Food tips Archives - Shop at Blu https://www.shopatblu.com/category/food-tips/ The Blue Building Antiques Thu, 29 Oct 2020 19:59:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 How to Restore Leather Seats https://www.shopatblu.com/how-to-restore-leather-seats/ https://www.shopatblu.com/how-to-restore-leather-seats/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2020 01:25:20 +0000 https://www.shopatblu.com/?p=10993 I have 6 beautiful chairs that go with my dining room suite.  Over the years they have seen some wear and were in wonderful shape until….well…cats!  We only use this large table for holiday celebrations.  So I don’t see the seats regularly.  It’s always a surprise when I pull out the chairs in preparation for...

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]]> I have 6 beautiful chairs that go with my dining room suite.  Over the years they have seen some wear and were in wonderful shape until….well…cats!  We only use this large table for holiday celebrations.  So I don’t see the seats regularly.  It’s always a surprise when I pull out the chairs in preparation for a holiday meal and there are more scratches. Here is one of the chairs.

 

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I’ve done some research and thought I would try a few suggestions on how to restore damaged leather seats.  

I started with Chair 1 and a product that I had on hand:  Neatsfoot oil. 

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I’m not really sure when I bought it or for what project.  But it was on hand so I started with this.  

Here is one coat:

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Here is two coats:

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And here is three coats:

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Apparently the leather really needed to be moisturized.  I never treated it at all.  Lesson learned!

                                                                               
 

I am pleased with this but will be trying several other methods as well.  Next up will be saddle soap.  I have 5 more chairs and 5 more methods to test!

 

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]]> https://www.shopatblu.com/how-to-restore-leather-seats/feed/ 1 How to store fresh parsley https://www.shopatblu.com/store-fresh-parsley/ https://www.shopatblu.com/store-fresh-parsley/#respond Sun, 29 May 2016 22:51:23 +0000 http://www.shopatblu.com/?p=3124 My sweet neighbor Claude the Gardener brought us some fresh parsley yesterday from his enormous garden.  It smells so good!  The aroma is simply invigorating.  I have never had fresh-from-the-garden parsley before.  I always buy parsley that is dried.  Occasionally I will buy fresh but it always goes to waste because we use a very...

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]]> My sweet neighbor Claude the Gardener brought us some fresh parsley yesterday from his enormous garden.  It smells so good!  The aroma is simply invigorating.  I have never had fresh-from-the-garden parsley before.  I always buy parsley that is dried.  Occasionally I will buy fresh but it always goes to waste because we use a very small portion, put it in the frig, and throw it away a week later since it is wilted and ugly.

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I wanted to preserve some of this fresh parsley for the future so I found a this great link on line.  This site gives great tips on how to:

  1. best prolong the life of fresh herbs
  2. best store your fresh herbs
  3. preserve herbs by freezing
  4. preserve herbs by drying
  5. preserve herbs to dry by using the microwave

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I remember buying fresh herbs years ago for the first time and trying to determine how much to use.  My husband and children are not big spice eaters so usually plainer is better for us.  However, I have tried to sneak more spice into our meals in the past few years and have been quite successful.  I often use parsely, oregano, garlic and onion powder.

I am excited to save some of this parsley for future meals!  And guess what?  Just found some basil in the bunch as well!  Eureka!

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And thanks Claude the Gardener for the treat!

Here are some very cool decor items I’ve found on Amazon at a great price!

5″ Tea Leaf Ball-shaped Artificial Topiary Sphere Orb Indoor Outdoor

9 Misc Succulents

TMT Lavender Flowers Ultra Blue Grade, 1/2 lb

9GreenBox – Provence French Lavender – 2 Pack

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