This handy little book contains a detailed, step-by-step guide to home furniture repair, dealing with practical methods of repairing and renovating furniture, making loose covers, modernising old furniture, enamelling, staining, and polishing. A wonderful little book for those interested in home furniture maintenance, this text contains a wealth of information on a variety of subjects and constitutes a worthy addition to collections of DIY literature. The chapters of this book include: 'Practical Methods of Repairing Furniture', 'How to Repair a Settee', 'Re-Upholstering a Dining-Room Chair', 'How to make Loose Covers', 'Modernising old Furniture', 'French Polishing', 'Wormholes in Furniture', 'Care of Upholstered Furniture'. We are proud to republish this antique text now complete with a new introduction on making and restoring furniture.