Kathy Carroll of the Chicago Institute of Fine Finishes and Faux by Kathy demonstrates how to give a decorative distressed look to antique furniture pieces. Distressing is a great way to revive outdated or worn pieces, as well as achieve character and age newer pieces. Antiquing furniture techniques are easy to do and can be done by everyone from veteran decorative artisans to the beginning crafter.
Buying authentic antique furniture requires a lot of furniture knowledge and keen eyes. If you need a little help in this department you've come to the right place. THis video will give you tips for authenticating the antique status of all kinds of antique furniture.
There are always two sides to every argument. Usually when it comes to furniture, one side is for throwing it out or selling it to buy a newer more enjoyable looking piece, while the other side may want to keep it. Is there a way to compromise? You bet there is! When it comes to old looking or antique furniture, you can easily refinish it to make it look brand new and fit the style of your room. This tutorial will show you how to easily refinish antique furniture in a snap! Enjoy!
Watch this video to learn how to use silicone putty to repair a broken or damaged antique picture frame. Make a mold with the putty and make a reproduction. Great visual demonstration and detailed instructions!
The Wood Whisperer takes you through the appropriate steps to evaluate an antique wooden table and refinish it properly.
Daniel Negreanu gives us a bit of strategy on Texas Hold'em in this 3 part video series. Very good lesson for seasoned poker players
You can take a piece of completely modern digital footage and give it an aged, antique feel! You will need the Aged Film plugin for Adobe After Effects, which lets you create the sepia tone and flickering, variable speed look of antique film clips.
Add a literary accent to your boxes or other arts and crafts project. This tutorial shows you how to take a page from a book and artificially distress it to make it look antique. Then decoupage it onto the side of your box or anywhere else you want a little antique flair!
Antique silver requires different care than regular silver pieces. Learn some tips to keep your antique silver shining, including how to clean, polish, and store your silver.
You can easily copy the aged look on old brass jewelry and hardware. Brass, an alloy of copper and zinc, oxides naturally. But you can encourage the process to go faster by using vinegar and salt water, or a rag soaked in ammonia. Use these techniques to mimic an antique patina.
This is a short video about collecting old or antique binoculars. This binocular video is helpful if you are interested in buying, selling, collecting or just learning about these old scientific instruments. This can help with all kinds of binoculars like Ross, Barr and Stroud, prismatic, or Galilean types.
Texas supports your glass of beer! Learn how to make a coaster in the shape of Texas out of wine corks in plywood in this free wood crafts video.
A recipe for an authentic brisket, smoked Texas style. Start with a flavorful dry rub, then stock your smoker with hickory wood chips and leave it in for several hours. Halfway through, turn your brisket over and smoke it on the other side. At the end of it, you'll have a delicious barbecue brisket!
If you makes serious scrapbooks, you've probably known the desire to make them look older and more antique. Fortunately for you, there's an easy way to age / stress white card stock in order to make it look antique, and this video will teach you how to do it.
If you've got a large antique mirror or maybe just a regular mirror that needs some cleaning, if you just clean it with whatever you feel like you run the risk of smudging or scratching the mirror. In this video you will learn how to properly clean the mirror without scratching or smudging it.
Antique silver requires different care than regular silver pieces. Learn some tips to keep your antique silver shining, including how to clean, polish, and store your silver.
Should you fold your hand or chase the draw when playing Texas Hold'em after the flop? The first three community cards that are dealt are called the flop. This how to video addresses different situations that can occur after the flop. You will learn what hands you should chase and what hands to fold determined by your position. You can play smarter Texas Hold'em poker with these great tips.
With the convenience of internet poker games, everyone wants to play Texas Hold'em online. If you know the rules and good strategy you will have the advantage. The rules of an online Texas Hold'em tournament differ from game to game. Learn the basic structure of most online Texas Hold'em tournaments with this how to video. This lesson is a must have for anyone who wants to start playing Texas Hold'em poker tournaments online. You'll be a pro in no time with this Texas Hold'em tutorial.
Can you recognize the nuts after the flop in Texas Hold'em? If you are a beginner poker player this how to video is an excellent way to learn how to tell which poker hand is the best (the nuts) after the flop cards have been dealt. Learn to recognize the best possible hand and never be fooled again with this Texas Hold'em poker tutorial.
So you've been invited to a poker game, but you don't know the difference between a straight and a flush. Well, this how to video is here to make sure you don't lose all your money, or your shirt. This Texas Hod'em lesson teaches you how to determine the ranking for various hands. It runs through all possible winning hands in Texas Hold'em and explains their rank. At the end of the video you will be tested on your newly acquired knowledge of Texas Hold'em hands. Are you holding the nuts or ar...
