Feb 14
Michael Pines Bedroom, fine, Furniture, Pine
Pine furniture has been gaining popularity here and overseas by virtue of its simplistic charm. Its light color is a welcome alternative to the dark tints of oak and mahogany for those busybodies who could use a more relaxed atmosphere in their homes. Pine has natural stains and knots in its visible grains and provides more affordable furniture compared to its costlier counterparts among the wood varieties. Anybody who loves the beauty of pine will love it more now that it comes in many different shapes and sizes for every living space in the home.
As with any other wooden furniture, your pine wood has to be maintained, especially as it is a soft wood that is prone to dents and scratches. If you have pine furniture at home, remember that it should not be subjected to extreme temperatures. That’s because with these extremes, the wood may react.
Usually, when temperature is high, the wood tends to dry up and crack. The longer you keep your pine this way, the greater the chance of it getting brittle over time. On the other hand, when the wood is exposed to extreme cold, it will have the tendency to contract and be sticky. Fortunately, the wood corrects itself as the environment normalizes.
These days, there are many functional and decorative pine furniture available in wonderful arrays, from modern to traditional. Pine bedroom furniture, in particular, is lovely to have in your bedroom. If you want a more compact look, you can paint the wood with your favorite color. While this would hide the wood’s paleness, its natural hue will have a way of combining with your paint color to create a rustic, regal effect. If you want to finish it with a good waxing, you’ll marvel at its refreshing original color.
There could be more reasons why you’ll want pine in your home.
For one, it’s fairly affordable compared to hardwoods, it’s almost as durable and is a lot more flexible to suit your every taste. When you go for pine wood, you’re even helping the planet as this soft wood grows in sustainable forests which means you’re not doing the environment any damage.
If you’re looking to buy pine furniture at a cheaper price, remember that the place you buy it from should make a lot of difference. If you buy it at a flashy department store or shop, you’re probably going pay a lot more than if you got the items from an online store, for example, or a shop that is not so popular.
Feb 13
Michael Pines Magic, Pine, White
AAH,WHITE PINE.Just saying the oame makes me smile.For a hand tool guy like me,it hardly gets any better;white pine is easy to plane,saw and pare.And the shavings smell so good,they transport me right back to the forest.
White pine(Pinus strobus)isn’t your ordinary lumberyard pine.Construction lumber is usually a mixture of spruce,other types of pine,and fir(SPF,for short).These woods are denser and have a more uneven texture than white pine.SPF pieces are also likely to move a lot after they’re sawn,for two reasons.First,SPF is frequently sawn from small-diameter trees,so boards often contain the pith.Second,construction lumber has a high moisture content(MC).lt’s only dried down to about 17 percent MC,so the wood has a ways to go before it stabilizes.White pine,on the other hand,is often cut from huge trees,far from the pith,and is usually available kiln dried down to 7 to 9 percent MC,ready to be used int he woodshop.
Once dried,white pine is exceptionally stable and a pleasure to work.It shrinks and swells less than red oak or hard maple,for example,and is about on par with cherry.It has a uniform texture with inconspicuous growth rings,unlike construction lumber.You won’t have the aggravation of catching an edge while planing or paring through alternating sections of soft earlywood and hard latewood.Your plane or chisel just glides right through the wood-except the knots,of course.
American woodworkers have always valued white pine.It was widely used in the colonial era for making everyday furniture because it was so plentiful and easy to work by hand.White pine’s figure is fairly plain,so pieces were of ten stained or painted to brighten them up.White pine is pretty soft and easy to ding or scratch.It proudly bears its scars,though.All that old,humble furniture shows its history,and that’s a big part of its charm.For fancier work,white pine was often used as a secondary wood.Many cabinetmakers used it for drawer sides and bottoms,cabinet backs,and as a ground for veneering.
