of shrub-like proportions, its wood can be used, like boxwood, only for small objects and carvings, musical instruments, and inlay. Holly is fairly easy to work and will take detail without breaking or splitting.
Curly Jarrah (55 lb.) This wood is rich red in color and is probably the most important tree found in Western Australia. It can grow to as much as six feet in diameter. Jarrah carves well and takes a very high natural polish. It is extremely durable. The grain is straight but with a wavy or rippling character.
Iroko This is the West African carver's favorite wood Exposure to air turns the wood from straw color to red and the surface hardens. Finally, however, it becomes hard all through and it is resistant to termites.
Kingwood (70 lb.) This timber, not easily obtained, is found in Brazil and is similar to Indian Rosewood. Sizes are small, the maximum being 18 inch in diameter. The color of the wood is remarkable, almost violet with narrow, regular black stripes interspersed with wide, lighter bands. The grain is uniform and the wood will burnish to a fine natural polish.
Lignum Vitae (80-90 lb.) This is one of the heaviest of all woods and is therefore widely used for mallets and tools where weight and toughness is required. The heartwood is dark greenish brown and the sapwood a contrasting yellow. The fibres of the wood are interlocked and it is impossible to split, though it can be carved with sharp tools.
lime (33 lb.) This is a favorite wood for sculpture. It is firm and pleasant to carve. The color is whitish to yellowish pink. Lime takes stain or bleach readily, the latter turning the timber pure white. It is moderately hard and takes a very good polish. Lime is also used for drawing boards, hat blocks and cabinetwork.
Choose the wood according to their type. From this article we have learned that each of the wood have their own characteristics and typical. Before you start the wood carving, recognize the wood which you have so you will know how to carve it in the proper way for a better result.
Wild Cherry (40 lb.) Like other American fruit woods, wild cherry is a very good carving wood. It needs slow seasoning and tends to split if dried quickly. The sapwood is light and the heart-wood a reddish brown. The texture is fine and even and it takes a smooth polish. It is used also in cabinet work, frames and other decorative work.
Sweet Chestnut (42 lb.) This wood can be mistaken for oak but it is about twenty-five per cent lighter when seasoned. The silver grain present in oak is absent, however. It is easy to work and has been widely used for timber work in churches.
Ebony (63 lb.) Ebony, not easily obtained, is black with a fine grain. The tools tend to blunt because of the rather gritty nature of the wood. It will take fine detail and a high polish.
Elm (36-37 lb.) Elm, like ash, is a wood familiar in everyday life. We see it in wheelbarrows, furniture and garden seats, and like ash it is tough and strong and suitable for large wood carvings.
Douglas Fir (31 lb.) This is a very strong wood and quite hard. It does, however, have a great tendency to check, split, shrink, and swell.
Holly (36 lb.) This wood fine grained and heavy, is pure white in color. As the holly is of shrub-like proportions, its wood can be used, like boxwood, only for small objects and carvings, musical instruments, and inlay. Holly is fairly easy to work and will take detail without breaking or splitting.
Curly Jarrah (55 lb.) This wood is rich red in color and is probably the most important tree found in Western Australia. It can grow to as much as six feet in diameter. Jarrah carves well and takes a very high natural polish. It is extremely durable. The grain is straight but with a wavy or rippling character.
Iroko This is the West African carver's favorite wood Exposure to air turns the wood from straw color to red and the surface hardens. Finally, however, it becomes hard all through and it is resistant to termites.
Kingwood (70 lb.) This timber, not easily obtained, is found in Brazil and is similar to Indian Rosewood. Sizes are small, the maximum being 18 inch in diameter. The color of the wood is remarkable, almost violet with narrow, regular black stripes interspersed with wide, lighter bands. The grain is uniform and the wood will burnish to a fine natural polish.
Lignum Vitae (80-90 lb.) This is one of the heaviest of all woods and is therefore widely used for mallets and tools where weight and toughness is required. The heartwood is dark greenish brown and the sapwood a contrasting yellow. The fibres of the wood are interlocked and it is impossible to split, though it can be carved with sharp tools.
lime (33 lb.) This is a favorite wood for sculpture. It is firm and pleasant to carve. The color is whitish to yellowish pink. Lime takes stain or bleach readily, the latter turning the timber pure white. It is moderately hard and takes a very good polish. Lime is also used for drawing boards, hat blocks and cabinetwork.
Choose the wood according to their type. From this article we have learned that each of the wood have their own characteristics and typical. Before you start the wood carving, recognize the wood which you have so you will know how to carve it in the proper way for a better result.
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French farmhouse tables and antique refectory tables are special stock we supply. We sell antique tables that are made of good quality wood such as oak, cherry, mahogany, chestnut, elm, ash, fruitwood, and trestle. Here is list of finest antique tables we sell antique oak tables, antique mahogany tables, antique oak dining tables, antique chestnut tables, antique fruitwood tables, antique cherry tables, antique elm tables, antique trestle tables and antique ash tables.
