Unfinished furniture is a prized commodity. The best kinds of cheap unfinished furniture are made of high-class wood and generally speaking “hot off the shelf”, so to speak. This is not to say that furniture that has been on the shelf for a while is not [...] Continue Reading…

Here’s a few things to know about pine furniture:

- It doesn’t respond well to oil-based stains.

- Make sure you either have it waxed regularly or seal it with water-proof varnish, otherwise it may warp.

- the proper term for a lot of pine wood is ‘Deal’. This [...] Continue Reading…

After you have bought an unfinished furniture piece that you like, the next step is finishing it in the style and color of your choice. To do this, you will need to sand the piece, paint it, and finish it. (Note that ‘finish’ is here being [...] Continue Reading…