I love watching movies like "The Midsommer Murders" for the houses in English villages, those low, beamed cottages in...
Author - Mihaela Radu
Mihaela Radu is a chemical engineer but has a great passion for wood. She has been working in the field for more than 20 years, wood finishing being what defined her during this period. She gained experience working in a research institute, in her own company, as well as in a multinational. She wants to continuously share her experience with those who have the same passion - and more.
The first material used to protect wooden furniture and musical instruments was shellac. As well as protecting furniture, it gave...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Last year, after publishing the article on acacia, we received a message from a reader who told us how he recovered acacia wood from a...
I recently had a very interesting discussion with Jean-Michel Jeanselme from Sames Kremlin and Gabriel Mănoiu from Falk Consulting, the firm that...
When it comes to the high gloss finish, the mirror gloss or high gloss as they call it, I always tell you that it's very hard to achieve...