Decorating & Remodeling - February 2007

I have 8 kids and need an easy to maintain kitchen floor. I'm looking at a Mannington sheet vinyl, but it is highly textured. Concerned about dirt in the grooves. Do you have this floor?
Am considering marmoleum as an alternate. Thank You

2007-02-10 08:50:01 · 6 answers · asked by queenofzeeland 1

2007-02-10 07:58:27 · 3 answers · asked by hambro45 1

How long will it take to glue a picture frame cause i broke mine?

2007-02-10 07:42:07 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-10 07:34:22 · 10 answers · asked by Fukcing Nightmare 2

i have bought an house in greece. the guy doing the renovating just installed white marble which he knew i hated. if i cannot get him to remove it, is it possible to stain it green like styros marble or pink like that of Levadia? permanent stain not paint which will rub off and scratch off with wear and tear. is it a porous stone?

2007-02-10 07:18:35 · 2 answers · asked by JEANNE B 3

2007-02-10 07:04:19 · 6 answers · asked by absidiole 1

At school, I have this project called Career Choice. I WAS thinking about being a chemist, but chemicals might be explosive and dengerous. So I decided to be an Interior Decorator since the whole family was an Interior Decorator. Do I have to go to School just for decorating the inside of a house? Do I really need a degree and a cirtificate to decorate the inside of something?

2007-02-10 07:02:46 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-10 06:44:12 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've stuck something made of wood to an internal wall with 'No More Nails' and want to take it down now. I was wondering if anyone knew a way of doing this without chiselling half my wall off!!

2007-02-10 06:33:28 · 10 answers · asked by spencerbabe76 1

2007-02-10 05:58:02 · 5 answers · asked by bosfu 1

2007-02-10 05:52:34 · 2 answers · asked by hynes5268 2

Steel support poles in basement are enamel. Want to paint them with latex. Will it chip?

2007-02-10 05:45:28 · 8 answers · asked by Ford Truck Man 2

My boy friend is clumsy...he is not a drunk but he spills wine all over my house and then takes off...cause he knows I get upset. I have a designer home, which I designed. He has spilt wine on my couch two times and in my bedroom two times. Last night he spilt wine again on my couch and the walls...they now have to be repainted..and my white rug needs to be replaced. What would you do or say if your boyfriend did that I still wanted to drink his wine in your home?

2007-02-10 05:34:19 · 9 answers · asked by Veevee 3

What would you do? Yesterday my boyfriend brought roses over and a bottle of wine. He loves wine...I love roses.The problem is he is clumsy. I've know him six months ...and he has spilt wine four times.I also have a designer home. He spilt wine on the arm of my$ 25,000. couch the first time. I felt sorry for him. He didn't mean to and thank goodness the wine came out. Then three weeks later he split it on my white carpet in my bedroom and he left cause he didn't want me to be upset with him. Then month later same rug and he ruined it. Now last night he was in the living room and spilt his wine all over the floor and down two walls that are now stained and have to be repainted ( designer painted).
I got very upset with him...he was not drunk...it was his first glass. Then he gets angry at me for getting angry at him. The rug has to be replaced in my bedroom no easy chore..the furniture is very heavy...and my two walls which where gold are now red, need re-painting.What would you do?

2007-02-10 05:22:19 · 5 answers · asked by Veevee 3

How to repair and what damage is done to foundaton?

2007-02-10 05:02:38 · 2 answers · asked by bonnyfife 1

Sorry there's no picture so I'll try to decribe it as best I can.

Looks pretty much like an ordinary brass lamp socket.
Markings:
EDISON-PATENTS
200 V. 50 C.P. (candle power)

It has a turned wood handle, about 4 inches long coming out of the bottom of the socket(so it can be held like a flashlight) and has a cloth covered cord going through the center of the handle.
The socket, instead of having a cardboard insulator on the bottom, is lined with mica with the base contact for the bulb coming out of a hole in the side of the socket.
The switch on the side of the socket is very large and marked with 'BRYANT'

The plug, also very large and round, is made of ceramic and is \ marked 'PAULDING' - 3 A. 250 V. and the two prongs on the plug, about and inch apart, are pretty normal looking except for the fact that they both bend at a right angle in the same direction

I couldn't find anything like this on Ebay or any other site so I am eager to solve this mystery!

