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A Wall Street Journal Top 10 Crucial Home & Design Book for Beginners A Library Journal Best Book of the Year An Amazon Best Book of the Month Christophe Pourny learned the art of furniture restoration in his father's atelier in the South of France. In this, his first book, he teaches readers everything they need to know about the provenance and history of furniture, as well as how to restore, update, and care for their furniture--from antiques to midcentury pieces, family heirlooms or funky flea-market finds. The heart of the book is an overview of Pourny's favorite techniques--ceruse, vernis anglais, and water gilding, among many others--with full-color step-by-step photographs to ensure that readers can easily replicate each refinishing technique at home. Pourny brings these techniques to life with a chapter devoted to real-world refinishing projects, from a veneered table to an ebonized desk, a gilt frame to a painted northern European hutch. Rounding out this comprehensive guide is care and maintenance information, including how to properly clean leather, polish hardware, fix a broken leg, and replace felt pads, as well as recipes to make your own wax, shellac, varnish, stain, and more. Product DetailsISBN-13: 9781579655358 Media Type: Hardcover Publisher: Artisan Publication Date: 11-04-2014 Pages: 304 Product Dimensions: 7.80(w) x 9.90(h) x 1.10(d)About the Author Christophe Pourny is one of the most esteemed furniture restorers in the business. Descended from a long line of artisans, he was reared in his father’s atelier in the South of France and apprenticed at his uncle Pierre Madel’s legendary antiques shop on rue Jacob in Paris. Today, Pourny restores furniture out of his own atelier in Brooklyn, New York.
About a year ago, I posted a photo of a super sad piece of wood furniture to my Instagram Stories asking my community if there was anything short of a full, professional refinishing that could make the surface look better. (It was something I’d bought at a yard sale that I felt wasn’t worth the refinishing costs.
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A quick $90 antique dresser restoration with before and after pictures using a finish restore and taking only 45 minutes.
I was amazed at what was underneath all that veneer on this wood dresser. I'll never walk away from veneer damage ever again.
Well, well, well, WELCOME to our Friday ritual where you get to see some fun furniture transformations, occasional retail wish lists, and maybe even some WIERD furniture every so often to keep us entertained and
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The past year has shown us perhaps more than ever how vital outdoor spaces are. Living, dining, holiday retreat...your outdoor plot can do it all. Whether you have a tiny terrace or acres to play with, our ideas will help you max out your outdoors and create your own soothing oasis. Learn the tricks to
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A laminate MCM night stand gets a two tone makeover using gel stain and paint. Learn how to up your refinishing game by "staining" fake wood furniture. To watch the video tutorial click here. For someone who flips furniture for profit - I have a confession. I'd been using a box for a night stand
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Easily Renew Wood Cabinets Without Actually Refinishing: Our kitchen and bathroom wooden cabinets are over 30 years old. They were water stained, drab and ugly. I wanted to refinish them without all the work and cost of actual refinishing. I found products at Home Depot; it was so easy, and only cost abou…
Learn how to refinish furniture faster and easier by avoiding stripping. A seasoned pro tells you how to clean, repair and restore old worn finishes without messy chemical strippers. Furniture refinishing will be easier from here on out!
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Update all that old ORANGE-Y wood one SIMPLE way!! No sanding, no stripping!!! One product is all you need.
Here's how to easily remove paint and varnish from furniture. Now you can buy anything online and make it ready for a new life in your home!
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Pour éclaircir un meuble de façon naturelle, plusieurs techniques existent: 1. La lessive saint marc ou la lessive de soude. 2 options existent: - eau très chaude + un des deux produits, passer à l'éponge ou au pinceau. Le liquide qui coule est en...
Secretary Desk Makeover w/ Duck Egg Blue & 3 Different Colored Waxes for depth and dimension! (Chalk Paint® by Annie Sloan)
Learn how to refinish furniture faster and easier by avoiding stripping. A seasoned pro tells you how to clean, repair and restore old worn finishes without messy chemical strippers. Furniture refinishing will be easier from here on out!
Just got the perfect piece of furniture but how do you remove the smell from it? Follow these steps to get rid of the smell.
This wooden writing bureau is such a useful piece of furniture but needed some updating. I painted the bureau grey on the outside and white on the inside. The…
Follow this tutorial to see how to paint laminate furniture the easy way. A no sanding, no priming method to paint laminate furniture in three easy steps.
