Furniture Reporter

Skate Study House have a passion for skateboards and mid-century design. So they decided why not combine the two. Hmmm. Anyway the results are briliant - even though I would prefer the original Eames lounger, their version is not that bad!

Furniture is one of the most important components of every home. Along with making our life and living at home comfortable, they are also responsible for overall interior design. They play a major role in interior designing also. To keep their look and state along with positive look for our home we need to take proper care of our furniture goods.

Furniture items are of various types and caring tips of all furniture items are not alike. It varies according to the items used in making of that furniture. There are some best tips for various type of furniture:

Fine Furniture Care: This is among one of the most important asset for every home. The proper care and cleaning of your furniture will help you to maintain the original beauty and finish forever.

1. Keep furniture out of direct sunlight, it will keep their shine and glow forever.
2. Place furniture away from heating and air conditioning ventilations.
3. Clean any type of dirt and sticky materials as soon as possible.
4. Use some kind of protection like coasters and tablecloths for furniture during use.
5. Lift and place furniture instead of sliding across surfaces.
6. Rotate accessories on your furniture periodically that will avoid any chances of scratches.
7. Dust your furniture regularly and polish every 4-6 months, they will look like new always.

Leather Furniture: Leather furniture is among most elegant types of furniture, they are pleasant to have in any style of home, and generally brings a new light to the portion it is placed. In order to hold the value of your leather furniture follows a few simple tasks. That will keep your leather furniture looking, feeling, and even smelling new.

1. Aniline leather should be cleaned with a soft cloth and vacuumed with a soft brush extension.
2. Rub the leather down with a cleaning solution to preserve the quality of the leather.
3. You can clean Aniline plus leather furniture & other living room furniture in the same manner you would the Aniline leather; simply dust with a soft cloth and vacuum with a soft brush extension.

If you want your home furniture to be with you and your home for longer duration, then give some time to their proper care and cleaning, and you will enjoy the finish and comfort of your furniture till longer duration

Surface Two is made of a steel structure, molded foam and rug. It is an innovative approach for the well known silhouette of the chaise. Extremely cosy, elegant and sculptural, it will naturally play the centerpiece role in a variety of ambients, from residential to public use.

Extract from Ricardo Antonio

Daniel Enoksson Pieces, group of furniture that using several mix-up materials in the main design such as steel and wood. The starting point in this project is Daniel want to create a contrast between different color and using different materials in creating the design. The idea is, to create a different character in a group and at the same time would work with in a group. Made from pine, MDF, and steel, these tables play up the contrast between all the composition between all the pieces. +Daniel Enoksson

I thought I was going to be glad I had finally finished the mosaics and could move on to staining. I was wrong.

Until yesterday, I’d never used a water based stain before. Now I know why. Normally, for bright colors I prefer to use aniline dye, using alcohol as the solvent. But I was in Home Depot at the time and minwax had a water based stain that came in purple. I figured “hey, I’m already here. I don’t have to order online for this.” and brought it home.

Yeah. There’s a reason I order online. I am sure that realistically, there’s wood surfaces this works well on. This just wasn’t one of those projects.

The first thing I did was once again, clean my surface thoroughly so it was free of dust, dirt and any residue. However be careful of your pencil lines, so you don’t accidentally erase them.

After that, I applied the purple stain to where it needed to go. Before anyone asks, yes I did this freehand- no tape.

I left the stain on longer than I should have (I am used to oil based stains and alcohol dyes) so I had to fight to get it off. It stuck like paint. This is what it looked like after that first coat came off:

So…not great. Not terrible, but not great. I was less than impressed with the stuff, to be honest. So I went back and tried another coat.

To be honest, I wasn’t sure if this result was better or worse. I put the problem aside and decided to work on the background. I taped off all the stained and mosaic areas first, so I could, in theory, avoid getting stain on them.

I then gave up on water based stains for the moment and went back to an oil based stain for the background.

This is where you can see any unevenness in the sanding process. I wasn’t too concerned, since I knew I would be doing multiple coats anyway.

That got me this result, once the tape was removed:

So I realized I hated that, and tried again.

I realized I hated that too, and finally realized that because of the veneer I was never going to get the kind of saturation of color I wanted without running the risk of breaking through the veneer entirely. I painted all the purple parts and the mosaics with a thin coat of shellac to act as a resist, and then I went back with the stain and instead of just wiping it off as normal, I ragged it off with a paper towel, creating a mottled appearance (which was at least done purposely.)

I was finally happy with this, and so I left it alone. At this point, I am going to leave this alone to dry, and in the meantime, work on one of the doors. By the time I’m done with that, I can feel safer about moving the case so I can get to the other side to work on it. I won’t start finishing it until the whole thing is done, so it can dry thoroughly. I also have to decide what I’m finishing it *with*, and what level of sheen it will have.

But next up, I’ll work on one of the doors.