Furniture Restoration and Renovation

Here's a brand new title in Barron's superb home interior decoration series. Smart shoppers for used furniture pieces and those who inherit old and damaged chairs, tables, cabinets, desks, and other wooden items will find photo-illustrated, step-by-step instructions for restoring them. Here are methods for repairing insect damage or ordinary wear-and-tear, then for sanding, staining, painting, gluing loose parts, upholstering, and artistically decorating wood panels to professional standards. Opening chapters discuss tools, materials, finishes, and the types and properties of different varieties of wood. A chapter that follows shows how to examine damaged pieces and decide on the best method of restoration. The many following chapters cover 30 projects. Hundreds of full-color photos.Pascual i Miro, Eva is the author of 'Furniture Restoration and Renovation' with ISBN 9780764116964 and ISBN 0764116967.