A home looks warmer and more traditional when decorated with antique furniture pieces. In fact, newest home decorating trends are all about antiques. Due to increased interest, there is various antique furniture for sale online, fairs, garage sales or at antique furniture Melbourne shops. If you like antiques and your budget allows it, browse online for reputable antique furniture Melbourne shops. Or maybe you have beautiful antiques that have been in your family for generations, but no longer have the beauty they once had. If so, no need to worry, as there are few easy ways to restore antique furniture pieces.

• One of the ways to cover the flaws of your antique furniture is to use walnut. Yes, it seems unbelievable, but this simple trick will help cover up the dings and scrapes in the wooden furniture. First you need to identify the areas that are slightly damaged and rub them with walnut. You will immediately see the difference since the area will begin to darken. Next time you shop in an antique furniture Melbourne shop, don’t judge the piece by its deteriorated look since you can easily restore it.

• You recently went through some sites that offer antique furniture for sale  and found a piece you really like. However, you’ve noticed some scrapes and dings that seem hard to cover. Well, not really. Coffee grounds will fix that instantly. If the antique piece has medium-dark color, apply used coffee grounds on the damaged area with a cotton swab. Leave the grounds on for 5-10 minutes and thoroughly clean with soft cloth.

• If antique furniture Melbourne shops do not have anything you like, check out local thrift stores. Keep in mind that the antiques you buy from a thrift shop will certainly require little work to bring it back to life. Here’s what you need to do. Place the piece over a drop cloth and remove any hardware to be able to sand the piece smoothly. The sand paper will remove the wood fiber and old coat of paint. Before you coat the antique furniture with new paint, clean it with a damp sponge and apply the paint. Leave it for few hours to dry completely. The antique will look as if just bought from the most expensive antique furniture Melbourne shop.