This video gives tips on how to make paper look antique in 5 easy steps. Step one is to smear the paper with the oil of olives. Step two is to place the paper in the microwave for more than 2 minutes. The video demonstration set the microwave at 2 minutes 30 seconds. Step 3 is to pull the paper out of the microwave after cooking for more than 2 minutes. Step 4 is to roll the paper. The video demonstration used a rolling pin to roll the paper on a counter top. Step 5 is to make the paper dry. ...
Cathedral earrings are so dazzling on the ear and so much fun to make. You will need for this project:
Check out this instructional language video to learn how to understand some basic Texas slang phrases. This tutorial video provides definitions of some everyday slang phrases. Practice your Texas slang with this how to video and improve your understanding of slang in English.
Learn how the pro's play no limit Texas Hold'em. This Texas Hold'em how to video gives tips to improve your poker strategy and increase your bankroll.
This how to video explains how to play Texas Hold'em Poker by your position, by playing fewer hands in an early position, and more hands in a late position. Master the game of Texas Hold'em poker.
Learn how to calculate implied odds in Texas Hold'em poker. This gambling how to video teaches advanced odd calculation poker techniques. Master the game of Texas Hold'em!
Learn how to play your hand in no limit Texas Hold'em after the river. Learn what strong poker players typically do and how you should react to figure out what you should do to get the best odds for winning the hand. Master the game of Texas Hold'em!
Wire jewelry is one of the most beautiful types out there. With a delicate appearance and ability to bend into gorgeous curvalinear patterns or wrap endlessly around necklace pendants, wire jewelry is also easy to maneuver for beginners.
This is a video tutorial in the Home & Garden category where you are going to learn how to preserve and clean your antique silver. Tony Duke shows a fast and effective way to clean heavily soiled silver ware. Put the silverware in to the "silver dip" fluid and leave it for about 35 to 45 seconds. You will see that it is cleaning. Because it is a liquid, it gets in to the nooks and corners of the silverware and cleans them. Take it out of the liquid and wash it. You then got to polish it with ...
Using an antique distressing paint finish technique on furniture is a good way to revive a piece of furniture that other wise might just be discarded. This video is part of a series of videos taking viewers through the process of distressing furniture and focuses on accent technique. You’ll want to accent the select parts of the furniture you want to accentuate that distressed look. Our expert recommends painting the edges of this table. You’ll want to pick a complimentary color and when you ...
Check out this instructional dance video and learn how to line dance to the Allen Jackson song "God Bless Texas." Most clubs all do different line dances for this song. This tutorial provides instruction mainly for the North Carolina area, specifically the Cadillac Ranch club. This video also explains how to add your own flavor to a line dance. Practice your line dancing skills and just have fun with it.
Check out this Old-Time Texas Chili that's been barbecued up in the States since the mid 1800's in this how to video. This chili tastes real good, and its tang and heat will sure cure what ails you.
One way for a middle-aged person to look better than ever is to sit on a patio surrounded by well-aged pots. Flaking, lichen-covered clay pots give the impression that they’ve been around a lot longer than you have. And because antiqued pots look expensive, everyone will think that your investments are doing well and your children have moved out. There are three methods of giving your pots the beauty of antiquity. Two of these techniques take minutes, and the other one takes months.
Watch to learn how to say the names of the types of things you find in an antique store or at a flea market in French.
Whether it be for a school project or just a funky looking journal or letter, making your paper look antique is very easy. Antique paper is great for invitations, props, unique stationary..lots of things! This tutorial will teach you how to age your brand new paper instantly for a neat, old fashioned look.
Texas barbecue is distinct from other southern barbecues for it's emphasis on beef and dry rub. If you want to cook up some authentic Texas barbecue and have a proper pit or a smoker, watch this video to learn how to make a mean dry rubbed beef brisket.
Hitting up antiques stores or flea markets every now and then engenders eccentric rewards of odds and ends, pretty semiprecious stones that look dazzling but have no home.
The modern, sleek aesthetic is so overrated. If you're an arts and crafts aficionado, you know that adding vintage and old world touches to your craftmaking creates results that are whimsical and beautifully antique.
Katy Perry is known for her classic 1950s pin up style. This is a fantastic and fresh look for summer.
If your furniture has seen better days but is nevertheless structurally sound, restoring it might be as simple as applying a fresh layer of paint or wood stain. This free video tutorial demonstrates a method for refinishing furniture with a power sander. For more information, and to get started rejuvenating your own antique furniture, watch this video tutorial.
