Decorating & Remodeling - May 2007

2007-05-24 08:23:26 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-24 08:16:11 · 2 answers · asked by Kevin B 1

2007-05-24 07:42:05 · 6 answers · asked by chris_manasco 2

We just bought our first house!!! We will be moving in at the end of June, so I am going to start planning how to decorate. First step.....get the kids situated.

We have a 4 year old girl who loves bugs. I found a pretty quilt in a range of purple's and also a sheer purple curtain. I am looking for any great ideas, space saving tips, or decorating info.

We have another girl who is 1 1/2. I have a Strawberry Shortcake bedspread and I made matching curtains (they were my 4 year olds).

Both rooms are pretty small, but they both have one window. We are on a very tight budget, so it'll be alot of do-it-myself. I am happy to paint, build things, and I sew. I'd love to hear the cute ideas you have seen or how you have decorated.

2007-05-24 07:27:32 · 5 answers · asked by Wendy B 5

2007-05-24 06:31:09 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I need my bathroom basically remodeled and I am clueless how to get started. I have a good idea what I want but I don't know how to find someone to do it - they don't leave cards or flyers like the pool and yard service people do. Any suggestions? Where I start looking?

2007-05-24 06:14:12 · 3 answers · asked by KC 7

I am looking for the Outdoor Princess Mural in the Disney Home book by Imperial. It is pattern #DF059902M. For our summer project we are trying to remake a princess bedroom for my daughter, but I have a very limited budget. She desperately wants this one, but the cheapest I can find it is $299 includes shipping.

Does anyone know a cheaper website or know someone who sells wallpaper/ murals that could help me find it cheaper?

2007-05-24 05:44:07 · 3 answers · asked by bubbles 2

I have recently had my walls skimmed by a plasterer. The plaster has dried but painting the walls seems to use up a lot of paint, is there anything I can put on the new plaster to stop it soaking so much up?

2007-05-24 05:30:48 · 23 answers · asked by Billybob 1

We are looking at a house to buy which has asbestos siding. The siding is in good condition, no major breaks/cracks. However, we would like to eventually vinly side the house and wondered if just going over the old siding would be fine. I have heard that it is OK to do so if the asbestos siding is in good condition. Anyone know if this is a good idea?

2007-05-24 04:18:37 · 6 answers · asked by Val 3

There is a room in my (grandma's) house that hasn't been lived in in about 30 years. It had become the "junk room" of her house, completely filled with old mail and old clothes and old baby toys. I've been working on clearing it out the past few weeks on garbage days and I've just about got it all done. The walls are disgusting as is the carpet, and we need to fix it all up for somebody to live in. So I have a few questions!

1) Would you recommend painting the walls or putting new carpet in first?

2) There's scum on the walls, and water marks streaking down from rain getting in through the window. Saying this, do you think I would be able to handle fixing up and painting the walls myself or should I hire someone?

3) About how much would it cost to hire someone for the painting job?

4) One of the walls has wood paneling with groove lines down each panel, and the other 3 are just flat white walls... how can I make the wood panels flat to match the other walls?

Thanks!

2007-05-24 04:12:32 · 13 answers · asked by Melissa M 1

Or can I paint it if it's been raining recently, or going to rain soon?

2007-05-24 00:36:55 · 10 answers · asked by joshbt7 1

We have moved recently and those three pieces of wood that holds the mattress up are missing. Where should I go to find/order them??

2007-05-24 00:23:32 · 2 answers · asked by JG123 2

2007-05-23 23:29:45 · 7 answers · asked by jinxottawa 1

I know nothing of home decorating and I want to start trying to make things look nice.

2007-05-23 22:15:47 · 12 answers · asked by TIredMom 2

any other colors i should incorporate?

2007-05-23 20:59:03 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Our house has light blue/gray siding, and white trim around all the windows/doors, with a black roof. HOWEVER- there is brick edging on either side of the garage door and this brick is yellow/orange, kind of like a light coloured tabby cat. What colour would be best for painting the garage door? Should it match the house, the brick, the roof? How do you find something that matches with light blue and orange??

