Tag Archives: furniture

buying used craigslist furniture…afraid of bed bugs?

I live in NYC and don’t have a lot of money for furniture. I am thinking about buying a wicker chair from craigslist..but am paranoid about bedbugs. what should I do?

Dye exploded all over deck and lawn furniture! PLEASE HELP?

I was throwing a packet of pond dye into my pond. It exploded in the air and now it is all over my cushioned pond furniture and white deck. How can I get it off. Any suggestions are appreciated

To prime or not to prime?

We are in the process of remodeling my daughter’s bedroom. She wants light yellow walls and white furniture. I know that when you have old walls (we bought a very old house), you have to prime over the bad stains and I know that to cover dark furniture I have to prime before painting white. … Continue reading

Can I put outdoor carpet (about 12×12 ft) on my lawn and arrange a grouping of furniture on it?

I want something I can mow around, not have to move furniture, have a surface that’s friendly to bare feet where the furniture is. But I’m wondering if the outdoor carpet will hold up?

I have some wooden garden chairs and benches that need some color. Should I paint or stain? Also, I'd like to?

some real color but don’t want the furniture to look tacky. I like things to look natural since I live on a river and the landscape is all indigenous to the area. One bench over-looks the river, two others are in a patio area. I also have a picnic table that could use to be … Continue reading

Do wrought Iron chandeliers go with traditonal 18th Century furniture?

I fell in love with a chandelier for my foyer at Lowes. It is wrought iron and called aged copper. It’s open in the sense that it looks like a cage. Maybe it would be called a coachman’s lantern style sort of. It has candles in it where you put the small bulbs. This isn’t … Continue reading

How can I get my things back from a handyman?

Early in May, I hired a handyman (that I found on craigslist) to pick up a couch that I had bought. I had also wanted a couple of wicker pieces painted and a table stained and painted. I paid the handyman up front for gas (the store was about 45 min away). When he brought … Continue reading

Searching to purchase a wicker material only…. where can i find it and purchase them?

I live in southern california and having a hard time searching for wicker and i tryed searching online and its complicated also i try to find it from store to store. i need a wicker material only not furniture, just the wicker material that i can replace the old wicker from an old kitchen chairs. … Continue reading

I'm looking for a company that sells upper deck wrought iron furniture?

The type of furniture is a wrought iron setee 2 chairs and a table. Mostly used outdoors but could be in.

I'm looking for a company that sells upper deck wrought iron furniture?

The type of furniture is a wrought iron setee 2 chairs and a table. Mostly used outdoors but could be in.