Decorating & Remodeling - January 2007

I have some heavy, quality furniture to sell: a oak dining table with matching chairs and an Ethan Allen cherry sleigh bed. If I list them with ebay or a similar on-line place, I'd have to include a sizeable shipping fee. Would it be better to put an ad on craigs list or the local newspaper or where? thanks ; )

2007-01-05 05:21:35 · 4 answers · asked by holacarinados 4

...how many years should a mattress last, and how can you tell when a mattress is worn out to the point it should be replaced?

2007-01-05 04:44:32 · 2 answers · asked by JustPeachy !!! 5

im a designer and im doing my master research and we are allowed to pick any commerical or residential place and make it work....... so my question to u is whether do create a a cigar bar which is moslty display with an non alcoholic bar and lounge area or a restaurant with different areas that represent different disney movies like....potc.lady and the tramp ....... nemo..... thanx

2007-01-05 04:37:56 · 9 answers · asked by Cat 2

Hi, our house has one particular living area that has a 22 foot celiing on it. The whole house is done with light colored carpets, paint, and stone flooring in some areas. There are three big windows in the living area, a 5 foot space, then 3 more windows just above the bottom three. I don't want to loose the open-air feeling of the room, but all the curtains I look at (for the bottom 3 windows) make me think I'm going to close in the room if I use anything but white. I don't really want sheers right there, and there are no blinds on those windows (which I dont' want anyway). What can I do? What are some color suggestions that will look nice all year long?

2007-01-05 04:33:49 · 4 answers · asked by JJ S 2

We bought this house 9 years ago and at the time, we thought the pine floors looked just great but as time went by, the gaps between the boards kept getting wider and wider. So now, we don't think it looks so good anymore. We were told sanding and re finishing would not take care of the gaps, in some places, the spaces between boards is nearly 1/4 inch. Any ideas?

2007-01-05 04:05:18 · 3 answers · asked by manibal_mf 2

When did it become popular for home owners to carpet over tile and wood flooring?

2007-01-05 03:46:40 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am living in Belize and it is damp here in the jungle.I painted a cabana and where the new bricks are it is moldy. I have essential oils and am using oil based paint. I have washed it but it still looks dirty so have to paint it again. Any ideas what I can add to the paint?

2007-01-05 03:26:03 · 6 answers · asked by Peggy 1

P.S.: Bleach not helping. Thank yall SO much!

2007-01-05 03:08:48 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Which colors would you choose (the house has white trim):

Med-dark gray w/ black shutters
or
Med-dark brown w/ very dark brown shutters

Any particular reason why?

2007-01-05 02:23:53 · 17 answers · asked by duritzgirl4 5

2007-01-05 02:22:48 · 4 answers · asked by Sweet Lady 1

What cabinet color (light, medium, or dark cherry brown) would look best with black appliances? Also, what countertop color would look best with the cabinet choice?

2007-01-05 02:20:53 · 4 answers · asked by duritzgirl4 5

like wooden or regular painted walls?

2007-01-05 02:13:44 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am planning to make Kitchen and wardrobe cabinets with MDF wood, any one has experience with MDF and how good they are?

Thanks
Suri

2007-01-05 02:07:04 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Also, do we need to prime gloss painted walls?

2007-01-05 02:00:03 · 13 answers · asked by Matt D. 1

I'm thinking of changing my living room and re-decorating . Any suggestions for a new colour scheme?

2007-01-05 01:48:30 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I cant be arsed to make one and all the covers I've seen wont fit as they have high backs, am I resigned to sitting on a rubbish sofa for ever and a day?

2007-01-05 00:52:11 · 3 answers · asked by lizarddd 6

the lead is caked in old paint and dirt .

2007-01-04 22:55:58 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a plasetered ceiling that is plastered onto plastered that is screwed to the ceiling. Some of the plaster on the screwheads started to 'bubble up' and then fallen off. I have tried filling with polyfiller but some don't take...

2007-01-04 20:27:41 · 8 answers · asked by newpark 2

2007-01-04 18:57:51 · 3 answers · asked by ally 1

I just moved in a new apartment and I need some decorating ideas.

2007-01-04 18:40:50 · 4 answers · asked by christina alexander 1

I've been charged with the task of fixing up the sh1t hole we like to call the basement of our fraternity. We've been given a $2000 budget for a number of neat little improvements that we can make. Right now there is a concrete tile floor that's filthy, stained, and cracked in some places. What I'm hoping for is a number of effective suggestions for cheap, durable, and easy to install flooring for our basement.

To give you an idea of the amount of abuse that it will be subject to, we regularly enjoy various beer drinking activities that results in a fair amount of brew being spilled all over, which is then moped up by a cleaning service within the week.

Following the remodeling we're hoping to be able to eat down there, so there will be tables and chairs being dragged across the floor frequently, with food/drink being spilled on it daily.

2007-01-04 17:44:32 · 4 answers · asked by erik_haloedout 1

I will be getting a new bedroom in a few months and it is about medium size and I would like the decorating theme to be Alice in Wonderland. The Disneys movie and the scene where alice is in the Golden Afternoon Garden. You know, with the big flowers and mushrooms etc... I have a loft bed and they might build one of those ebcesses windowd where it goes out and theres a window seat. I also have a dresser that is raw wood so I can paint it or stain it. My bed is a light pine wood but I cannot stain or paint it.... sooo.... any ideas to decorate my room? Any I can start now before my room is built?

2007-01-04 16:43:55 · 7 answers · asked by Jelly 3

I thought they'd all be down after New Year's but they're still up... is everyone waiting for Three Kings Day (Jan 6)?

2007-01-04 15:58:37 · 26 answers · asked by Kd 5

just bought a box of common 3 1/4 in. for my air nailer. now that i think about it, common nails , i don`t think hold very well ??? what if any would be a good use for these ?? there clipped head..

2007-01-04 15:54:50 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-04 15:27:54 · 9 answers · asked by Selly 2

This is in a dining area with access to an outside patio so traffic will be heavier than a normal dining room.

2007-01-04 14:23:33 · 8 answers · asked by paul w 1

http://www.paranda.net/dev/greengrass/view.php?id=USF0020
this is what my living room sofas look like i only have 2 of them and the coffe table.

2007-01-04 13:50:04 · 9 answers · asked by Misses 1

2007-01-04 13:32:34 · 9 answers · asked by blaine m 2

I painted our walls with alyked paint, can I now paint over it with latex waterbase?

2007-01-04 13:01:04 · 7 answers · asked by kathyannage 2

I dried the first dozen roses my new guy gave me. What ideas do you have for how to save them?

2007-01-04 12:06:05 · 5 answers · asked by ME 4