Nephew&Nieces: Lifestyle and Travel — antique

Cleaning regular modern furniture is simple. Spilled drinks on it? Wipe it off with soap. Dirty? Wipe it off with soap. Moldy? Wipe it off with soa- Okay.. you get the idea.  Learning to clean antiques however, is a whole different ball game. Lots of care has to go into the process, at times using specific tools (And that tool isn't always soap). At first, it might sound like a hassle, but, done right, antiques are really worth the keep. If you don't think so, read "6 Reasons You Should Own Antiques", If you agree, read on! A Clean Home...

Throwing things out has become a way of life, if something breaks, it gets replaced almost instantly. Our smart phones are replaced to the new models, regardless of its working state. This goes without say for furniture, where households constantly replace their furnishing and toss their current ones to the dump.  It is an indisputable fact that we live in a 'dispensable' modern society. Our output of solid waste has risen notably over the past few years: In Singapore alone (A Small Country with around 5 million residents), waste generation has increased from 1260 tonnes a day in 1970, to a...