White pine’s appearance changes as it ages.Freshly cut,it’s usually a pale straw color.Exposed to air and light,it turns a deeper yellow,like maple.But unlike maple,it keeps getting darker,eventually turning a warm brown.This patina extends down into the wood.If you plane an aged white pine board that’s been recycled from an old building,you’ll see a wide variety of colors reveal themselves with every pass.Eventually,you’ll get to the wood’s original pale color,but the wood that’s just under that old sur-face still has a lot to say:I’m an American classic,and I’m proud of it.
Feb 12
Michael Pines Chairs, Dining, Pine, Table
When it comes to the dining table and chairs set, then pine dining table and chairs are the most fabulous and attractive ones. Dining table is the place where you can display the wood in the most exotic and beautiful manner. Pine dining table and chairs are sturdy yet not too bulky. It is one of the home dcor because it adds elegance and style to your dining room. Many styles and shapes of the pine dining table and chairs are available in the market; thereby you can find a dining table of your choice easily.
Various styles of the pine dining table and chairs:
Pine dining table and chairs are available in the market covering a huge range of styles from modern and simple to rustic Mexican designs. The pine dining table and chairs are designed to decrease stain and damage. The creative use of various colors and designs on them make the pine dining table and chairs more attractive and striking. There are also different shapes of the pine dining table; the most common are square, rectangular and oval shapes. Moreover, the pine dining table and chairs serves to reflect a luxurious living style.
How to take proper care of the pine dining table and chairs:
The pine dining table and chairs require regular and proper care. Since it is made of fine type of wood; therefore, it should be cleaned with the soft piece of cloth to avoid scratches and also checked regularly to look if it has been damaged or cracked. However, it should not be cleaned with water because it can spoil the surface easily. The insects, pests and cockroaches are the furniture enemies which eat the furniture from inside. Therefore, it should be polished instantly in order to minimize the loss.
How to get the pine dining table and chairs:
Buying pine dining table and chairs are more costly from supermarkets than from the online stores. Thanks to internet which has facilitated people in many ways like shopping is one of them. Many people do not get sufficient time to purchase the pine dining table and chairs from the market so they can easily get it through the online stores by placing their requirements while at home, office or anywhere else. These websites are the most reliable source of shopping the pine dining table and chairs at a reasonable price. They are easily searchable and rated to help the customers buy the desired pine dining table and chairs
Feb 06
Michael Pines Chelsea, Pines, York
Over the summer I made plans to spend four fall days in New York City. True to my hopes the weather was absolutely perfect this October weekend. Booking a flight was the easy part. Finding a place to stay was not. I have a few friends in NYC, but like many New Yorkers their places are small and or shared. I didn’t want to impose and preferred to be independent without worry of disturbing people when returning from jaunts around town or coming in late at night.
Recommended budget hotels like the Pod were all booked. I checked out a few sites like New York 50- a site devoted to hotels and rentals for around a night. Needless to say the reviews were atrocious. I found various lists of top rated budget hotels including this About.com collection, but they were booked too. I checked out a condo rental site with attractive rates, but balked when I learned they wanted a 50% deposit forked over via wire transfer.
Yeah right. Take a credit card already – This isn’t 1950. For a month I occasionally read reviews and prices. Holiday Inns, Hampton Inns and the other chains run north of 0 a night in Manhattan. The nicer hostels were booked. Tripadvisor’s reviews of budget hotels were actually amusing to read – if not frightening. When finding a place for under 0 I would pull up the Tripadvisor review and read horrifying tales of bugs, mold, surly staff, and even beetles crawling over people as they slept. I wish I had bookmarked some of the reviews as they’re hilarious. I’m far from high maintenance, but I do require my room beetle free.
Someone on Lonely Planet mentioned the Chelsea Pines Inn to another poster looking for accommodations. It was the neighborhood I wanted to be in, for a very good price, and they had availability.
Tired or searching and comparing I immediately booked it.
