Home & Garden - 19 August 2006

I need any suggestions on how to cover them up and/or how to tear them down. Please help! They're hideous!

2006-08-19 10:47:51 · 11 answers · asked by jennifer w 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

I have stone and wood art pieces (oriental - statues of buddha and quan yin) that are volcanic black and tobacco brown. What other color pieces would go with these?

2006-08-19 10:45:58 · 10 answers · asked by Marjorie T 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-08-19 10:43:37 · 7 answers · asked by Tim k 1 in Garden & Landscape

The pears on my tree are ripe and starting to fall off. There is so much fruit to deal with at once, I'm not sure what to do. It seems like if we pick the fruit ripe, the flesh goes mealy very soon. But if we pick them green, will they ever ripen? Anyone have a good suggestion? I'd be very grateful.

2006-08-19 10:43:10 · 3 answers · asked by Leslie D 4 in Garden & Landscape

2006-08-19 10:42:27 · 3 answers · asked by peany 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Hi...

Does anyone owns a outside pool with some falls... (like the photo)

http://members.gohighspeed.com/~fciii/hawaii/big_island_hilton_pool2.jpg

... because I would love to know how much cost to maintain a normal pool!

Just wanna share some opinions!

Have a great day...

2006-08-19 10:35:27 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

2006-08-19 10:31:36 · 13 answers · asked by watsyerbeef? 1 in Garden & Landscape

mY SUITE IS bLACK LEATHER 3,2,1 AND THE CARPET IS DARK GREEN. i HAVE A DARK WOOD HIGH FIREPLACE WITH GAS FIRE.

2006-08-19 10:27:49 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

I know that red and blue make purple, red and yellow make orange, and yellow and blue make green. What color combination makes brown? I had thought that it might be purple and yellow, but purple and yellow are color wheel opposites, so when they are put together, they just make a pasty gray. So, how do you make brown?

2006-08-19 10:23:05 · 4 answers · asked by Bastet's kitten 6 in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-08-19 10:19:43 · 2 answers · asked by peany 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

The reason I asked this question is because I just recently remodeled a one room school house that was built around 1895 and it had rafters and it obviously didn't have any load bearing walls because it was only one room. The size of the house is 24X36 with 12 foot cielings.

2006-08-19 10:14:29 · 4 answers · asked by Freddie 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I have a few questions.
1.Is the male posionous?
2. Does the male also have the red hour glass under the belly?
3. Are they smaller or bigger then the female.

I live in San Diego, CA and notice that this year, theres been more then usual. I hate to kill spiders that are black.

2006-08-19 10:13:59 · 6 answers · asked by Bec 3 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-08-19 10:13:20 · 2 answers · asked by Jessica P 1 in Other - Home & Garden

i remember my mom saying that if it foams up it is doing it's job at cleaning the clothes, most detergents nowadays do not foam up as much as they did back then.

2006-08-19 10:13:18 · 4 answers · asked by lettie s 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-08-19 10:10:17 · 2 answers · asked by Michael B 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-08-19 10:04:11 · 1 answers · asked by Freddie 1 in Other - Home & Garden

My wall has slats with little indentations between them (it's a mobile home). I painted the wall just fine, and then I used a brush which was too wide for the little sort of "gulleys" between the slats. Now I can see the brush marks on either side of the indentations.
I know, I should have used a more expensive brush, and a much narrower brush, so that the edges didn't touch the surrounding wall.
However, here I am now with dried paint and brush marks.
Please advise.

2006-08-19 10:03:10 · 5 answers · asked by TravelingMary 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

I have a house / garage full of things I've collected over the years. Even papers and old documents that are of no use to me. It's getting to the point where I can't even walk through the place anymore. I'd like to clean it up, but have no idea where or how to start. Can someone help?

2006-08-19 09:57:09 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I have been using Spray N Wash and have been noticing these types of stains ...particularly on dark fabrics.

2006-08-19 09:50:32 · 8 answers · asked by amusement67 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

is there anything besides Era Laundry Detergent I can wash my clothes in to remove kerosene odor? What can I do to get rid of the awful smell?

2006-08-19 09:49:40 · 6 answers · asked by Carol Ann 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I see this bee mostly at night and they like to get up into my porch light. I have looked around the yard and found no nest. One of these bees stung my sister several nights ago for no apparent reason. They make a very loud buzzing sound.

2006-08-19 09:45:16 · 9 answers · asked by tercel_972000 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I have a few Silver items that I need to clean coz they tarnished with oxidation. Is there anyway I can clean it without using those metal polish? I have tried Toothpaste ... not bad but still tedious.

2006-08-19 09:43:08 · 4 answers · asked by Tenzin 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-08-19 09:41:59 · 13 answers · asked by SLC 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I have tried everything, and they have gone through the washer and dryer several times. The gum is still there.

2006-08-19 09:35:52 · 9 answers · asked by Ifeelyourpain 4 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-08-19 09:28:23 · 8 answers · asked by auntiebitsy 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I know with many flowers like mums that if you dead head them, that is pick off the spent blooms and deny the plant from making seeds to reproduce itself that they will send up more blooms to make new seeds. But is it necessary to do it with Canna lilies? I have not dead headed them yet and they just keep pooping more and more flowers. The seeds evenually fall off. I would be thrilled if some of these seeds produced some new plants. Nothing so far. I live in New England so the rhizomes have to be dug up in the fall else they will die with the frost.

2006-08-19 09:27:29 · 10 answers · asked by John16 5 in Garden & Landscape

2006-08-19 09:24:25 · 6 answers · asked by booty 2 in Other - Home & Garden

My boyfriend had already ripped most of it off but it was just the top layer leaving a white layer that is difficult to remove.

2006-08-19 09:20:00 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I have an old robe with a tag written in maybe Japanese which I cannot read. The fabric sort of feels like silk, but then again it kind of doesn't.

2006-08-19 09:19:56 · 3 answers · asked by iwannano 2 in Other - Home & Garden

i'm looking for the most comfortable pillow material, inside outside cover whatever, and blanket, if you have ideas, let me know..

2006-08-19 09:18:31 · 8 answers · asked by vsx_zeroeight 1 in Decorating & Remodeling