2007-05-23 18:34:28 · 6 answers · asked by krcvrly 1

My husband and I are thinking about painting our bedroom a deep red color and furnishing the room with black furniture. (We know it's going to be dark... since he sleeps during the day that's kinda what we're going for. However, we can't agree on a trim color. I think we should paint the trim and backs of the doors SOMETHING (gray, maybe?); he says leave them white. I think white will look goofy with all of the dark colors we'll have. What do you all think?

2007-05-23 13:59:54 · 12 answers · asked by Amy Z 2

anyone know what size a dorm bed is? im looking online for bedding for when i go to college and my friend said he measured his and it was 78 in by 38 in. but that just doesn't sound right...

2007-05-23 12:24:19 · 3 answers · asked by burgerbabe84 2

My ex boyfriend gave me some items of furniture. Everytime i look at them i think of him and he treated me so badly in the end. Should i take them outside and smash them up with a hammer, or should i just live with them? I wouldn't have anything to sit on if i did this though. Advice please. Thanks!

2007-05-23 10:53:58 · 36 answers · asked by . 7

I have a small room, (10ft. x 10ft. to be exact!) Out of 4 walls, one of them has my door, 2 of them has a window, and one of them has 2 closets, (both of which are mostly not mine). On 2 and 2/3 walls, there is desk, and the other third has the twin bed. There are no walls left for a comfy chair or a bookcase! And all of the walls are bumpy and feel cool all the time. The walls are painted a light green with the trim a light pink. I don't know how to make it look like there is more space. (And I know a few tricks like placing mirrors and playing with light.) Tips please!!!

2007-05-23 10:44:55 · 11 answers · asked by Coolata654 2

I don't want the usual plywood, batting, fabric stapled over it all type of thing. Let me see some creative ideas!

2007-05-23 10:26:42 · 15 answers · asked by baglady 7

and right now it has nothing on it; no pictures nothing. Does anyone have any decorating tips for such a big wall? It runs along my living room and dining room. Right now it feels very overwhelming!

2007-05-23 09:59:19 · 7 answers · asked by emmak8123 1

Don't have the money. Don't really like the contractor's pressure to get the job done.

2007-05-23 09:40:56 · 3 answers · asked by muunlitr@sbcglobal.net 2

I need to make end and coffee tables that are really inexpensive. Any ideas?

2007-05-23 07:13:15 · 4 answers · asked by T 1

Ok....here's the deal...the woman that lived in my house before my husband bought it was paint-obsessed. Apparently she painted every room any number of times...from sponging EVERY room (including the ceiling) to spatter painting EVERY room, to painting a little picket fence around all the interior walls. Right before my husband bought the house, she "faux-log-cabined" the ENTIRE house (yes, even the siding and the bedroom floors). The outside doesn't look too bad, but the inside is driving me nuts as I feel like I live in a cardboard box. It's been taking 3 coats of 1-coat paint to cover this up. Now heres the question....she painted the tub/shower. It's one of the regular fiberglass tubs (I think that's what they're made of) but there's like 3 coats of paint on it. There's the outside tan and white, then under that is blue and white and under that is red and white. It peels up when ever we shower. How do I get the rest off without damaging the shower surface?

2007-05-23 04:07:51 · 3 answers · asked by Penelope 4

i tried the mr clean super erasers, and the crayon marks arent budging.

2007-05-23 02:34:51 · 41 answers · asked by Anonymous

Our master bedroom is not very big, and we want to save space by using sliding wardrobe doors. However someone told me that dust gets in easily in such cases. Does anyone know any way we can avoid dust getting into the wardrobe through the gaps between the sliding doors?

2007-05-22 23:00:32 · 2 answers · asked by aka 2

Can anyone help me with a suggested layout plan for the following slate floor tiles:
600mmx400mm qty 84
400mmx400mm qty 39
300mmx300mm qty 84
I have got more of the 600x400 and 300x300 but no more 400x400
Any help appreciated
Thanks

2007-05-22 22:56:06 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

EG - Chimneys, adjoining brickwork etc.

I'm sure they dont and i'm also sure that a suitable lead (or similar) flashing is supposed to be used in place.

Can anyone confirm this?

2007-05-22 22:30:41 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-22 16:09:33 · 5 answers · asked by PAUL P 2