Della Galton showed a picture in Facebook of her renovated bird table before and after. Most impressive, to us humans. (I'm wondering whether the birds would have been equally happy when it was rustic.)
I asked how she did it. She said sandpaper and woodstain.
I replied. Thanks. Well done. The trick is to wear protective clothing and gloves and not stain your clothes and hands. Same goes for varnish.
I like to renovate bookends. As a writer I'm very fond of bookends. I had the misfortune to succomb to a house containing the once stylish open ended bookshelves. Have any other book lovers had this problem?
Open ended bookshelves are fine for displaying ornaments; but open ends are a disaster for piling up vertical books. Heavy books, worse-still lightweight books, quickly, or slowly slide off. It's as if you had a household of clumsy book-loving poltergeists which throw books on the floor.
I eventually persuaded somebody to nail metal book ends to both ends of the shelf. It didn't look purpose built. But it was better than before.
I asked how she did it. She said sandpaper and woodstain.
I replied. Thanks. Well done. The trick is to wear protective clothing and gloves and not stain your clothes and hands. Same goes for varnish.
I like to renovate bookends. As a writer I'm very fond of bookends. I had the misfortune to succomb to a house containing the once stylish open ended bookshelves. Have any other book lovers had this problem?
Open ended bookshelves are fine for displaying ornaments; but open ends are a disaster for piling up vertical books. Heavy books, worse-still lightweight books, quickly, or slowly slide off. It's as if you had a household of clumsy book-loving poltergeists which throw books on the floor.
I eventually persuaded somebody to nail metal book ends to both ends of the shelf. It didn't look purpose built. But it was better than before.
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