Not only antique tables we also business in French provincial furniture and French country furnituresuch as antique chairs, antique chests, antique cupboards, antique dressers, antique desks, antique coffers, antique garden furniture. We hold finest stock of English country furniture and antique furniture dated 17th, 18th and 19th century furniture for sale in our showroom located in Petworth, West Sussex, England. We also have good collection of antique lamps, French lamps and antique candle holders.
Apart from all these antique furniture, we provide very rare and unusual stock of antique rice baskets and antique water buckets for storage. Chinese Rice Baskets, Wooden Water Buckets, Wooden Powder Measure are included in this category.
Our antique tables and antique furniture we provide are of best quality, but at a same time cost is very low. Thus, keeps all trade customers and private customers attracted and have help us to run business successfully for last 30years. Transport and insurance on all purchases to anywhere in world is also offered.
Our another specialty is antique furniture restoration and clock restoration at our Antique Shop in West Sussex, UK. We provide all necessary restoration to a high standard and our antique furniture restoration services includes furniture restoration, veneer repair, wood turning, carving, replacement parts service, lock repair and all general repairs
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Tips to Use Collections in Home Decorating
A wonderful collection window and the person's personality is an extension of hospitality. Almost always the burden of argument, it means that the perfect accessory for the house. What we, as data collection, the collection to display a collection is to focus on, and how small steps intended to protect the collection.
Another important factor in most collections. Hillwood, Marjorie Merriweather Post vast domestic, Washington DC home to Russia and other things of my life with a beautiful collection of porcelain during was about. I do not like all of us inside, the quality of collection, but each house's private collection.
Set which can decorate a room. To discuss the colors, or you can use the inspiration. When you have fun on the return of Florida's sea, the opening cocktail table, inspired by the state clams. The club - the inspiration of the Command Interpreter ambitious in comfortable padded seat, a carpet and sand dollars the color of inspiration is his own. Then I took a piece of this material is a big hall and it was stored in real time, tissues such as the mirror. Because it is the soul of the home address in the form of an interior decorator, when a client's collection. Who is a good collection is a real homeland.
When the dictionary, definition, collection is to compile and install. Nowhere description, an image list and then "" click the edit time is a collection of purchases. What is useful to take the time to collect. Interest in life and he brings a collection.
If you do not know legs, frames, pottery, artwork, a chair or a glass - an attractive way of candle couple of items, including a collection of holiday tourist sites,. A lot of chaos can offer. Running between some stones or shells for collecting. Find items that you use or at home. It's good that his desk in the areas of this group and I was told about, the story in Italy in this small shop is a fake, his great-grandfather, etc., can tell the other was
Since childhood, I have some stones and shells. The stone, which was a big polish Petoskey stones, in addition to not exist. The deposit is collected. It is very small, and has launched in recent times in different places has become a major group. If this Naples, Florida, I had to deal with mussels collected in the morning before work was filled with a large crystal vase is described. From there, it still is a major group of molluscs, we go. I like the collection of sea shells is a collection of glass. Who knows, he may be popular again?
Key handling collection. First he has to change what is collected. Which are attractive and intelligent, kitsch, or something to focus on trying to stock up, not to choose, on their own legacy of a family member. Identify items that you want, this is, as always, is emphasized and, if necessary, at home. If you live in some time at home (, mid century, colonial, historical or otherwise) relating to the collection of the Victorian period. Sometimes, regional settings such as the sea, the tropics, mountains, and you can.
Another important factor in most collections. Hillwood, Marjorie Merriweather Post vast domestic, Washington DC home to Russia and other things of my life with a beautiful collection of porcelain during was about. I do not like all of us inside, the quality of collection, but each house's private collection.
Set which can decorate a room. To discuss the colors, or you can use the inspiration. When you have fun on the return of Florida's sea, the opening cocktail table, inspired by the state clams. The club - the inspiration of the Command Interpreter ambitious in comfortable padded seat, a carpet and sand dollars the color of inspiration is his own. Then I took a piece of this material is a big hall and it was stored in real time, tissues such as the mirror. Because it is the soul of the home address in the form of an interior decorator, when a client's collection. Who is a good collection is a real homeland.
When the dictionary, definition, collection is to compile and install. Nowhere description, an image list and then "" click the edit time is a collection of purchases. What is useful to take the time to collect. Interest in life and he brings a collection.
If you do not know legs, frames, pottery, artwork, a chair or a glass - an attractive way of candle couple of items, including a collection of holiday tourist sites,. A lot of chaos can offer. Running between some stones or shells for collecting. Find items that you use or at home. It's good that his desk in the areas of this group and I was told about, the story in Italy in this small shop is a fake, his great-grandfather, etc., can tell the other was
Since childhood, I have some stones and shells. The stone, which was a big polish Petoskey stones, in addition to not exist. The deposit is collected. It is very small, and has launched in recent times in different places has become a major group. If this Naples, Florida, I had to deal with mussels collected in the morning before work was filled with a large crystal vase is described. From there, it still is a major group of molluscs, we go. I like the collection of sea shells is a collection of glass. Who knows, he may be popular again?
