Posts Tagged ‘furniture’

Would you use an antique crib if it met modern safety standards?

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

I am planning on using a victorian iron crib. It has been stripped and repainted. We have had a custom mattress made to fit the crib. We live in an old victorian brick home, and have kept all the furniture inside antique. My husband still thinks we should get a new crib.

How can I treat antique furniture for bugs?

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

We bought an antique bookcase and later discovered it has bugs in it. They are eating the wood and leaving little piles of sawdust. They are very small and brown with little wings – they sort of resemble weevils. (I do not think they are termites.)

How do we kill them? Do we have to get rid of the bookcase? And, are we in danger of them spreading to other pieces of furniture or our hardwood floors?

Please help! Thanks.