Oriental silk rugs (and their cousins, Persian rugs) are simply gorgeous. They allude to a certain tasteful style which is both exotic and luxurious, yet at the same time classic and timeless all at once. Open any magazine with interior photos and there is probably at least one image in there with (what else, […]
Useful tips
Wood furniture polishes and wood furniture care
We carry two main brands of wax polish for furniture. Both are hard wax polishes. Golden Rooster is domestic brand which seems to be partnered with Kiwi. While this works fine, there is chemical smell to the wax which I personally find undesirable. It relatively inexpensive. Harrell’s Traditional Wax Furniture Polish contains beeswax and is […]
Useful Tips and Hints for cleaning and repairing antiques
This is a massive list of tips called Antique Alchemy which have been compiled from various reader feedback and other web sources.
Fall trade fairs for furniture, home decor and antiques.
If you are a buyer and need the rundown on the fall trade show schedule for China, see our post on our other blog entitled:Fall schedule for furniture and decor trade shows, expos and other happening in China
From design to finished product – manufacturing your home decor product in asia
If you are designer or retailer of lighting, accessories or other home decor items and have designs you are considering producing over in this part of the world, this is a worthwhile post outlaying the initial steps to manufacturing your home decor products in Asia.
Wood Finishing Articles & Information
Here is some great collection of articles I found on wood finish supply.com’s website about lacquers & wood finishing. Its quite technical and really intended for woodworkers and the like but if that’s you, then this is a good resource. Here is a sample of some of the articles: The Anatomy of A Wood FinishThese […]