Home & Garden - 20 November 2006

in my formal dinings room my ceiling was white & it is turned yellow!!! we donot smoke that much in that room. my husband putted a smaller ashtray in that room to limit us to 1 0r 2 cigs per meel. i usallly smoke in my kitchen tab%led or ined my bed or in my livings rooms or in my jeep. my son noticed the yellowness & toldd me about the problems. we cannnot figures out why it is turned yellowed??? i thought it mite be a leek of some tipe in the roofs. i tolded my husband to repaint the ceilings. that is spost to be the bEStest room in my house......,,,,,,i want white ceilings agained!!!! what should i do to fixed the problem$?

2006-11-20 09:31:59 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-11-20 09:23:24 · 5 answers · asked by Dodge 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

We have a community garden that suffers from weeds annually (regardless of how much weeding takes place) and is situated in an area where clay type soil is the norm. We are looking for ways to enrich the soil while eliminating weeds as much as possible.

2006-11-20 09:19:08 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

My husband and I just purchased a home which needs some brightening up. The house feels sort of "frumpy." It has natural hardwood floors, wood trim and the french doors are also the same wood. The kitchen has been updated to a more modern look already. I fear losing some sort of character or even value if we paint the trim but it is so dark. There isn't tons of natural light durring the day and I want to make the house more cheery. The walls will all be neutral colors blending from room to room so nothing too drastic. Mostly taupe / tans and off white. I would like to paint the trim a bright white or some shade of white. Do I dare?

2006-11-20 09:17:05 · 9 answers · asked by ? 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-11-20 09:15:27 · 10 answers · asked by LMiera 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

It seems that everywhere we live there's mildew. We try to combat it, but eventually it always wins. We try to move away from the problem (since we rent anyway). Here's what I want to know... What sorts of things have people used to clean mildew away FOR GOOD? Are any of them natural? I've heard Bleach works well, but I can't breathe around bleach (bad lungs). We're currently trying Vinegar... the instructions we read say to spray it on and not wipe it away... Do we wash it away frist then follow the instructions? Do we wipe it away after a day? I don't really get those instructions. How DO we move away from Mildew?
What should we look for in a home to know that it should be mildew free? Also, it happens everywhere in the apt. we're in, but mostly around the windows, which are always full of condensation.
Lastly, do I have any grounds to "stick it" to my landlord over this? Landlords never seem to help with this issue... WHY? It's THEIR building afterall.
Thanks for the help!

2006-11-20 09:14:20 · 6 answers · asked by Apple A 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

does anyone have any idea whare i can purchase bunny PLT chairs?

2006-11-20 09:13:07 · 2 answers · asked by jules 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-11-20 09:12:59 · 2 answers · asked by allison f 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-11-20 09:03:14 · 10 answers · asked by godismyname123 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

It came tightly folded in the package and looks terrible. It's the kind with the flannel type material on the back.

2006-11-20 09:03:06 · 6 answers · asked by K 3 in Decorating & Remodeling

2006-11-20 09:00:39 · 34 answers · asked by neha 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-11-20 08:57:42 · 2 answers · asked by STORMY K 3 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-11-20 08:50:54 · 6 answers · asked by fsaliani 1 in Garden & Landscape

My dad wired it to the on/off switch..but I dont think that would work

2006-11-20 08:50:13 · 3 answers · asked by entity1178 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-11-20 08:49:48 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

I am in Phoenix Arizona. How should I water my Brazillian Pepper tree? What should I do to help it grow and keep it healthy? Right now the tree is only half full of leaves. I've had it for 2 years and its never really grown much. Its definately not dead, just haven't really done much for it. Any help would be appreciated.

2006-11-20 08:46:18 · 5 answers · asked by when and how 4 in Garden & Landscape

There are some heat tolerent species of apples that'll gorw in Florida. Does anyone know what they are called? are they sweet?

2006-11-20 08:44:48 · 4 answers · asked by carlos b 2 in Garden & Landscape

2006-11-20 08:43:07 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

whats the best household rubber gloves you can get if you ware them what brand are they and what colour are they and what size are you and how do you take urs off

2006-11-20 08:41:11 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-11-20 08:37:02 · 5 answers · asked by Miss B 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-11-20 08:36:10 · 6 answers · asked by dewgongoo 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-11-20 08:32:48 · 20 answers · asked by kcgurl 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

Our water heater is dead. Replacement won't come until Wednesday. Can I run the dishwasher with just cold water? I use Cascade/Dawn gel packs. Thanks

2006-11-20 08:25:16 · 2 answers · asked by curious1223 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

I know I do this before the Hoildays!

2006-11-20 08:15:17 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

Do they grow on a tree?

2006-11-20 08:14:40 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

Can't drive so no taking it to the tip. And theres too much to fit in in the rubbish bags. And its no good for the garden, so....???

2006-11-20 08:14:26 · 11 answers · asked by frostbitten 3 in Garden & Landscape

a need know because i might buy one for $40

2006-11-20 08:11:37 · 6 answers · asked by cool man 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I've been trying to watch tv to see if I like anything and really can't find what I want. I bought O at Home and another decorating magazine but didn't like anything. It's my 1st place and i'm completely clueless and what to do with it.

2006-11-20 08:10:35 · 5 answers · asked by Sophie 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

I bought a rather-expensive wallpaper medallion (made by York) to put up on the ceiling of my daughter's room. The idea was to cover over a dull area where the ceiling had to be retouched after a smaller-base-diameter fan was installed. The mediallion is 36" in diameter and the ceiling fan (including the blades) is 52". I can cut the ornate wallpaper smaller if that would actually look better. It would be time-consuming but still look good, I think. Is there a rule of thumb for the diameter of the medallion to the width of a ceiling fan?

2006-11-20 08:02:53 · 3 answers · asked by HoneyBunny 7 in Decorating & Remodeling

I am wanting to lay ceramic or porcelin tile on my concrete floor. Should I put some type of vinyl sheet down inbetween the tile and floor. Someone told me that if the concrete moves this will prevent the tiles from breaking. Is this true. I haven't seen anything like this at the DIY stores.

2006-11-20 08:01:44 · 6 answers · asked by Flyboy in Red 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)