This handy little book contains a detailed, step-by-step guide to home
furniture repair, dealing with practical methods of repairing and
renovating furniture, making loose covers, modernising old furniture,
enamelling, staining, and polishing. A wonderful little book for those
interested in home furniture maintenance, this text contains a wealth of
information on a variety of subjects and constitutes a worthy addition
to collections of DIY literature. The chapters of this book include:
'Practical Methods of Repairing Furniture', 'How to Repair a Settee',
'Re-Upholstering a Dining-Room Chair', 'How to make Loose Covers',
'Modernising old Furniture', 'French Polishing', 'Wormholes in
Furniture', 'Care of Upholstered Furniture'. We are proud to republish
this antique text now complete with a new introduction on making and
restoring furniture.