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Furniture Restauration: Bringing Back a Vintage Chair to Life

07.05 lavka-reznostei (lavka-reznostei)

I don't like Soviet furniture. It is sad and richly varnished. But it is made out of beech wood. Not cheap pine but noble beech! Read

How to Save a Bedside Table with Your Own Hands

18.04.2017 THEVINGERT

Once upon a time, there was a vintage cupboard from the 60s, the top with a spot probably from brilliant green.Some minor chips on the leg. Read

If Your Grandma's Set is broken, Turn the Shards into Cabochons

30.11.2016 BEAUTY-SHOP by Batirova Julia

One day my husband accidentally broke a sugar bowl from my great-grandmother's tea set. The Imperial porcelain factory and all that. Read

Restoration of a Samovar Table with Your Own Hands

22.06.2017 lavka-reznostei (lavka-reznostei)

The story is about how I was asked to help people to get rid of a strange table and here it is — a brand new piece of furniture called a samovar table of the beginning of the 20th century. Read

Restoring an Old Shelf in the Shebbi-Chic Style

28.02 Dekor dlya doma i sada Azov Garden

You need any shelf with scalloped details and flowing shapes, carved decoration would be even better. Read

A New Life of an Old Kerosene Lamp

16.05.2017 lavka-reznostei (lavka-reznostei)

It remembers being wrapped in crispy paper. Then it was brought to a house, unpacked, poured kerosene inside and began to give light and warmth for a big family. Read

Restoring an Old Kerosene Lamp

15.02 Irina Voloschenko. Buryan

This lamp was not in a good condition. I needed much patience to restore it, and there's a recipe below. Read