2007-02-10 04:49:53 · 1 answers · asked by Ammy 6

What is the finish height of tile after grout and tile??? For example if I were to lay tile how much would it bring up the floor?? 1half inch???

2007-02-10 04:28:24 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-10 04:24:03 · 2 answers · asked by doghouse 1

I found one by a company by Authentics called the Edison light pull but all the websites are out of stock, so if anyone knows were I can find one let me know

2007-02-10 04:15:48 · 3 answers · asked by monkey B 1

I am thinking of buying a ranch house which has an unattached 1 car garage basically taking up a big chunk of backyard. There is plenty of room on the side of the house for the garage. What would be involved in moving the garage forward closer to the street, costs and such. Has anyone accomplished anything like this? How? What would it cost to demolish the garage and rebuild one on the side of the house?

thanks
I assume the garage is on a concrete slab? If I demolish the

thanks

2007-02-10 04:03:00 · 6 answers · asked by diniba69 2

Does it make any difference in price whether the stamping is horizontal or vertical? Is the going rate around $10.00 a square foot? I have a quote from a great company that quarantees their work...but it is coming in at more than $15.00 a square foot. My driveway is only about 800 square feet and my patio area is around 250 square feet. Is this the problem? Are they charging more because it's a small job? Or, does it make any difference in price that I'm asking for two different patterns? I need to have an answer tomorrow for my contractor. My contractor won't let me contact the sub on this. . . That's why I'm asking you for help!

2007-02-10 03:59:07 · 3 answers · asked by jim 1

theme , like pink and white stripes with gold hearts.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j270/Vanessa8774/mybathroom.jpg

BUT I don't know what the theme should be for my actual room....tropical could be nice but I don't know...I'm getting almost all my decorating and furniture from potterybarnteen, urbanoutfitters, and some Ikea. any great teen room ideas or websites? they must be fabulous.

2007-02-10 03:56:12 · 5 answers · asked by volleyballwootwoot 2

I have a regular bed that is sagging after about 4 years and im ready to throw it out the window. Does the memory fome bed sagg after so many years? please help thank you! WHAT are the pros & cons.

2007-02-10 03:44:45 · 6 answers · asked by JJ 1

2007-02-10 03:38:03 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I unwitingly used a silver cleaner on some silver which removed the patina, needless to say my wife is not to happy....

2007-02-10 03:36:54 · 4 answers · asked by northdakota 1

need to plaster then decorate behind the radiator or plasterer can just work around it, but not sure of this better to get the whole room done, however is it safe to remove the radiator & whats the easiest procedure.

2007-02-10 03:36:52 · 11 answers · asked by mita 1

Ceramic tile or Vinyl tile? I have a conventional floor. I need the positive and negative opinions of each.

2007-02-10 03:21:26 · 7 answers · asked by superstar 2

I have a front foyer made of slate and lots of cement (grout?). What is the best cleanser to use to whiten the grout? It's never white it seems. Pretty quick I'm going to whitewash it.

2007-02-10 03:20:39 · 2 answers · asked by Trish 1

Just about to have main bedroom walls & ceilings plastered, gonna keep skirting boards, however not sure whether to have coving or without? are they just a dust trap? & also planing on having fitted wardrobes from floor to ceiling so half the wall would be covered up anyway?

2007-02-10 03:19:50 · 14 answers · asked by mita 1

Goo gone both regular and professional strength does not work on tile. The package does not say it does, but I tried anyway and it does not work.........help!! :-(

2007-02-10 03:06:07 · 5 answers · asked by a mom 3