Comments on: 4 Safe Green Ways to Refinish Reclaimed Furniture http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/4-safe-green-ways-to-refinish-reclaimed-furniture/ Experiences in living green, healthy and happy Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:05:35 -0700 hourly 1 By: solid wood furniture http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/4-safe-green-ways-to-refinish-reclaimed-furniture/comment-page-1/#comment-4892 solid wood furniture Sat, 05 Sep 2009 03:45:35 +0000 http://blog.gaiam.com/?p=6411#comment-4892 Thanks for the info! I recently got some pieces from someone's 'trash'. I can now start refinishing them! Thanks for the info! I recently got some pieces from someone’s ‘trash’. I can now start refinishing them!

]]> By: outdoor living: patio http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/4-safe-green-ways-to-refinish-reclaimed-furniture/comment-page-1/#comment-4468 outdoor living: patio Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:46:23 +0000 http://blog.gaiam.com/?p=6411#comment-4468 This is such a great article. I never realized that stains released VOC's. Thanks for the education. This is such a great article. I never realized that stains released VOC’s. Thanks for the education.

]]> By: Nicolette http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/4-safe-green-ways-to-refinish-reclaimed-furniture/comment-page-1/#comment-3800 Nicolette Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:03:35 +0000 http://blog.gaiam.com/?p=6411#comment-3800 Hotel X, owned by, La Bergère, announced back in April that they're looking to buy used furniture from consumer to be used as part of the interior design scheme. Can you imagine how much the hotel will save on refurnishing the building? There are lots of ways to work on used furniture, and restoring it to a like-new state. Nicolette <a href="http://www.furnitureanddesignideas.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.furnitureanddesignideas.com</a> Hotel X, owned by, La Bergère, announced back in April that they’re looking to buy used furniture from consumer to be used as part of the interior design scheme. Can you imagine how much the hotel will save on refurnishing the building? There are lots of ways to work on used furniture, and restoring it to a like-new state.

Nicolette
http://www.furnitureanddesignideas.com

]]> By: Healthy Paint Tips - Gaiam Blog http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/4-safe-green-ways-to-refinish-reclaimed-furniture/comment-page-1/#comment-3672 Healthy Paint Tips - Gaiam Blog Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:19:04 +0000 http://blog.gaiam.com/?p=6411#comment-3672 [...] Milk paint and whitewash are free of VOCs,  biocides and fungicides, and both allow the material being painted to breathe, reducing the growth of mold and mildew. Milk paint is made with milk protein casein and lime; whitewash is made with lime and water (and sometimes casein). Natural earth pigments are used for coloring, as they are in natural plaster. [...] [...] Milk paint and whitewash are free of VOCs,  biocides and fungicides, and both allow the material being painted to breathe, reducing the growth of mold and mildew. Milk paint is made with milk protein casein and lime; whitewash is made with lime and water (and sometimes casein). Natural earth pigments are used for coloring, as they are in natural plaster. [...]

]]> By: Nikki http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/4-safe-green-ways-to-refinish-reclaimed-furniture/comment-page-1/#comment-3581 Nikki Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:50:58 +0000 http://blog.gaiam.com/?p=6411#comment-3581 I just saved your post for when I get another piece of furniture. Thanks for the ecofriendly supplies! I didn't know about most of them. I just saved your post for when I get another piece of furniture. Thanks for the ecofriendly supplies! I didn’t know about most of them.

]]> By: Workstation Furniture http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/4-safe-green-ways-to-refinish-reclaimed-furniture/comment-page-1/#comment-3567 Workstation Furniture Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:02:00 +0000 http://blog.gaiam.com/?p=6411#comment-3567 Buying a second hand furniture could help you save a lot. Practically, we do not have to use expensive products just to say we have one. It is not the price that counts but the use of it. There are many ideas how you could enhance those second products you have bought. Just think wisely., you could definitely help save the earth. Buying a second hand furniture could help you save a lot. Practically, we do not have to use expensive products just to say we have one. It is not the price that counts but the use of it. There are many ideas how you could enhance those second products you have bought. Just think wisely., you could definitely help save the earth.

]]> By: Karla http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/4-safe-green-ways-to-refinish-reclaimed-furniture/comment-page-1/#comment-3564 Karla Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:48:07 +0000 http://blog.gaiam.com/?p=6411#comment-3564 Great info! I love finding pieces I can re-finish! Someone's trash, my treasure! :) Great info! I love finding pieces I can re-finish! Someone’s trash, my treasure! :)

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