Key handling collection. First he has to change what is collected. Which are attractive and intelligent, kitsch, or something to focus on trying to stock up, not to choose, on their own legacy of a family member. Identify items that you want, this is, as always, is emphasized and, if necessary, at home. If you live in some time at home (, mid century, colonial, historical or otherwise) relating to the collection of the Victorian period. Sometimes, regional settings such as the sea, the tropics, mountains, and you can.
Collections in Home Decorating
A wonderful collection window and the person's personality is an extension of hospitality. Almost always the burden of argument, it means that the perfect accessory for the house. What we, as data collection, the collection to display a collection is to focus on, and how small steps intended to protect the collection.
Another important factor in most collections. Hillwood, Marjorie Merriweather Post vast domestic, Washington DC home to Russia and other things of my life with a beautiful collection of porcelain during was about. I do not like all of us inside, the quality of collection, but each house's private collection.
Set which can decorate a room. To discuss the colors, or you can use the inspiration. When you have fun on the return of Florida's sea, the opening cocktail table, inspired by the state clams. The club - the inspiration of the Command Interpreter ambitious in comfortable padded seat, a carpet and sand dollars the color of inspiration is his own. Then I took a piece of this material is a big hall and it was stored in real time, tissues such as the mirror. Because it is the soul of the home address in the form of an interior decorator, when a client's collection. Who is a good collection is a real homeland.
When the dictionary, definition, collection is to compile and install. Nowhere description, an image list and then "" click the edit time is a collection of purchases. What is useful to take the time to collect. Interest in life and he brings a collection.
If you do not know legs, frames, pottery, artwork, a chair or a glass - an attractive way of candle couple of items, including a collection of holiday tourist sites,. A lot of chaos can offer. Running between some stones or shells for collecting. Find items that you use or at home. It's good that his desk in the areas of this group and I was told about, the story in Italy in this small shop is a fake, his great-grandfather, etc., can tell the other was
Since childhood, I have some stones and shells. The stone, which was a big polish Petoskey stones, in addition to not exist. The deposit is collected. It is very small, and has launched in recent times in different places has become a major group. If this Naples, Florida, I had to deal with mussels collected in the morning before work was filled with a large crystal vase is described. From there, it still is a major group of molluscs, we go. I like the collection of sea shells is a collection of glass. Who knows, he may be popular again?
Key handling collection. First he has to change what is collected. Which are attractive and intelligent, kitsch, or something to focus on trying to stock up, not to choose, on their own legacy of a family member. Identify items that you want, this is, as always, is emphasized and, if necessary, at home. If you live in some time at home (, mid century, colonial, historical or otherwise) relating to the collection of the Victorian period. Sometimes, regional settings such as the sea, the tropics, mountains, and you can.
Another important factor in most collections. Hillwood, Marjorie Merriweather Post vast domestic, Washington DC home to Russia and other things of my life with a beautiful collection of porcelain during was about. I do not like all of us inside, the quality of collection, but each house's private collection.
Set which can decorate a room. To discuss the colors, or you can use the inspiration. When you have fun on the return of Florida's sea, the opening cocktail table, inspired by the state clams. The club - the inspiration of the Command Interpreter ambitious in comfortable padded seat, a carpet and sand dollars the color of inspiration is his own. Then I took a piece of this material is a big hall and it was stored in real time, tissues such as the mirror. Because it is the soul of the home address in the form of an interior decorator, when a client's collection. Who is a good collection is a real homeland.
When the dictionary, definition, collection is to compile and install. Nowhere description, an image list and then "" click the edit time is a collection of purchases. What is useful to take the time to collect. Interest in life and he brings a collection.
If you do not know legs, frames, pottery, artwork, a chair or a glass - an attractive way of candle couple of items, including a collection of holiday tourist sites,. A lot of chaos can offer. Running between some stones or shells for collecting. Find items that you use or at home. It's good that his desk in the areas of this group and I was told about, the story in Italy in this small shop is a fake, his great-grandfather, etc., can tell the other was
Since childhood, I have some stones and shells. The stone, which was a big polish Petoskey stones, in addition to not exist. The deposit is collected. It is very small, and has launched in recent times in different places has become a major group. If this Naples, Florida, I had to deal with mussels collected in the morning before work was filled with a large crystal vase is described. From there, it still is a major group of molluscs, we go. I like the collection of sea shells is a collection of glass. Who knows, he may be popular again?
Key handling collection. First he has to change what is collected. Which are attractive and intelligent, kitsch, or something to focus on trying to stock up, not to choose, on their own legacy of a family member. Identify items that you want, this is, as always, is emphasized and, if necessary, at home. If you live in some time at home (, mid century, colonial, historical or otherwise) relating to the collection of the Victorian period. Sometimes, regional settings such as the sea, the tropics, mountains, and you can.
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