House & Home Focus: How to Overhaul the Look of a Table

Let's see how we can provide a new opportunity to the coffee table that we thought and discard. A task that requires great skill and with excellent results. Need: a sheet of foam rubber, a foot of cloth, sandpaper, wax and dye. The first thing to do is to try to put in proper condition the wood structure of the table. For this we need to sand the legs gently. This must be done in the sense of wood grain to ensure that it is completely clean of any remaining paint. After thoroughly cleaning to ensure that no speck of sawdust may alter the termination of wax and dye that will give you. It will be critical to let it dry well then not stain the fabric we use. It is necessary to wait at least a good 24 hours for drying. Staple the foam after it has to be a whole piece and as far over the table edges. Ideally, either with a thickness of 5 cm or larger. From the convenient location of this piece of foam depends on the outcome we achieve. Now we place the fabric with staples, which must have the same dimensions as the foam and two inches in length to put everything inside the manner of a hem. First we set the sides, firm to avoid creases and wrinkles. The corners of the more difficult, you'd better make two folds, one on each side and try to unite them in the bottom edge. As we also do hems, if on a piece of cloth can be cut without difficulty. May also be given a few stitches with a single strand to avoid fraying. To complete the work, we take shine to the legs of the table with a cotton cloth. Please note that if you plan to use the table quite often, it put a thick glass on the upholstery.

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Friday, December 25, 2009

How to Overhaul the Look of a Table

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