Helpful Tip Friday

Decorating without Causing Holes

          In homes we own and homes we rent we want to personalize our space without the damage.  (Either to our walls and/or our deposit.)  It’s time to get creative.  My go-to favorite will always be the versatile 3M strips, that come in so many different sizes and purposes.  However, it’s always good to learn new tricks.

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Use Photo Collages

            Hang up some large magnetic/corkboards and centralize your photographs as a collage.  Little magnets or push pins help hold pictures in place while giving them mobility.  Add them to a white background for faux Polaroids, or have pictures printed straight from Instagram for a casual and modern approach.  Add an element of organization, such as arranging pictures by person, color, or time.

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Vinyl Wall Stickers

            This growing trend offers a big room influence and décor with minimal mess.  There are so many options, that vinyl wall stickers can complement almost any style.  If you’re looking for something more geometric or just a pattern, try making your own designs with washi tape.  They can even make creative faux frames around pictures hung with Elmer’s Tack N’Stik.





  

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 Temporary Wall Paper

            Fabric, temporarily adhered to the wall, with spray starch offer great results.  It adds some color, pattern, and/or texture to any room.

Home Office with Style

 

 

 

Hindell Park

Ashley Furniture Series H695

 This series is efficient, yet stylish.  With coordinating pieces, like desk chair, desk, bookcase, and storage cabinet with roll out, ventilated shelf and filing, it is easy to outfit your work space.  Beauty and function meet in the Hindell Park.

Tell a Fairy Tale Day

The Princess and the Pea

Hans Christian Anderson

     Once upon a time there was a prince who wanted to marry a princess; but she would have to be a real princess. He travelled all over the world to find one, but nowhere could he get what he wanted. There were princesses enough, but it was difficult to find out whether they were real ones. There was always something about them that was not as it should be. So he came home again and was sad, for he would have liked very much to have a real princess.

     One evening a terrible storm came on; there was thunder and lightning, and the rain poured down in torrents. Suddenly a knocking was heard at the city gate, and the old king went to open it.

     It was a princess standing out there in front of the gate. But, good gracious! what a sight the rain and the wind had made her look. The water ran down from her hair and clothes; it ran down into the toes of her shoes and out again at the heels. And yet she said that she was a real princess.

     Well, we'll soon find that out, thought the old queen. But she said nothing, went into the bed-room, took all the bedding off the bedstead, and laid a pea on the bottom; then she took twenty mattresses and laid them on the pea, and then twenty eider-down beds on top of the mattresses.

     On this the princess had to lie all night. In the morning she was asked how she had slept.

     "Oh, very badly!" said she. "I have scarcely closed my eyes all night. Heaven only knows what was in the bed, but I was lying on something hard, so that I am black and blue all over my body. It's horrible!"

     Now they knew that she was a real princess because she had felt the pea right through the twenty mattresses and the twenty eider-down beds.

Nobody but a real princess could be as sensitive as that.

     So the prince took her for his wife, for now he knew that he had a real princess; and the pea was put in the museum, where it may still be seen, if no one has stolen it.

     There, that is a true story.

Vintage Meets Chic in Dining

D530 Dining Table with 6 Chairs and Server

Tripton Dining Room Group

Ashley Furniture Series D530

     Vintage meets chic in this exquisite dining room group.  A rustic, vintage-inspired table with embellished metal legs in a perfect foil for the tradition-style, high rolled back chairs.  The chairs are softly foiled with elegant tufting.  A unique server adds to the vintage charm.

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Counter Height Table

with 6 Stools

$599

2 Piece DuraBlend Sectional

in Chocolate

$699 

 

Queen Upholstered Bed,

Dresser, and Mirror

$799

Crestview Collection

 

Crestview Collection

The Look, The Style, The Selection

HAVE IT ALL

 

 

From lamps to accent pieces, Crestview Collection offers beautiful pieces for any decor.

Let Furnish123 Nashville help you have it all, with Crestview Collection.

George Washington's Birthday

Happy Birthday George Washington!

Happy birthday to the first president, who still is the only president to be elected unanimously!  Good for you George, good for you!

Helpful Tip Friday

Cleaning Leather Furniture

 

Before you begin:

     Check the manufacturer’s directions of your particular piece of furniture.  When it doubt, vendor direction it out!

     Dust thoroughly.  Gently vacuum entire piece, especially in the spaces between cushions.  Use either a soft bristle attachment or extra care with plastic attachments, being careful not to scratch the leather.  Wipe any loose dust and soil from the furniture with a dry cloth as well.  Dusting the furniture first will reduce dirt from being pushed into the leather during cleaning.

     Consider using distilled water for cleaning and rinsing.  Tap water can contain chlorine or other elements that may harm leather.

Cleaning:

  

     While cleaning, start with the lightly soiled areas and work towards the most soiled.  This will help reduce dirt from being spread over the furniture.  Also, only clean what needs to be cleaned, leaving as much as possible alone.  Less is more!

     Before putting anything on your leather, you’re going to need to do a test spot in a low-visibility spot of your furniture.  Leather is a natural material and may react in unexpected ways.  Generally, a wax based leather cleaner or a very mild soap, such as a gentle facial soap, is recommended.

     Once test spot is completely dry, and is proven safe to your leather, start gently cleaning with a cloth. As much as possible, use a clean part of the cloth or rinse the cloth and twist off as much water as possible, to keep from rubbing dirt in deeper.  Change out your cloth as necessary.

  

     After cleaning, rinse off soap or cleaner with a fresh, damp cloth.  Be sure to rinse cloth after each swipe, twisting out as much water as possible.  The goal is to get all soap residue off of your furniture.  Using too much water on your cloth can cause water to be absorbed, causing problems and damage later.

     To dry, wipe down leather with a clean, dry cloth.  Let furniture ventilate and completely dry out.

For ink stains, try a cotton swab of isoprobyl alcohol.

For dark stains on light leather, try a mixture of equal parts lemon juice and cream of tartar.

For newsprint stains, try hairspray, wiped off with a dry cloth.

For mold or mildew, try a spray solution of vinegar and water.

Again, rinse off substances after cleaning.

View more tips and instructional photos here.

All Size Sleeper Sofas

Zeth Sleeper Sofas

Ashley Furniture Series 271

 

Ashley Furniture has come out with a great new series of just sleeper sofas.  They are available in three sizes; there are two sofas, with either queen sleeper or full sleeper, and a loveseat, with a twin sleeper.  All sleepers come in Basil, Denim, or Crimson.

 Also, ask at your Furish123 Nashville about a memory foam mattress upgrade!