By Len-len Pataytay
Good old furniture
What can make an ancestral house even cozier (or is it creepier?) than any other house? The wooden floor, the large capiz windows, the grandfather’s clock and his rocking chair!
As comfortable as a rocking chair can be it may damage your precious wooden floor so line its rocker area with adhesive tape or wax. You may wax the arcs of the rocker at the same time you wax the floor.
The precious old rocking chair and other house furniture may fall victim to chewing gums and candies straight from the mouths of kids and adults with a kid’s head. Allow the gum to harden first. Candies can harden fast if applied with ice. Then scrape it off using the dull side of a knife or the rounded edge of a spoon.
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Almost everyone has a trusty old wooden chest of drawers for keeping the family treasures and pertinent documents. Just when the going gets tough, drawers can get stuck. Rub candle or wax or a bar of soap on the runner of other side that seems to be sticking to easily slide the drawer again. Rub all parts that are in contact with other surfaces.
Pieces of furniture become investments especially if they are made of good quality materials and they can last a lifetime when taken care of. It comes with true surprise that doing so only requires minimal if no expense at all.
Source: The A-Z of Household Tips by Cahirup Tembrevilla Armogenia
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