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Create your own beautiful table setting! Our designed table displays all of the basic elements that you need to create an amazing look. Blue, rustic dinner plates, matching bowls and patterned dessert plates are nested together to add height and volume. When shopping, choose one item that you love and build on it; finding items that complement each other. Create a table that pops by mixing patterns; use colorful napkins, woven, nubby or patterned placemats in lighter and darker variations of your color. We built our look starting with round placemats in a vintage bird pattern, then added colorful dishes, glasses and accessories. A vase with willowy stems in a mossy green basket with rolled colorful napkins adds height and makes a trendy statement. Be creative and unconventional with silverware; lay the knife by the plate and cross the spoon over the fork in any format. All of these items can be found at local discount home stores at affordable prices. Get creative! For More Info: -...

Hi HawkinsWoodshop.com friends! As a furniture refinisher I come across well-used and sometimes beat up pieces that require repairs more often than not. I see anything from small scrates on furniture tops to chunks of wood missing on corners or cross supports. Today I’m going to share how I used Bondo instead of wood filler for furniture repairs and how they compare. Custom Dog Kennel   Furniture Repairs: Bondo vs Wood Filler from The Weathered Door   Bondo All-Purpose Putty/Body Filler For large repairs Bondo Body Filler is the best product I have found. It’s actually made for auto body repairs but works great as a wood filler. This product gives more structure and you can rebuild chunked corners and large gouges. It comes in a quart with a cream hardener that you mix together before application. The red cream hardener is my favorite because it’s easier to see that it has been fully mixed in to the gray filler base. If it’s isn’t a consistent pink-mauve color it’s n...

Hi HawkinsWoodshop.com friends! As a furniture refinisher I come across well-used and sometimes beat up pieces that require repairs more often than not. I see anything from small scrates on furniture tops to chunks of wood missing on corners or cross supports. Today I’m going to share how I used Bondo instead of wood filler for furniture repairs and how they compare. Bondo All-Purpose Putty/Body Filler For large repairs Bondo Body Filler is the best product I have found. It’s actually made for auto body repairs but works great as a wood filler. This product gives more structure and you can rebuild chunked corners and large gouges. It comes in a quart with a cream hardener that you mix together before application. The red cream hardener is my favorite because it’s easier to see that it has been fully mixed in to the gray filler base. If it’s isn’t a consistent pink-mauve color it’s not mixed well enough. Be sure to follow the manufacturers directions for mixing an...