Decorating & Remodeling - August 2006

What would your dream home look like? What features would it have? What would you avoid? Where would it be? Tell us about it!

2006-08-21 03:58:49 · 8 answers · asked by Becki 2

I have to prime and then paint a ceiling. I have done it before but was wondering if anyone has a great secret or a better way of doing it. I alway slatter paint and make a mess of it. I am only 5'4" so it's a pain in the butt for me to paint a ceiling!! I am justing using a pole, roller and brush!

2006-08-21 03:06:17 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

We are remodeling our 110 year old home. We have found whiskey bottle from 1912 and newspaper from 1946 and onions in our ceiling.

2006-08-21 02:48:11 · 11 answers · asked by Veghead251 1

I have always wanted my bedroom to look like a stage set over the top and really bohemain with maybe a touch of the old fashioned Boudoire.
What ideas do you have or would you like in your bedroom?

2006-08-21 02:31:29 · 33 answers · asked by rachelsweet2001 4

2006-08-21 01:12:41 · 9 answers · asked by mia 1

2006-08-20 23:55:47 · 7 answers · asked by stubs 1

painted or stained and which is easier and better looking

2006-08-20 22:26:56 · 8 answers · asked by whatever 3

Is it easy to lay wooden flooring through my flat.
All the rooms are pretty square ish - do i need to use a jigsaw or would a normal saw do?

Oh - and where can i get the cheapest wooden flooring? But that still looks good?

Cheers

2006-08-20 22:23:08 · 12 answers · asked by hallrobertj 1

I'm wondering if sugar soap has some sort of abrasive in it that helps the paint stick to the old surface. I find that sugar soap is useless in removing marks from walls. Or can I just sand paper the walls with fine grade sand paper?

2006-08-20 22:21:52 · 9 answers · asked by New home buyer 1

I'm an interior designer but for me it's harder to do my own place than other people's places since I have to LIVE with it and don't have the money to change it whenever I want to. We have a dark brown and light beige area rug (shaggy), a rustic red entertainment center, big overstuffed blue couch and love seat.
Our favorite colors are: brown, red, black and some lighter neutral colors. We love Asian styled themes and rustic styled, too. Any suggestions??

2006-08-20 22:09:25 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-20 21:14:52 · 24 answers · asked by truckermate 2

hidden behind the swinging bookshelf, or through the back of the fireplace?

2006-08-20 18:52:48 · 13 answers · asked by Big hands Big feet 7

okay, this is a stupid question but i dont cares, lol. anywhoo... i have posters and i want to post them up in my room, but [scotch] tape doesnt work, cause when my room gets hot, the walls get kinda wet, and makes the posters fall. soo is there like some sorta super tape or something i can use?

2006-08-20 18:33:13 · 9 answers · asked by cheeesey! 2

i like fresh colors...any ideas? something that i won't totally be sick of in a year

2006-08-20 18:06:25 · 17 answers · asked by lorelei 1

What are the buttons you put into upholstery for decor called? Where can I find them? Any reference on how to use them?

(The buttons I'm talking about are on both the floor cushions and end table in this pic: http://tazi.prodigysites.com/images/catalog/496.jpg)

2006-08-20 17:32:39 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I found simplified verbal descriptions online, and even a few simple diagrams . . . but the actual steps to sewing all those baffles closed is a mystery.

2006-08-20 16:41:29 · 1 answers · asked by homesweethome 1

I just repainted a bedroom. Do I paint the door the same color of the walls? It is a door with raised panels.

2006-08-20 16:24:24 · 11 answers · asked by Karen B 1

2006-08-20 15:56:19 · 5 answers · asked by teach1scrapbook 1

We bought a new house and the kitchen has light colored hardwood floors with cabinets that are also a similar light colored wood. I don't like they way it looks with wood on wood. Any suggestions on what to do? I have a dark wood table with black legs. I am at a loss....

2006-08-20 15:21:24 · 11 answers · asked by ElEdTeach 1

2006-08-20 15:00:04 · 1 answers · asked by Daniel W 1

2006-08-20 13:36:03 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

i just pulled off some of the beaten up trim in my kitchen (the previous owner's dog chewed it up good!) to replace and discovered that (i think) the paint just peels right off! the surface of the wall (and the back of the peeled off paint strips) is kind of dusty and powdery (kind of like plaster that hasn't been sealed yet).

does this, indeed, mean that the walls were never primed? and if so, can i primer over the existing paint job and paint my new color, or do i have to pull off all of the old paint, then primer and then paint?

i realize everyone now knows i'm lazy, but it's a big kitchen and i need to finish this job quickly (company coming!!). however, with that said, i'll do it if it's the only way to ensure a lasting and good looking paint job.

i'd really appreciate any advice and suggestions. thanks in advance!!

2006-08-20 13:34:08 · 10 answers · asked by buffysummers 4

2006-08-20 13:24:24 · 5 answers · asked by jd77 2

Hi guys, my wife and I are first time home buyers. We found a really great fix-up house that has some problems, but a ton of character. Our main concern for resale (when the time comes) is there's only one bedroom. There is an unfinished basement, but I would say that it is less than six feet high. There's no ceiling, just boards. Is there any way to gain more heighth out of the basement???

Thanks,
Dan Johnson

2006-08-20 13:05:51 · 4 answers · asked by wusscore84 2

2006-08-20 11:19:52 · 4 answers · asked by arthur s 1

My family is looking for a house and it seems lots in our area have rooms with wood paneling. I hate it. What can be done to get rid of it/ change it/ improve it without spending a ton of money?

2006-08-20 10:51:45 · 20 answers · asked by lakat 2

My bedroom is pretty average size and square. I have a closet to the right when you walk in the door that takes up the whole wall. I have a double bed and my conforter has moons and stars on it. It is Blue and yellow themed right now but i would like any ideas you have. I would like some more colors in my room that wouldn't cost very much. I could paint the walls but my mom might not let me. They are light blue with clouds on them right now. I also would like this to cost under 100 dollars. Basically i'm just looking for a really cool teenage room that all my friends would love to spend time in that wouldn't cost very much mulah (money)! Thanks for your help!

2006-08-20 08:41:08 · 13 answers · asked by VOLLEYBALL ROCKS! 2

2006-08-20 08:25:47 · 7 answers · asked by princesssobon 1

2006-08-20 04:10:42 · 4 answers · asked by tagi_65 5

I need 2 different types of interior door. French doors for my bedroom because the doorway is oversized and of an odd size, so nothing else will really fit there, and 2 sets of closet doors- 1 for the closet in the bedroom and 1 for the closet in the living room. The closet in the bedroom will more likely then not have to use the closet doors that run on a track- the ones with the slats in them. I think they are called bifold doors. The closet in the living room will probably have to use this type of door as well, it's another one of those oversized/oddly sized doorways. All the major stores (home depot, lowes, etc.) seem to be asking hundred of dollars for even the most basic door, and I haven't been able to track down bifold closet doors at all so far, though I admit I haven’t been looking long. Any suggestions on where to go to get reasonably priced doors of these types in Brooklyn NY or somewhere close by? Thanks!

2006-08-20 04:01:59 · 14 answers · asked by blue 3