Wood
Stackable vs fixed dining chairs — Storing the spares
Stackable vs fixed dining chairs is a trade of everyday comfort against stored floor space — six stackable chairs occupy about 4 square feet…
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Wobbly Side Table or Bent Hairpin Legs: What to Replace and How
How to Fix a Sagging Bookshelf, and the Span That Caused It
How to Fix a Wobbly Wooden Desk: Wobble Is a Joint Problem
Anti-Tip Kits for Dressers: How to Fit One Into Solid Wood Properly
Dresser Drawer Will Not Slide? Start With the Back Panel
Wooden Bed Frame Squeaking? It Is a Joint, Not a Board
Dining Tables
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Head chairs vs side chairs — Where arms belong
Head chairs vs side chairs is the decision about whether two of your six chairs should have arms — and it costs you 4…
Wood Care
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Best Finish for a Solid Wood Table Top: Oil, Hard Wax Oil or Film
Oil, hard wax oil or a film finish fail in three different ways. The row that decides most purchases is whether you can repair one square inch of it.
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Wood Filler vs Wood Putty vs Epoxy: Which One Your Repair Actually Needs
Filler sands and takes finish, putty does neither, epoxy is the only one with strength. Which of the three each repair actually needs, with a comparison table.
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Desks
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Desks
How thick should a desktop be? 1 to 1.5 inches
How thick should a desktop be? 1 to 1.5 inches for a normal desk — and past a 48-inch span, thickness is the cheapest thing…
Coffee & Side Tables
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Wood
Armchair vs accent chair — Comfort or punctuation
Armchair vs accent chair is the difference between a chair bought to be sat in for two hours and one bought to finish a…
How wide is an armchair? 30 to 40 inches
How wide is an armchair? 30 to 40 inches overall — but the number that decides whether you are comfortable is the 20 to 22 inches…