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Interesting point about the pledge.

The old english was just the lemon oil actually, not the dark stuff.

It wasn't a heat or water stain. The finish looks fine, you only notice at a glare...

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Someone spilled soup last night on our new dining room table and I can't quite figure out how to clean it up. We wiped it up, but now there is an area that when you look at from an angle...

Very strange indeed. For every H&M piece we’ve ordered they’ve mailed us a sample a month or so prior to delivery. Was the sample wrong as well?

Duane,

I hope you'll post your holiday hours. I personally only care about the 28th, as I am stopping in DC that day just to shop at your store (and eat Peking Duck at Peking Gourmet Inn!).
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I think we are interested in purchasing a matching pair of Hadley or Lexington visitor style chairs. Duane, do you have any of these style chairs in stock to try? Do you have any strong opinions...

We're planning to come visit The Keeping Room in December to outfit our new (a little too large) house. But I saw this listing on Craigslist and knew that Duane had recently become a century...

If I wanted to get a set of Curtis Buchanan windsor chairs, does anyone have an idea where to buy them. I live just a few hours from his shop, but I assume he doesn't sell direct.

You're style is contemporary. Modern is a specific design motif -- and none of your furniture is modern. I think you achieved the look you were going for very successfully.

Duane has tons of good advice buried all over this forum. Here is the good advice I've received and followed thus far:

1. Pick your rug first
2. Make sure you're everyday furniture is where...

Interestingly, I bet that one thing that all of Duane's preferred manufacturer's all use TQE/TQM (possibly) without even knowing what it is. I bet they all have close relationships with their...

No. Reliability is north-south. CR editor's test score is east-west on that chart. Toyota simply has better quality than any other manufacturer by any measure (TCO, longevity, repair frequency). ...

You're conflating 2 things. The test scores are how the Consumer reports reviewers feel about the cars. The reliability of the results are the results of the survey.

Continuing, why would Chevy...

As an aside. I always have a jeep. It's unreliable and finicky, and I wish that weren't the case. But they are a heritage brand that I hope returns to its glory one day. My main car is a 2007...

They haven't. Here is the 2013 reliability chart from consumer reports. But really, European cars have cruddy quality as well. It's the Japanese makers by far, and then everyone else.
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So one thing about the Carmen that appealed to a tall person like me is that the outside seats are deeper than the center seat. This may not be obvious until you see it in person -- but this means...

Figure out what the cat likes. Don't buy anything the cat likes more than that, and don't get rid of her favorite items. I'm lucky in that my cat hates leather. Unfortunately she likes an ugly ugly...

Hmm. Description says 1840s. But past craigslist experience makes me think this is an empire repro from early 1900s. If the drawers slide well, I'll make an offer on it most likely ... But I'd be...

No.

However, I generally believe you get what you pay for (mattresses and sunglasses are exceptions). I'm sure it's better built than an $800 leather sofa, and doesn't have all the features of...

The recessed lighting all over the room, the light colored hardwood, the sliding glass door, the half length glass in the door (actually indicates transitional to me), the lack of grilles in the...

To begin with, I'd move the table to in front of the window rather than the door. It simply makes sense from a traffic point of view. The second thing I'd think about is rugs. You need some. Two,...

Sounds great. Saw the pics from 2009. I'd be super interested to see the differences in grain and finish.

So, I've got the media center picked out with the ogee feet, got some ideas on what kind of shelves I want to add to the room. Now the final part is end tables. So I have the H&M Carmen, which has...

Just poking around, I do like this barrister bookcase. In general I prefer furniture with feet, but thinking about the details, matching furntirue with lots of different ogee feet styles could lead...

My pictures were too large so I uploaded them to photobucket and then linked them in.

Hmm, messing with this with a pad and pencil, kindof shows this arrangement to be unworkable. It's too bad, some panelled barrister, or sliding door bookcases would make a really nice look. Maybe...