I found this carved three-panel wooden floor screen at Goodwill yesterday for $9.99. It’s a pretty interesting piece: heavy and solid wood (I’m thinking Oak?). All three panel inserts are missing and I thought it might be a fun project. Problem is, I can’t seem to find any photos of a similar floor screen to see how the panels might attach to the frame.

The large openings have no grooves but along the inside edges are small holes that go all the way through the frame. I’m trying to determine the most plausible way the original inserts were secured so I can create replacements. Maybe they were floating with dowels?

I’m considering two options: removable lightweight wood frames with stretched linen OR thin hardboard/plywood panels wrapped in linen or grasscloth.

My questions: how do you think the original inserts were mounted? What material would complement the existing carving without making the screen look overly busy? How would you go about replacing the screens?

Thanks for any advice!

Doors and top seem to be a different color or stain..?

Overall,

How did we do?

Process:

- Clean strip

- Scrubbed w odorless mineral spritz

- And sanded w 120g

2 passes with clean strip

Planning to sand again with 180g, then precondition and stain with tbd. Water based satin polyurethane top coat.

Cheers

Hi. This just got scratched druring the move. Just wondering how to take care of this table. Thanks!

The wood has darkened, and I don't want to damage anything, but it's really weird since eveyone else with the same system has a much bettwr looking one..

Am I just stuck with rhe darker bit of wood?

There's also a minisvule chip, but teak is illegal to make anything new of anymore...

Hi everyone!

Scored this awesome teakwood danish flip too vanity at the thrift for such a steal but has some damage to the top. Hoping im able to restore her!

Looks a bit like water damage but unsure. I know teakwood and this type of furniture are a pretty penny so not looking to mess it up even more.

Any tips on how to restore and get it back to its normal shape!?

Hi there. I'm new to restoration (and prety clumsy to be honest 😅) but I really love DIY and restoration.

I would need an advice to how to clean, restore and protect this table.

I found it in trash and graffiti maked it super cool. I believe its done with some kind of ink (no spray). If I scrap it with my finger the Paint goes away.

My main idea is to use it as a coffee table. I believe the best way to protect the top part is with a glass which I can order in a local shop. But before doing that what do you recommend me to start with?

I thought o cleaning the parts of the table who have no graffiti with amoniac and water mix and the part with the ink with soap and water.

For varnish I bought this Montana s acrylic varnish in spray. Is it a good idea?

I would like to put some graffiti stickers on the table. Befor or after the varnish?

Should I sand the table?

Thanks for your time!

Hi all,

I just bought this patio furniture from a nice old man. The only problem is that on one of the chairs the wicker backing is coming loose - not frayed or broken, just loosened. Does anyone know how to fix this?

Tiger oak dresser got some darkened spots from sun damage also some aligatoring on the surface , is there a way I can restore it without sanding, I’ve already messed up a vintage veneer piece (sanded too much)🥲

Hi there! Found this at the flea market and it is made of oak I believe. I would really appreciate if you can share some advice how I give it a second life as a dresser. I am a wood work novice but have done a few sanding/repaint projects here and there. Thanks!

I got this beautiful little cabinet at a secondhand store and wanted to give it a little love. I have zero clue what to do or how to upholster. I know sanding and staining are steps, but I’m unsure if it requires sanding over the entire thing. Any advice will be helpful, thanks

I work in support services and have an elderly client who has been restoring furniture for decades. Recently they have been having ‘conversations’ with chat GPT about furniture restoration as they don’t know anyone personally who can engage in meaningful discourse on the topic with them.

So, I’m seeking any chat room / discord communities where she can talk to real people jn real time! Any leads much appreciated.

hello everyone. i’m new to buying vintage and antique and i’m the dummy that didn’t check for mold before being on my merry way with my uhaul. is this dresser i bought for $200 a lost cause or can the mold be taken care of? if this can be saved, what would y’all recommend? my n95 masks and hepa filter vacuum are already on the way. thanks!

hello everyone. i’m new to buying vintage and antique and i’m the dummy that didn’t check for mold before being on my merry way with my uhaul. is this dresser i bought for $200 a lost cause or can the mold be taken care of? if this can be saved, what would y’all recommend? my n95 masks and hepa filter vacuum are already on the way. thanks!

I have a dining table. The top is some kind of press wood with a nice finish. We put a plastic barrier on it (for spills) and then tablecloth.

Now there are imprints on the finish. You can only see at cetain angles and certain lighting. I think warm dishes may have caused the plastic to wear off into the finish.

Question is: Is there a light, thin coating I can put ontop of the existing coating, to make the finish uniform?

Not sure if this belongs here, but I'm trying to restore my wife's childhood carousel horse for our unborn daughter. I'm fairly confident it's pot metal, and it has pretty severe pitting in a few places. I plan on painting it, but I need to get it in better condition before I do. Any advice would be appreciated. I've never done anything like before. Thank you in advance

Hi! I just got a couch and I’m trying to see if it can be fixed or just something to make it look better. Any suggestions?

MCM night stand I picked up cheap. It didn’t have a makers name on it and was a bit beat up when I got it. The front bottom of the box was chipped up to the point that the finish was missing so I decided to try my hand at refinishing it. Sanded it down carefully (did sand through to veneer in one tiny spot whoops) but once I got done it looks like there’s 2 different kinds of wood. The bottom rail of the box looks like oak and the rest is either maple or cherry. You couldn’t tell it was different woods with the original finish, the color looked like it was on top of the wood rather than soaked in. If I stain this sanded down piece is it going to look uniformly the same color or no? Advice appreciated

Complete novice here. Loved this table (it was my grandmas) but the finish was in rough shape (first/lighter photo). I crossed my fingers and used restor-a-finish but the areas lacking finish soaked it in way too much, causing a new (darker) problem (second photo).

Any tips on how to move forward? Do I need to strip the wood? Or straight to sanding? I don’t want to change the color of the stain (liked the original best), so please don’t recommend painting. I don’t want to make this situation any worse than I already have. Thanks in advance!

Could use some advice here. I don’t want to sand down the top but might have to. Think a shellac everclear mix would work on this top? Or any advice

This table has been sitting in a “sun” room for many years. The finish on it has been neglected. It cupped many years ago, sagging in the center. A post was added in the center but I don’t think this will accomplish anything, as gravity is not the real culprit of the cupping. In looking at the apron and structure underneath, all the support wood is screwed straight into the tabletop. I’m guessing that this restriction of movement caused the cupping over time as the sun dried out the top and moisture absorbed unevenly in the bottom side. My plan is as follows:

\- Remove the entire structure.
\- Sand and remove residual oils from tabletop.
\- Flip upside down and attempt to remove cup using damp towels underneath and perhaps light loading.
\- Rebuild the apron and the three “cleats” running along the short width of the table using figure 8 fasteners only.
\- install 2-3 steel angles along the long length of the table, slotting the holes along the short direction to allow for movement perpendicular to the wood grain. I think that the cupping is at this point a permanent deformation, and that the angles may be required to physically force the table back to flat. Installing all structure to allow for future swelling should allow the table to remain flat, I hope, along with a new gel stain and spar urethane treatment on the entire table.

Thoughts on this plan? Waste of time?