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Wood care 101
It’s easy to determine when your favorite furniture needs a make over after long years of patient applications of spray-on polishes eventually food stains and water marks leave your furniture unblemished free. It is significant to know the methods of cleaning your wooden furniture. If done wrong, the furniture’s finish can’t be undone once damaged.…
Read MoreWoodcare – Cleaning Tips
With woodcare in mind, below are some tips for cleaning wooden furniture and floors. Unless coated in laminate or some other plastic, all-purpose cleaning sprays should be avoided when cleaning wooden furniture. Cleaning with water should also be avoided however if necessary to remove sticky and stubborn stains, use with a mild soap or detergent…
Read MoreTimber and Wood Types for Projects
There are many timber and wood varieties to choose from when undertaking a project. Some of the more common types are listed below: Decorative wood veneers Decorative wood veneers are used to highlight the natural beauty of timber. Produced by either slicing or peeling a much larger piece of timber log into veneers or thin slices,…
Read MoreMaintenance Precautions and Tips for Timber Decking and Wood Floors
Below are a list of tips and precautions you should adhere to after treating your timber floor or decking. Maintenance Precautions and tips: After treating any floor based timber, you should always wait at least 48 hours after application of the final coat of varnish before placing furniture. It is a good idea to fit…
Read MoreWhat Is A Marine Grade Wood Varnish?
So, what is a Marine Grade wood varnish? and why is it important? Well you want your exterior timber to last many years, even under the harshest of conditions. Only a good marine grade wood varnish will provide the necessary toughness. Monocel Marine Grade Wood Varnish is available from Bunnings Warehouse
Read MoreWood Varnish For Your Exterior Doors
Wood Varnish For Your Exterior Doors Everyday wood varnish enhances the look and feel of your wooden doors and furniture, as well as providing protection from day to day use. Now, for interior applications this might be adequate, but step outside and you’re going to encounter a few problems. Australia’s harsh environment is no…
Read MoreBring your wood to life with Monocel Gold Marine Grade Wood Varnish
Bring your wood to life with Monocel Gold Marine Grade Wood Varnish and Wood Stain. Monocel Gold Stain & Varnish provides the highest level of protection for both interior and exterior woodwork, furniture, paneling and timber projects. Find out more about Monocel Gold Stain & Varnish here.
Read MoreUpcycling A Pallet Into A Coffee Table With Monocel Wood Varnish
Pallet Table Applying wood varnish to a pallet coffee table As we discussed in our last post, we are passionate about up-cycling and reusing old and otherwise land fill bound objects, especially timber. So when we came across a couple of old timber pallets in a skip bin, in the age old up-cycling tradition, we…
Read MoreUpcycling An Old Pallet Into A Hanging Garden Using Bondall Monocel Wood Varnish
Upcycling A Pallet Into A Garden Using Monocel Wood Varnish The hanging garden, or vertical garden has really taken off over the last couple of years. With house sizes decreasing and backyards shrinking, cleverly utilising your outdoor space has become the name of the game. And as you can see, and with some help from…
Read MoreDIY Wine Barrel Tables from Upcycle That
Wine Barrel Tables Did you ever stop to think how easy it is to upcycle a wine barrel into a table? Turns out that wine barrel tables are deliciously easy to make. So easy in fact that we’ll show you how to make 2 different kinds: a wine barrel bar table and a wine barrel side…
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