Do it yourself furniture made of wood – is it so difficult?
The design of any room involves not only the selection of finishing materials for walls and floors, but also the arrangement of furniture. The latter determines in many ways how comfortable and convenient it will be to use a particular room. It is not always possible to immediately purchase a ready-made version, and custom-made manufacturing can be quite a costly event. In such a situation, it is best to make furniture with your own hands from wood, choosing the right solution for configuration and design.
Materials for the manufacture of furniture: our tips will help you make the right choice
The choice in favor of wood is made thanks to the advantages of this natural material:
Durability. Subject to production technology and the formation of a protective layer, it is possible to guarantee a long service life of products made from solid wood. Continue reading
Solid wood furniture
To emphasize the natural beauty of solid wood furniture and protect it from the negative effects of the environment, various protective and decorative coatings (transparent and opaque) are used.
Transparent materials used in the decoration of wooden furniture include varnishes, varnishes, wax-based mastics and organic oils. They not only do not hide the texture and natural color of wood, but also very beneficially emphasize its natural beauty.
Opaque coatings include various paints that hide texture and color, as a result of which, as a rule, they are used in the manufacture of furniture from solid wood of low-value species. Continue reading
Storage of wooden furniture
Planning a repair or relocation? To save furniture and appliances from accidental damage, pollution and other negative influences, we recommend renting a special box for temporary storage. The closest attention in such situations requires wooden furniture, prone to cracks, scratches, deformations or damage by fungus. To preserve the integrity and attractive appearance during its storage, sufficient free space and the observance of the optimal temperature regime are required.
When repairing or moving wooden furniture is stored along with clothing, household appliances and other items. To place everything in one room and avoid the risk of damage, you need to pick up a large box. Ideally, all stored items should not be in contact with each other, which means that the area of the warehouse should be calculated with some margin. Continue reading
FOR SAVING A WOODEN FURNITURE AND A PARQUET
To preserve wooden furniture and parquet
Wooden floor coverings, furniture, musical instruments and other accessories made of wood, which are present in residential buildings, office premises, shops, are sensitive to environmental influences. In other words, they are no less demanding on healthy climatic conditions than people. Why? The tree absorbs or loses moisture and, accordingly, expands or dries out, depending on the level of humidity and ambient temperature. Everyone who has ever worked with it knows about this dependence of wood on humidity and temperature. Let’s recall, if of course we carefully listened to sellers of wooden furniture and parquet, that it would not be recognized as a guarantee case that parquet had dried up and the coating was all cracked if we did not comply with the requirements for caring for it. Continue reading
Bed materials: is it all wood that looks like it?
Wooden beds are loved by many for their attractive appearance, naturalness, durability and the ability to create a truly comfortable, homely atmosphere. However, is all the furniture that looks like wood really is and possesses the indicated properties? No, not all, because due to the high cost, few decide to purchase furniture from solid wood, but turn to more affordable, thereby more attractive substitutes like chipboard and MDF.
In this article we will try to figure out what modern beds can be made of and what qualities they will possess.
Solid wood beds
Let’s start with solid wood furniture. During its production, high-quality, well-dried wood without knots and cracks is taken, it can be either whole boards or composite boards from separate pieces connected by glue (glued board), which are then ground and varnished. Continue reading
