Interior Design Scottsdale, AZ by S Interior Design

Premium Interior Design

Large Format Porcelain Tile

Tis the Season For Stains??

by Leave a Comment

Company comes over. Company is served delicious food and drink. Company accidentally spills delicious food and drink on sofa and floors? Oh no! What to do?

Here are some great tips on how to address those holiday ‘oops’

Stain Removal Tips (from http://www.chemdry.com/products-tips/spot-removal-tips)

1. Act Quickly – The longer the stain is allowed to remain, the more chance it has to set.

2. Know what kind of stain you are working on as well as the type of fabric or surface it is on so you can
choose the best product.

3. Remove as much excess stain as you can by blotting, scraping or brushing whatever will come off.
DO NOT rub it in.

Here are some additional web sites with more information about how to address just about any type of stain removal. A clean freak resource heaven!

http://www.doityourself.com/scat/liquid
http://www.doityourself.com/scat/saucesgravies
http://www.merrymaids.com/cleaningtips/

REpurposed & REcycled Furniture

by Leave a Comment

There is a lot of discussion about re-purposing and recycling these days as we become more environmentally aware.  Here is a great example of how that can be done by just about anyone.

A friend had an old wine barrel sitting in her backyard and wanted to get rid of it.  A client had a 36″ D, 1″ thick piece of glass she had no use for.  Sanded the wine barrel and reinforced the metal bands that were loose due to the wood of the barrel shrinking.  Chose a stain and attached casters to the bottom of the barrel.  Used collection of corks from wine and champagne bottles on the top.  Placed the glass on standoffs on top of the barrel.  I also secured 2 swivel barstools from a resale/consignment shop; another recycling example.

The result:

A fabulous new bistro seating area to sip wine, or drink coffee at and read the paper in the morning.