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Furniture Repair

This page contains money saving tips and advice about furniture repair.

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How do you remove white ring marks from furniture left by placing a hot cup on the surface?

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As I was sitting down on the wedge piece of a couch I heard a loud crack and the couch sags a little now. What happened and can it be fixed?

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Can I buy new supports to hold the slats in place on my sofabed?

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How do I get white rings marks, caused by heat, from my dining table?

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How can I repair a cracked mirror?

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How can I restore the nap on a velvet couch?

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I have a very nice new oak Shaker style coffee table. My 12 year old has not been using coasters, and now I have 3 large bubbles in the wood due to moisture. How can I

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How do you sew a cloth outdoor swing cover and a valance?

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My couch is approximately 23 years old. I bought it in California. It is lovely and very well made. I had it recovered once about 12 years ago. It has a modern design and

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I need help. We have a sleeper sofa that is in perfect condition. Unfortunately, the sofa bed frame bar on the left side is slightly bent and is impossible to open

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There is a white haze on my green resin chairs. How can I get rid of it?

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The arm on my fabric sofa has come loose. How can I fix it myself? Cheers.

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How do I remove heat rings from a wooden dining room table? Judy from Austin, Texas

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I bought an oh so comfy Papasan chair, the ones with the big round bowl shape. When we sit in it, it slips and slides! I've tried the drawer sticky liner and a towel, but they

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We have recently purchased a second hand, pine, canopy bed, which I absolutely love - except! It squeaks terribly. I think it is from the slats rubbing on the boards holding

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I have a burn mark from the heater on the back of my beige couches. I guess I put the couches in front of the heater for a long time. Please help how do I get rid of those marks. Need 

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I have sewn for many years but now I need help. Does anyone have any instructions for the reupholstering of sofa cushions. Any instructions, suggestions and help will be

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I have been give a wooden screen and the rice paper is torn and discolored. I want to know what inexpensive paper i can use to refurbish it.

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My vacuum leaves white scuff marks on furniture when the rubber piece rubs against the wood. How can I remove the white scuffs?

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We rescued a bookcase off the side of the road with worn bottom edge showing the particle board underneath by covering with a strip of matching wood grain paper...

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I am looking for some help. I bought what I thought was a good bedroom set but to my dismay the dressers drawers are falling apart. The tracks are breaking off. I need

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Can anyone help me get a marred area out of my pine kitchen table? It looks like a gouge. Any suggestions?

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I have a pretty dressing table that is fairly old. Several of the drawers are stuck shut. They have not been painted shut but are stuck because they got damp/wet. I know

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I am wondering if anyone has an idea on how to get black water stains out of wood. I had a plant that leaked and now the wooden window ledge had a water stain! 

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Quick ideas for touching up scratches and dings on furniture. Post your ideas.

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Can anyone direct me to find a manual or videotape that can teach me to retie springs in the seats and back of a couch. 

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I have a sectional sofa that needs repair to the sagging springs in the seats. I have been looking for someone to repair it and have had no luck. Could someone recommend a

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I have a vinyl-like covered recliner that has developed some inch long slits on the seat. Is there a way to fix the slits? or is there a pattern or instructions somewhere

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Where can I buy new springs for the bottom of my leather sofa? They simply span across the bottom of the sofa, there are 3 of them. I think I can replace them easy if I can 

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Sawdust and wood chips can be mixed with wood glue and pressed into damaged areas on wood furniture. Let it dry, sand and restain. 

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How do you repair a hole in a chest of drawers? Any suggestions? Isabella

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To fill in places where the paper has been ripped off of wood look furniture, try using a brown crayon to cover the spot followed by a black crayon (lightly) to blend 

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I have a not-so-old (5 years) but clearly not-so-good-quality sofa on which the springs have lost their tautness. These are low quality S-springs. Is it worth getting the sofa "resprun 

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How do you repair a sofa button? Don Poor

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I have several resin (plastic) chairs that are cracked. Does anyone know of a method or product to repair them? 

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Use shoe polish (paste or wax-based) to touch up nicks and scratches on door frames and furniture. It's quick and easy to use, and when rubbed in really makes the scratch seem 

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Our living room set is 6 years old, the cushions on the lovseat and chair is pulling apart at the seams. If I just try to hand sew them they will just pull apart. Can 

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Hi, I recently bought a desk. I was fixing a hinge that had been put on incorrectly. When I went to put the screws back in I put a long screw in the wrong hole and 

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Does anyone know of a fabric paint that would help to camoflage bleach spots on a moss green cordoroy couch? What brand and/or type? 

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To fix a hole that has become too large for a wood screw take some tooth picks and wood glue and fill the hole until it is the right size again. If you decide to fill it complet

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The plastic ring on our outdoor glass umbrella table broke a couple of years ago in a wind. To fill the gap between the umbrella and the table, I cut an inverted Yoplait Yogurt container 

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So you were just at the local thrift store and you saw this beautiful table but the glass was missing. Here are some ideas you can use to make that beautiful table useful again.

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If you think you can't afford that lovely furniture you see featured in decorating magazines, you are wrong! Look in your local thrift shop or second hand store! You can find

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I have a question for you guys, my friends dog chewed up the corner of my couch and I am just wondering if you guys might know how to repair it while being frugal. Thanks 

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Anyone know how to remove a stripped screw from a wood chair without ruining the wood? Mark

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