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Which Mattress Size is Right For You?

Before purchasing a new bed make sure you know what size your current mattress is or what size you would like to have in the future. Below is a chart of the most common sizes for the United States, UK, and Asia. MATTRESS SIZES: CALIFORNIA KING: A mattress that measures 72 inches wide and 84 inches long. EASTERN [...]

How to Care for Solid Wood Furniture

Take the time to learn how to care for your solid wood furniture and it will last for generations. Our hand carved mahogany furniture is created by expert craftsmen, so you only need to do basic maintenance to keep it looking beautiful.Basic Care for Wood Furniture There are some basic precautions you can take to care [...]

The "Solid Wood" Test

If you don't know a lot about furniture construction, what types of joints to look for, what types of woods, or the pros and cons of different finishing techniques, try this simple "solid wood" test to quickly gauge quality: Ask the company what their furniture is made of: If they say that they build with solid hardwoods [...]

Know your Antique Styles: Victorian Furniture

Furniture fit for a Queen... Today's Victorian furniture originates from a period in time when the ever-beloved Queen Victoria reigned England. As one of the few queens in history to marry non-royalty from the middle class, Queen Victoria had a special place in the people's hearts which reflected culturally, all the way down to the style of [...]

Wood Joints—The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

Good reproduction furniture will not just be nailed or glued together. The type of wood joinery is one of the most important elements in determining a piece of furniture’s quality. Today we'll give some examples of the best-practices and worst-practices in terms of this aspect of woodworking. The Good: The good kinds of joinery employ a method [...]

Basic and Advance Order Customizations

Whether you want changes made to our existing products or a new creation designed and built from scratch, our catalog is just the beginning. Every item you’ll find is fully customizable with any upholstery, finish, stain, paint color, or level of distress. We can even match samples from your own existing furniture. Or, if the piece you’re really looking [...]

Use Mayonnaise to Get Rid of Water Marks on Wood Furniture

I’m sure it’s not the first thing you contemplate when you think about cleaning products, but using mayonnaise to get rid of that water mark on your favorite coffee table is a great way to restore the piece to its original beauty.How To 1. Grab two tablespoons of mayo and spread it evenly onto a paper [...]

What are the Disadvantages of Wood Veneer?

People are initially attracted to veneers because they offer a cost-efficient alternative to traditional wood and may appear quite similar at first blush. But there’s a reason why solid wood furniture costs more.Most Common Problems with Wood Veneer The quality of veneers is absolutely lower compared to its hardwood counterpart. Veneer products are extremely thin and [...]

Know your Antique Styles: Sheraton Furniture

The Sheraton style of antique reproduction furniture is attributed to none other than Thomas Sheraton, a trained cabinetmaker who took a liking to drawing and geometry at a young age and used those skills to develop one of the most influential furniture styles of the nineteenth century. Born with humble beginnings in the town of Stockton-on-Tees [...]

Know your Antique Styles: Elizabethan Furniture

The Elizabethan era produced one of the most well-respected and influential leaders of England’s rich history – Queen Elizabeth I – and with her came an elegant and sophisticated furniture style that can still be seen in households across the world today.Origins The Elizabethan style emerged as a transition from the designs of the English Renaissance [...]

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