We are making a rare trip to IKEA tomorrow in part to get a table and chairs for our one-year old. What are other IKEA items that we should look at for him?
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posted by Xalf
on Apr 27, 2013 -
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I found
this coffee table on Craigslist for $15. While structurally it's pretty sound, the previous owners painted it; it looks like they may have just spray painted the poor thing without a drop of primer or sealant, because the top is chipping (see photos). Not ever one to leave passable alone, I decided that I had to repaint it. I've read as many furniture painting tutorials as I could get my hands on - the best seemed to be
DIY on the Cheap,
Young House Love,
Centsational Girl, and
Mouse House - and I still have a few questions for you guys.
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posted by Devika
on Apr 25, 2013 -
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I have an old armchair that I'd like to reupholster, but I have zero prior experience in the "furniture repair / restoration" field. I was wondering if anyone could recommend a very basic "step-by-step" guide to get me started.
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posted by NYC-BB
on Jan 21, 2013 -
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I bought a timber couch to restore. Is it a designer piece, and if so, does anyone recognise the designer?
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posted by lottie
on Nov 25, 2012 -
11 answers
Is
good-quality (not obtained from Freecycle or off the street) used furniture, from a reputable dealer, still a high (or high enough) risk for bedbugs?
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posted by Rosie M. Banks
on Nov 5, 2012 -
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How long have furniture manufacturers been dousing foam padding with chemical flame retardants? My husband and I would like to start a family in the near future and we're trying to eliminate and replace our PBDE-saturated furniture in order to create a safer environment for baby. All the new organic/ natural latex padded furniture we've found is way out of our price range, so I'm wondering if vintage finds (sans lead paint) might be another safe alternative?
posted by lmpatte2
on Oct 23, 2012 -
9 answers
I saw this awesome rocking chair at yesterday's Free Comic Book day in Hoboken. The store says the owner is emotionally attached to it and not quite ready to sell it. So... does anybody know where to find a chair just like this?
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posted by monospace
on May 6, 2012 -
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I've lost a key to an old cabinet and I need to get it open, preferably without destroying anything.
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posted by metsauce
on Apr 22, 2012 -
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Affordable furniture in Los Angeles? What should we even look for in terms of a (moderate) quality couch?
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posted by fillsthepews
on Mar 3, 2012 -
18 answers
Help me furnish my living room with child-friendly, chic, stow-away-able chairs
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posted by akomom
on Jan 25, 2012 -
8 answers
I just bought the
Karlstad chair from IKEA. It's slightly defective and I'm wondering how bad it would be if I overlooked this particular defect and went ahead with putting it together anyway.
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posted by lunasol
on Jan 8, 2012 -
13 answers
How to go about buying furniture in Bali (Indonesia) and getting it to Sydney (Australia)?
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posted by vidur
on Nov 6, 2011 -
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How can I create some privacy from noise in an open floor plan office (700 sq. feet) while keeping it a really cool, collaborative place? Weird ideas totally welcome!
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posted by michaelh
on Oct 30, 2011 -
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Where would I go to find out more information about a chair that we found at a thrift store. I want to know its style and if it is a collectible?
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posted by cmh0150
on Jun 26, 2011 -
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How would you go about moving or buying furniture when your new place has a single entrance that is, when opened, only 26 inches wide and has very steep stairs?
I posted earlier and got great responses about my new place that I thought I'd bring another challenge to discussion and would love the feedback.
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posted by hillabeans
on May 12, 2011 -
13 answers
At the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, I saw this side table with some sort of basket underneath. What is the purpose of the basket?
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posted by rikhei
on Mar 3, 2011 -
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On a walk through the alley behind my apartment building, I discovered a beautiful vintage vinyl-upholstered bar next to the dumpster, abandoned by some craigslist-averse neighbor. Unfortunately, it appears to have absorbed several gallons of this morning's downpour. There are a few tears in the vinyl, and the foam beneath is saturated- ditto for the plywood shelves. Is it salvageable? Should I try to use a hairdryer, or will that only hasten the development of dry rot?
posted by t(h)om(as)
on Feb 28, 2011 -
7 answers
High ergonomics to cost ratio office furniture for people who sit at their desks 12 hours a day?
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posted by snafu
on Dec 13, 2010 -
17 answers
We are redoing a bathroom. We need a wooden vanity cabinet that is made with plywood, not particle board or furniture board. Ideally we need this within the next few weeks.We have a sink top, just need the cabinet. Everything at Home Depot was particle board. We are in Morris County NJ, north central Jersey. Any suggestions, ideas?
posted by mermayd
on Nov 20, 2010 -
11 answers
Should the words “old-fashioned” and “homemade” ever appear in the same sentence as “furniture stripper”? Is there a chemist in the house?
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posted by Diablevert
on Oct 29, 2010 -
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We have six Herman Miller
Aeron chairs in varying states of disrepair in our office. Some need new parts and a couple don't tilt or raise properly, etc. Some were bought new and some were bought secondhand, and everything I've found online says to take them to a dealer, which I'd like to avoid (hassle, having no chairs for a while, etc). I'd like someone to come over and diagnose them and replace parts and/or fix them on-site (I'm in Manhattan). Anybody know a service that does this?
posted by notclosed
on Jul 31, 2010 -
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Decorating a small flat in London on a budget without resorting to IKEA? I'm tired of having my place looking studenty and would like to pick up some nice, unique furnishings and accessories. I don't have a lot of space or money to work with, however. I know about Gumtree, but can you recommend some stores I can visit to get ideas as well as buy cool stuff? I live in W2 (which isn't exactly budget-friendly, I know.)
posted by jetsetlag
on Apr 8, 2010 -
13 answers
My display cabinet cost me $1000 in 2003. It's mostly in very good condition, but has some scratches on the solid pine bottom shelf.
Similar (less well made) models are selling new for $1500 today.
What price should I advertise it for? What should be the lowest price that I accept for it?
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posted by Oceanesque
on Feb 5, 2010 -
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