Decorating & Remodeling - August 2006

My hubby has his 'football' room - it's decorated after his team the Jacksonville Jaguars. The walls are teal, the trim is white, the accessories are gold, furniture is black leather - the problem is the floor!!! Right now it's black painted concrete which I am sick and tired of trying to keep clean!!!
Does anyone have any suggestions for floor alternatives? He wants to remain black - but if you have a better idea I want to hear it. Also cost is not relevant so any and all ideas please and thank you!

2006-08-20 04:01:46 · 16 answers · asked by ? 7

it is on the back side of my home

2006-08-20 03:13:03 · 12 answers · asked by peppermagoo 2

2006-08-20 02:07:43 · 12 answers · asked by Bellarockafella 3

Minimalist? Resort? Traditional? Country? Asian? Avante-Garde? Zen? Any thing goes? Why?

2006-08-20 00:57:07 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a small bedroom, 10 foot sq and have just painted it Homebase's Classic Cream. I'm now wondering if I should paint the main wall where my bedhead is a different colour, dusky pink maybe?? My accessories will be aubergine/purple.
I don't want my room to feel any smaller or lose it's light.
Any ideas??

2006-08-19 21:28:52 · 24 answers · asked by wendywitch 2

2006-08-19 21:19:36 · 15 answers · asked by annie 3

What are your favourites?

2006-08-19 21:06:29 · 6 answers · asked by rxqueen♥ † 6

2006-08-19 18:12:18 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-19 17:09:12 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just moved into a house that has a very narrow staircase leading up to the second story ( which is actually a finished attic). I want to have my tv room up there. The width of the doorway and staircase is 24." I want the biggest comfiest couch possible.

Please help!

2006-08-19 15:49:34 · 9 answers · asked by sandi324 1

2006-08-19 15:48:46 · 14 answers · asked by gee-geeofmo 3

Has anyone tried or know about those new bathtub coverings that you see on TV lately. They are these things that cover over old bathtubs and just seal a new bathtub and wall over the old ones. They seem like they would be cheap and a really bad idea, but I'm wondering if they are really that bad. Isn't it a bad idea to leave the old, terrible tub and tiles beneath them? Does the new bathtub covering feel cheap and flimsy? Does it look cheap? And will it start to come apart in a few years? Does anyone know?

2006-08-19 15:40:33 · 5 answers · asked by Jimmy 2

The walls are basic drywall. Is there any way to cover an entire wall without causing too much damage when the mirrors are removed? I plan to make one of the bedrooms my workout room.

2006-08-19 15:23:04 · 8 answers · asked by invtork 1

Just remodeled a powder room and never thought about the backsplash for the wall right behind the 20"wide pedestal sink--and the contractor apparently didn't either! The bathroom has no tile and is pretty sleek--purple floor tile, grey walls, white pedestal sink, all brushed chrome/stainless fixtures and accessories. With a 5 year old, we need a backsplash of some sort. Can't believe we all neglected to think of this! Can you help? I can get the contractor to do the installation; I'm just not sure what kind? Thank you!

2006-08-19 14:13:08 · 11 answers · asked by chersmith 1

home entrance is from north, on south side is lake, house length is mostly E to W in length, lots of windows all around.

2006-08-19 14:03:08 · 4 answers · asked by concerned homeowner 1

i hate my room. its so boring. i need an idea for a place to put my t.v. and i need wall color ideas, i need bed sheet ideas, placement ideas, and tips on a lot. and ideas on well anything! i am very open to anything. p.s. i want ALOT of colors! thanks! p.s.s. i have a... rather large room. p.s.s.s. i am on a MAJOR buget.

2006-08-19 13:28:15 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-19 13:09:15 · 7 answers · asked by fishpond_net 1

We just bought a house a month ago. it was all panneling (yuk) or crappy wallpaper, but since we've painted it all. and we are currently replacing the nasty carpet some idiot put down in the kitchen with tile. also got a new dishwasher and done a few more small thing's to hopefully increase our home's value.
we bought it for 83,500 and it was appraised at 84,000 were hoping to refinance in about 3 years and borrowing extra.
what are some thing's that really make an impact on home value, obviously curve appeal i already know that. but i mean thing's that really matter when it comes to the value.......

2006-08-19 12:36:16 · 14 answers · asked by so_purrfect_24 2

ok so i want to paint my bedroom, right now its all white im goning 2 target to get the bed spread and all that but i need help picking a color for the wall. i DONT want all the walls to be the same color. PLZ help me pick a color to paint my bedroom with.

2006-08-19 11:42:59 · 38 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have burns in my landlords carpet from cigarettes. How can I remove the burns short of replacing the carpet?

2006-08-19 11:39:58 · 20 answers · asked by animalcrackers31 2

2006-08-19 11:18:39 · 11 answers · asked by pierson1953 3

I don't want anything fancy!! his crib is a rochester cherry, and the bedding is a french blue & white, and the blankets, sheets, diaper pale, toy stacker valances, all have french blue & white gingham around the edges.

2006-08-19 11:00:30 · 7 answers · asked by Alexikai 2

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I'm trying to match a design that I already have in the room on 2 different walls.

2006-08-19 08:28:00 · 7 answers · asked by mikejones 1