Furniture & Home Decor

It's Time to Fix Your Furniture!

We like it or not, the global financial crisis is here to stay for a while. It is time for some changes in our daily life, especially on spending! And fixing will always cost you less than buying the new one. Let us start with our humble furniture in home.

The key of fixing the furniture is always finding the right parts. Most of the furniture are made of using the similar parts, you just have to know where and how to find it. Here are few tips.

a. Adjusters are mainly made of metal or plastic. The use of adjuster is to fix unevenness and tilted tables and it is also easy to replace.

b. Glides are mainly made of plastic and good for chairs, folding tables etc. It is also very easy to replace and no tools are necessary.

c. Tips are mainly made of plastic with nail. It is used for the leg of chair/table. Finding the right size of the leg is important and replacing it is also easy.

d. Handles are made of a variety of materials, such as metal, aluminum, wood, plastic or even ceramic. And mainly used for indoor furniture like chest, wardrobe, drawers, side tables, bed tables etc. You will need a screwdriver with right tips to replace it easily.

e. Screws/Bolts/Rings are made of metal and come in variety of shape and size. And mostly used for assembling top, frame or leg of furniture.

f. Sofa legs are made of wood, metal, plastic and aluminum and readily available on the hardware shops.

g. Pins/Brackets/Hinges are mostly made of galvanized metal with decorative antique looks. Pins are mainly for decoration purpose on sofas or bar stools and can be replaced easily.

Hope this is helpful on fixing your furniture and also save some money!