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1. Where can i find a quality solid wood canopy bed frame made in USA?

Ashley Furniture has good beds

2. What can I do to get rid of the smell from a new crib? Its solid wood, so I'm sure its coming from the varnish?

put it back in the box and dump a few boxes of baking soda in it

3. Would a composting bin bread down sweet gum balls?

Yes. It may take a while though. I composted bamboo, walnuts, acorns, beef and chicken bones, tree branches. I watered and turned my compost regularly. Everything, and I mean everything I threw onto the compost mound turned into compost in less than two years. You should add any kitchen stuff (like potato peelings, egg shells, apple cores, etc) and garden clippings and lawn cuttings that you get. You know, just about any vegetable matter that is not solid wood, LOL. Turn your compost every couple of weeks, and water it to keep it moist. Poke holes in the top so air can get down in -- on cool days, you can see steam coming from the compost!

4. Is the Hemnes double bed frame good?

Depends on what you mean by "good." I have an older Ikea bed frame and also helped my mother buy and set up a Hemnes a few years ago in her guest room. If you set it up correctly, use it with a good box spring and never move it or subject it to a lot of stress it will hold up for a while for you. Like most IKEA furniture it is made of MDF (compressed fiber board) rather than solid wood. That means you can easily strip out the hardware and/or break the frame if you try to drag it around room without taking it apart or if it gets a lot of stress, like kids jumping on it or a couple of overweight people getting frisky. Having a box spring is absolutely necessary to keep the bed torsionally rigid so do not try to use it with just a mattress on the slats. So, for a $300 temporary bed it is OK if you are careful with it. If you expect it to get more abuse than I've described above, stick with a steel frame with a headboard or buy one of IKEA's metal frame beds. Even my older IKEA bed which is solid pine and not MDF, has eventually developed a crack at one corner due to moving it without a box spring in place. If you want a bed that will last your whole life, this is not the one.

5. The Benefits of Wood Cabinets Over Particle Board

You may have heard that plywood warps more commonly than particle board. This is true in general (plywood may be easier to bend), except when it comes to water. Every type of wood can eventually warp when exposed to moisture. But solid wood is very unlikely to warp during ordinary use. Particle board, on the other hand, will absorb water readily because it is porous. In just a few years, you will often begin to see particle board swelling. Thus, while particle board can be an economical and convenient choice for living room furniture, it's generally not recommended for kitchens or bathrooms. One of the great things about plywood cabinets is that they can be refinished time and time again. You can paint them, sand them, stain them, and correct minor issues such as scratches. This ensures that they both last a long time and can be changed if you want to renovate your kitchen later on. Particle board simply has a veneer over it, so you can not possibly refinish it. If it gets damaged, you will need to try to fix its appearance through paint. Most particle board does not have real wood on the outside but instead has a photo replica: a highresolution print of wood. If you are going for natural wood grain, particle board often wo not give you that appearance. Not only is the wood on it a little blurry and indistinct, but there will often be visible edges where the veneer joins together. For the most part, plywood and particleboard hide behind cabinet doors. But if you are going to have glass cabinet doors or open shelving, the box of your cabinets and its shelves are going to be very visible. Professionals recommend that you flip any particleboard shelves every two to three years. This recommendation again comes from the fact that plywood is not a durable material and can likely warp. Plywood has less maintenance and is expected to last longer. It can bear more weight and has more tensile strength. Though you might think plywood would be heavier, particle board actually is. You have to press particle board together, so it is very structurally dense. This added weight can matter a lot when hanging cabinets. Not only will the structures need to be stronger to hang them, but it can also cost more to install. Comparatively, plywood is a lighter but stronger material, as it is not bonded together but a single piece. So are particle board cabinets always a bad choice? They are not as durable as wood cabinets, and they are not going to increase your property values. But if you are not worried about that, they could be a quick fix. If you want to know whether they could be right for you, Carolina Quality Flooring & Cabinets can give you more information.