Remodelista, the great home-design website, recently invited ‘the improvised life’ to do a guest post about the The Furniture Doctor, classic repair manual that we mentioned a couple of weeks back. We are thrilled. The post is up on Remodelista now, with gorgeous photos by Ellen Silverman, and the tale of that essential book. Thanks Remodelista! Related…
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Over the years, I’ve furnished my living spaces with second-hand furniture, scavenged from flea markets, thrift stores, Ebay, and occasionally, found on the street. Early on, I didn’t really know what I was doing; I just bought stuff whose look I liked, that I could use, that seemed well-made. I’d clean the wood with Briwax,…
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