Decorating & Remodeling - June 2007

the home is a 1950s ranch and we want to gut the kitchen and add a utility room. We have a 7x4 master bath eso we want to open it to one of the bedrooms make the master larger and make a large hall closet.??

2007-06-26 08:53:30 · 7 answers · asked by kneehi@sbcglobal.net 1

I went to home depot, lowes, menards and they all have a similar install fee of $500 to install the sliding patio door. Why is this so expensive? Also, have people had good experiences with built in blinds on a sliding patio door?

2007-06-26 08:29:12 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

its like overlapping u think it wont crack after i install please help i juast wanna save $$$ from the contractors.

2007-06-26 08:03:38 · 13 answers · asked by ELEANOR P 1

Ok just bought a house and between the living room and the dining room is a sliding glass patio door... I want to take it out but want to save it.... do I need to take out the doors from the frame or can they be left in??? HELP!!!!!

2007-06-26 07:20:27 · 5 answers · asked by whisper14623 2

Wood or Plastic or ..?

2007-06-26 06:43:22 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

We are having a tough time with this ... what would you prefer?

2007-06-26 06:31:08 · 14 answers · asked by Shells 4

Hi, I am the female left brained that doesn't know how to do decorating. But I found debbie mumm borders, for the walls and got all excited and decided to use fabrics and all but then as I searched it appears to me that she is "passe" and this is only a problem because I can't locate fabrics etc. to match the borders. Am I correct here ?

2007-06-26 06:25:40 · 1 answers · asked by I Love Jesus 5

2007-06-26 05:50:36 · 13 answers · asked by ? 3

I inherited old photographs and letters from my relatives. A few letters are 150 years old. I would like to store them properly so that they do not become damaged. They are currently in cardboard boxes under the stairs.

Would scanning an old photo damage it?
Should I leave old letters folded up?
Recommendations for special products to keep these letters and photos in good shape?

Thanks

2007-06-26 02:23:21 · 2 answers · asked by Jackson G 1

I'm moving out soon and I need the walls to be back to normal for the sake of my deposit!

I've been told I need poly-filler, but how does it work?

2007-06-25 23:05:59 · 16 answers · asked by - 5

2007-06-25 21:06:22 · 2 answers · asked by Erin J 1

I was planning to move out but have been asked by my parents not to since my mother works full time plus lots of over time and my fathers poor health... with that being said

I am moving out of my very small room into our garage/family room. The previous owners made it part of the house and sealed off the outside entries and made their own bar (which my parents also used for parties) so the room is insulated and such. So, there is a bar along one of the walls. Everyone tells me to keep it... especially my friends.. they want me to use it as an actual bar.. but I have no desire to do so.. so.. anyone have any ideas as to what I can use it for? I'm a writer and I thought of making it a huge writing area where I can stash all my writing supplies where the alcohol was stocked... but that seems too bland. Any ideas? and any cool/neat room ideas would be awesome. I'll be 24 and I love pink but the walls are dark brown panneling. I've never had a cool room.. always just plain white walls

2007-06-25 19:43:01 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

sheets and pillow cases, to be more specific

2007-06-25 18:31:51 · 7 answers · asked by maltese!! 1

2007-06-25 18:30:35 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

white net canopy with off with furniture...yes or no?

2007-06-25 18:04:09 · 21 answers · asked by Ba'kon 1

We are re-doing my in-laws family room and it has a wallpaper border around the top of the wall. We can't paint over it because the was is textured and the outline of the border will show through. What is the best way to get ALL of the border off?

2007-06-25 16:02:08 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-25 14:45:31 · 4 answers · asked by Jennifer 3

We already have table cloths provided by venue, but they are plain white and not very attractive. Instead of renting expensive table cloths we thought about overlays. Or, at least, I think that's what they are called. We are looking for something colorful to place on 60" round banquet table besides the centerpiece. I don't know what I am looking for either an overlay or I think they call it a square cut out?????? Any suggestions on what to get and where to rent them would be awesome. Thanks.

2007-06-25 14:19:21 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-25 13:55:56 · 5 answers · asked by Kevin V 1

2007-06-25 11:09:53 · 6 answers · asked by Brian A 1

2007-06-25 10:04:49 · 11 answers · asked by john l 1

I want to cut it perfect for certain spots that have angels but how can you do that? Stace it?

2007-06-25 09:57:02 · 4 answers · asked by airmandan10 2

i am moving soon and looking to update my furniture. anywhere that sells nice/cheap furniture? even online sites? prefer not used. thx

2007-06-25 09:20:13 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I need help because the ceiling has a two wire with ground cables. The green is the ground, but unfortunately I can't remember which of the two white cables is actually the black hot wire. Can someone help?

2007-06-25 09:00:37 · 2 answers · asked by G A 2

I'd love to make her cake, something a little more than an iced sponge cake would be good, but I have no idea where to start!!

Although I am reasonably proficient in the kitchen, I am by no means an experienced cake decorator. Does anyone have any good ideas (with instructions please!) for a simple but effective cake? I was wondering about perhaps the hedgehog cake that was so impressive when we were younger... or a duck, or a ladybird would go down well with my daughter. Or a flower, seeing as her name is Daisy!

Pennies are limited at the moment, so buying fancy cake tins is out.

Many thanks for your ideas!

2007-06-25 08:59:42 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

My roomates painted our appartment wall red..our lease is up so we need to paint it back...please help!

2007-06-25 07:26:14 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Looking to replace existing low flow toilets. Would love some recomendations.

2007-06-25 07:17:44 · 4 answers · asked by worknlakeside 4

Our basement is primarily finished with that cheap, wood paneling, painted white.

Now, it doesn't look all that bad, and I'm not concerned with a super professional look here...

but is there a way to minimize the appearance of the cracks prior to painting?

I'm relating this to the same function joint compound has for sheetrock.

What might work? Or is it hopeless?

Thanks.

ps: I'm not going to use wallpaper.

2007-06-25 07:12:39 · 10 answers · asked by powhound 7

2007-06-25 06:27:29 · 3 answers · asked by Sha 2

My husband and I bought a new bed and it has a pillowtop mattress. Our regular queen sheets don’t fit!

2007-06-25 05:38:27 · 6 answers · asked by luvyajwj 1