5
March

How to repair dents in wooden fireplaces

If you ever have an accident and your wooden surround is left with a dent – all is not lost as 90% of the time it can be repaired.

Repairing a wooden surround is pretty straight forward and relys upon water. The water swells the wood up and simply pops the wood back out. This method will only work though on dents which have not caused the wood to splinter or split.

First of all you will need to gather a couple of items.

  • A small cup of hot water
  • Your favourite brand of toilet paper.
  • Some wax for finishing (we use Fiddies Supreme Wax – Stripped Pine Colour)

Once you have all your items together follow these steps:

  1. Prepare the damaged area to make sure it is clean from dust and debrisThe Dents!

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13
February

Darwin wooden surround co-stars in new TV show!

Free Agents. Image shows from L to R: Alex Taylor (Stephen Mangan), Helen Ryan (Sharon Horgan). Image credit: Big Talk Productions.

After nearly 2 years since its first pilot show – Free Agents is being broadcast on channel 4 at 10pm tonight!

To be honest I would not have known about this new series if it wasn’t for Big Talk Productions contacting us last year to order a Darwin wooden surround to co-star in their new TV show along side Sharon Horgan. The wooden surround will be shown inside her apartment and if I remember rightly they may have painted it white. However it is a good thing that the new show is starting because I always seemed to have a void before the Jonathan Ross show that I couldn’t fill.

About the show
Alex (Stephen Mangan) is a talent agent suffering all the sadness and pain of divorce. In the office opposite him is Helen (Sharon Horgan) a talent agent suffering all the sadness and pain of bereavement. They’re perfect for each other. According to Alex. According to Helen, he has got to be bloody joking. There’s no way she’s having sex with Alex. Again. Not after the last two times they had sex. Absolutely not….

Set in a world where everyone – the agents, the agents’ boss (Anthony Head), the agents’ clients, the agents’ friends and relations and ex-girlfriends and accountants – are all as bizarrely screwed up as Alex and Helen – Free Agents is a dark, poignant comedy. An on-but-mostly-off romance about a couple who might just have a future if they can ever shake off their past(s)….

view official free agents website.

view more details about the show at the British Comedy Guide website.

Darwin Wooden Surround

About the co-star
The Darwin wooden surround is a plain Victorian style mantel with decorative Beading at the top of the legs and bottom of the frieze. It is available in Oak and Pine, Handmade in England and available in a few finishes. Decor wise it is a winner because it can be used with both a modern and period decor style.

view details about the Darwin wooden surround.

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