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Taking Care of Your French Polish

February 20, 2012

French polishing is a great way to improve the look of your wood furniture, flooring, and woodwork, but in order to keep your wood looking great you’ve got to take care of it properly.   read more

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French polishing will bring out the beauty of wood at your place of work

October 17, 2011

Businesses may wonder how the services offered by Terry Waters French Polishing could benefit them. Well, wonder no more. Our handy ‘round the office’ guide will show you! read more

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Call in Terry Waters French Polishing – we’ll aim to leave you beaming at our wood restoration expertise

September 23, 2011

Exposed wood timbers in buildings are very much in vogue in home design – and indeed, they almost always have been! read more

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Let us display our expert wood finishing services

September 16, 2011

When you’ve got something special to display, it can be all too easy to focus on the treasured item you want to show off, and overlook the wooden cabinet, wood dresser or wooden unit you want to display it in. read more

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Wooden Wonders we’d like to have French polished: 20. The spiral staircase of the Loretto Chapel

September 8, 2011

One of the most wonderful things about working with wood is that it’s a material that never fails to take our breath away. read more

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Wooden Wonders we’d like to have French polished: 19. Kapellbrücke

September 5, 2011

Kapellbrucke, or Chapel Bridge, is the oldest wooden covered bridge in Europe. You’ll fine it spanning the Reuss River, in Lucerne, Switzerland, and it really is something of a wooden wonder – inside the bridge, you’ll find paintings dating back to the 17th century. read more

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Wooden Wonders we’d like to have French polished: 18. Shakin’ Stevens’ Green Door

September 1, 2011

Ah, Shaky – Wales’s answer to Elvis. Who could forget Shakin’ Stevens’ number one 1981 hit, Green Door? With its enigmatic lyrics, suggesting the door was keeping secrets and hiding behind it a smokin’ hot rock ‘n’ roll piano – why, it’s no wonder this slice of musical genius spent four weeks topping the UK charts. read more

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French polishing and antique furniture restoration

April 15, 2011

Antiques experts may differ in the valuations they place onto items or the history they attribute to an object, but there’s one thing many of them will agree on: When it comes to antique furniture restoration, you’ve got to call in the experts. read more

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Why Use French Polishing?

July 7, 2010

Those of us who have traipsed up and down stairs with a duster and a half empty can of Mr. Sheen might wonder what all the fuss is about French polishing? After all, polishing our furniture might be a little dreary and not the way we imagine ourselves spending a wet Sunday afternoon, but it isn’t exactly a skilled occupation, is it? Nor is buffing a floor or door with beeswax or those tins of lavender polish that granny used to use. read more

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The road less travelled

June 23, 2010

Using natural wood flooring has become increasingly popular in the last twenty years, replacing the ubiquitous carpet as the flooring of choice for both homes and businesses. Hard wearing, gorgeous to look at, easy to clean and practical; apart from the noise, it is hard to see why carpet ever became so popular in the first place. read more

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