Chelsea Pines sits on 14th Street between 7th and 8th Avenue. Typical to the area its a narrow building with five floors, with about four to five guest rooms per floor. Giving the rooms a distinct style and character, each is dedicated to a former actor or actress from Hollywood’s golden years. There’s a sunroom and patio for socializing and meeting fellow visitors, and breakfast is served every morning until 11am. Even though I always travel with earplugs just in case I wind up above a noisy street, the sounds below on 14th Street didn’t wake me at all. It was fairly quiet at night, and central airconditioning helps too. (Above photo of 14th Street taken from room.)
Something else makes this place special though: The variety and diversity in their rooms and rates. The deluxe, modern rooms on the lower floors are decked out in granite, have iPod docks, flat screen TVs and modern fixtures. Standard rooms reside in the middle floors, and the fourth and fifth floor house smaller economy rooms with a partial shared bath – (not uncommon in NYC hotels.) My room wasn’t as modern as the updated ones, but that was ok by me because the rate was below average for a place of it’s overall superb quality. When I return I may opt for fancier accommodations, but this time my needs were simple. There are plenty of economy rooms dotting the city, but being able to find an economy room that’s also in a well hosted and well kept building is rare. I’m appreciative of proprietor Jay and the staff for offering their guests a variety of economic options, which results in a nice blend of guests too.
Although there were a few faces manning the front desk I didn’t meet, I chatted with the owner Jay a few times and met a small group visiting from Scotland. Chelsea Pines is clean, comfortable, and more than spacious enough for myself traveling solo – and I’d recommend it as a “second home” to anyone staying in the city.
They’re at 317 West 14th Street in Chelsea, and about 30 steps from the subway too. Check out Chelsea Pines Inn .com for rate details and their history. And any other hotel should be so fortunate to have their Tripadvisor ranking.
If you find them booked when visiting NYC check out this article in New York Magazine listing other highly rated budget hotels.
by James Van Dellen
Feb 03
Michael Pines Pine, wonderful, World
Many people are unaware of the incredible qualities pertaining to bedroom pine furniture. The wood, pine, is one of the most natural looking of woods used in the production of bedroom furniture, with its innate and unusual knotty patterning, each item of furniture crafted from pine has its own distinctive feel. Even if you were to buy dozens of identical items, if they were constructed from pine, each would stand out from the rest.
As far as bedroom pine furniture is concerned, it is probably the most popular choice for many people. This is largely due to the cost of the wood; in comparison to many other woods, such as oak, cherry, and birch, it is a lot more cost-effective for use in construction.
Partly, this is due to the way in which we produce the wood on a global scale. Pines are extremely fast growers, and grow in many different soil types, meaning that they have a high turnaround value. Pines can be planted, then ready for use in construction within a couple of years, and can be grown in a lot more places than other types of wood.
In terms of its environmental effects, pine is a renewable source, as trees are felled, others are planted as replacement. Unlike other types of wood, such as oak, which take at least 30 years before they are suitable for felling and furniture construction, pine is more dependable. For the reasons that the wood is so much easier to produce, bedroom pine furniture is a lot better value for money.
Moreover, although many people may believe that because other woods are more expensive, that pine is not a high-quality wood, this is simply not the case. Pine is an incredibly durable, strong, and resilient material, making it ideal in the construction of household furniture. The reason other woods are so expensive, is not down to a difference in quality or beauty, but down to the ease or difficulty of obtaining the wood for construction purposes.
In terms of bedroom pine furniture, certain treatment methods used in furniture construction can give the wood a fantastic effect. A particular favourite amongst discerning individuals, is the antique effect, whereby the wood is finished using a specialist techniques that lends it even greater character.
Pine is extremely popular because the wood gives off a natural air of warmth, easily evoking sentiments of winter days, wrapped up in front of a log fire, surrounded by home comforts. The wood has a light natural colour, so imbues a natural brightness to any room in which it can be found. With its unique, gnarled, and twisting knots, each piece of furniture constructed from pine is given a unique and interesting quality.
Pine is also versatile in another respect, it complements most other woods, so the addition of pine furnishings to a room decorated with different woods does not cause any clashes to the senses, which would occur were the furniture a mix of other types of wood.
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