Mihaela Radu - Wooden magazine

Rosehill Cottage, Cameron Diaz's holiday home

I love watching movies like "The Midsommer Murders" for the houses in English villages, those low, beamed cottages in...

DIY - Finishing Techniques

Shellac - natural varnish used for hundreds of years to protect wood

The first material used to protect wooden furniture and musical instruments was shellac. As well as protecting furniture, it gave...

DIY Finishing - Doors Windows

Tips for staining, varnishing and painting wooden doors

I've been meaning to write about refinishing wooden doors for a long time, but what convinced me was a post in which someone asked people in the know to help...

Wood processing techniques

Traditional Japanese joints and their head book

The other day someone was suggesting me, regarding traditional Japanese carpentry, to take up the subject again and develop it, as it is a very interesting one...

Wood processing techniques

The wooden cottage near the Castle of Lut

I wrote at one point about some children's playhouses that looked like something out of a fairy tale. The skill with which the American artist...

Deco&Design

Over 100-year-old furniture saved by passionate specialists

We told you in our article on furniture refurbishing and restoration that it's a good idea to call in the specialists if you have old, precious furniture and...

Wood processing techniques

Butterflies and bow ties for wooden cracks

The other day I was talking about sky wood with someone who had received a request for furniture made from this species of wood and wanted to know as much as possible about...