Comments on: pop your cork! http://www.designsponge.com/2006/03/ds-mini-trends-pop-your-cork.html Your home for all things Design. Home Tours, DIY Project, City Guides, Shopping Guides, Before & Afters and much more Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:33:26 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: myriam http://www.designsponge.com/2006/03/ds-mini-trends-pop-your-cork.html/comment-page-1#comment-188221 myriam Wed, 15 Dec 2010 02:23:06 +0000 http://designspongeonline.com/2006/03/05/ds-mini-trends-pop-your-cork/#comment-188221 PLease Please, I need help finding cork suppliers in the U.S.A. Please I also need information on how to place cork on painted walls, painted cement floors, painted plywood floors and I would like to place cork on the kitchen counter too. !!!! And yes , I would be most grateful for any tips on how to do work with cork for any of the above projects. Thank you. PLease Please, I need help finding cork suppliers in the U.S.A. Please I also need information on how to place cork on painted walls, painted cement floors, painted plywood floors and I would like to place cork on the kitchen counter too. !!!! And yes , I would be most grateful for any tips on how to do work with cork for any of the above projects. Thank you.

]]> By: Yolanda Lindstrom http://www.designsponge.com/2006/03/ds-mini-trends-pop-your-cork.html/comment-page-1#comment-185396 Yolanda Lindstrom Sat, 27 Nov 2010 06:51:14 +0000 http://designspongeonline.com/2006/03/05/ds-mini-trends-pop-your-cork/#comment-185396 I just came back from Portugal and I learned all about Cork. Cork is a tree from the Oak family. It takes 25 yrs to harvest the first time and the first time it is not good to use for the wine tops so the cork is use for insulation, floors, chairs and other things, second harvest is 9 yrs later still the cork is not good for wine tops until the 3rd harvest 9 yrs later than they can use for the wine. When the cork is harvest is the bark of the tree that is cooked (boil) in water for 1 hour the first time, they wait for 2 to 3 weeks to dry, the second time for 0:45 minutes. The reason to boil the cork is to make the bark flat. I just came back from Portugal and I learned all about Cork. Cork is a tree from the Oak family. It takes 25 yrs to harvest the first time and the first time it is not good to use for the wine tops so the cork is use for insulation, floors, chairs and other things, second harvest is 9 yrs later still the cork is not good for wine tops until the 3rd harvest 9 yrs later than they can use for the wine. When the cork is harvest is the bark of the tree that is cooked (boil) in water for 1 hour the first time, they wait for 2 to 3 weeks to dry, the second time for 0:45 minutes. The reason to boil the cork is to make the bark flat.

]]> By: Ev Dekorasyonu http://www.designsponge.com/2006/03/ds-mini-trends-pop-your-cork.html/comment-page-1#comment-141028 Ev Dekorasyonu Fri, 02 Apr 2010 22:23:52 +0000 http://designspongeonline.com/2006/03/05/ds-mini-trends-pop-your-cork/#comment-141028 Cork seems really natural. This is why it is compatible with lots of things.. Cork seems really natural. This is why it is compatible with lots of things..

]]> By: Jennifer Wichard http://www.designsponge.com/2006/03/ds-mini-trends-pop-your-cork.html/comment-page-1#comment-116325 Jennifer Wichard Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:31:01 +0000 http://designspongeonline.com/2006/03/05/ds-mini-trends-pop-your-cork/#comment-116325 OOOOOHHHHHH I love cork ~! OOOOOHHHHHH I love cork ~!

]]> By: jennifer hill http://www.designsponge.com/2006/03/ds-mini-trends-pop-your-cork.html/comment-page-1#comment-88970 jennifer hill Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:59:17 +0000 http://designspongeonline.com/2006/03/05/ds-mini-trends-pop-your-cork/#comment-88970 Daniel Michalik, maker of the fine children's chair featured, is an amazing craftsman and superlative guy! Daniel Michalik, maker of the fine children’s chair featured, is an amazing craftsman and superlative guy!

]]> By: Alex http://www.designsponge.com/2006/03/ds-mini-trends-pop-your-cork.html/comment-page-1#comment-84332 Alex Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:38:19 +0000 http://designspongeonline.com/2006/03/05/ds-mini-trends-pop-your-cork/#comment-84332 I am so glad I found this article! I have been working with cork for some years now, mostly hand paintings and some home accessories. Cork is a wonderful medium, it's a sustainable material and it's a new art form that I believe will be the next big trend :) You can definitely paint cork, with watercolors, acrylic colors or even gouache! It does require sealing if exposed for a long time – I use a non-toxic coating which works perfectly as it doesn't alter the colors or materials. Anyone interested, please check out my site, it gives more info and it shows how I have been using it. I am so glad I found this article! I have been working with cork for some years now, mostly hand paintings and some home accessories. Cork is a wonderful medium, it’s a sustainable material and it’s a new art form that I believe will be the next big trend :) You can definitely paint cork, with watercolors, acrylic colors or even gouache! It does require sealing if exposed for a long time – I use a non-toxic coating which works perfectly as it doesn’t alter the colors or materials.

Anyone interested, please check out my site, it gives more info and it shows how I have been using it.

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