Decorating & Remodeling - September 2007

i just bought a baby crib used and it is missing one steel dowel pin. the dowel pin is a solid steel circular shaped rod. it connects the bed together. any help would be appreciated. thanks for your help.

2007-09-14 15:53:49 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

We are remodeling our master bath and I'm interested in people's opinions on a color that would be most appealing. Thank you.

2007-09-14 15:41:34 · 5 answers · asked by Beckers 6

I want to install new hardwood floors. I've already got a nice new dining room set and cabinets that match. Should the hardwood floors be a lighter or darker color wood?

2007-09-14 15:12:29 · 14 answers · asked by RefereeIV 1

Our whole house has a "textured" ceiling. We are now installing a skylight and new track lighting in the kitchen. Any idea how to deal with the ceiling where the old (bigger) fluorescent lights were and the box created by the skylight without having to redo the entire house -not sure how this "texture paint" works, how it is applied and worried about matching the existing color (white) ....

2007-09-14 14:47:36 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

What type brackets will be best to mount it - should they be mounted as the rock wall is being built (it is a new home)...of course the least conspicious, but sturdy, the better. Any ideas or suggestions at all will be appreciated!!

2007-09-14 12:44:45 · 5 answers · asked by vat 3

It will not be the "main" source of heat, but more for atmosphere, with a flat screen TV above it in the living room area. What advantages of vent or non-vent are there? If vented it would need to be a rear, or back vent, not vertical......blower is optional. Fuel will be propane....House is 2-story with basement - around 2,400 squ. ft. but logs would not be to heat all that....thanks for any and all info - there are so many options.......we live in mountains of western NC, but winters are not bitter terrible bad lately.

2007-09-14 12:39:31 · 4 answers · asked by vat 3

pile carpet or the short pile carpets
Need to change my carpet and can’t decide
No I don’t want laminate ever!!!
tho I might consider real wood
it's for the main lounge room
what colours do you like in a contemporary room?
Anybody got black carpet?
No kids, no pets so no worries about colour for hairs or........

2007-09-14 12:27:25 · 15 answers · asked by benji 3

I bought a shiny chrome freestanding toiletpaper holder. It was the only one I could find and everything else in my bathroom is brushed chrome. I figured there was some way to make it look brushed so it will match.

2007-09-14 11:59:01 · 4 answers · asked by cattwuman 1

We have just bought a small (480 sq ft) small house with no basement to renovate and resell. It has one bedroom, small living room and very small kitchen and even smaller bathroom. The lot is big so we have already dug a hole, poured foundation and are planning on moving the house on top of the new foundation. So, the basement will have 2 bedrooms, full bathroom, laundry room and the mainfloor bedroom will be opened up to make a bigger living room. Ok...here comes the question...would you take the bathroom out on the mainfloor and open the kitchen or would you take the tub out (it's only a 4 ft long old tub) and keep a bathroom upstairs and keep the small kitchen? I think bigger kitchen no bathroom and my husband thinks the opposite. Please let me know your opinion.

2007-09-14 11:41:47 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Normandy farmhouse style of furniture

2007-09-14 10:10:22 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm looking for a color to paint my bedroom. The furnature is cherry. My bedding is chocolate brown with accents of cream and aqua. Carpet is tan. I don't want to change any of that. The room is fairly large with high ceilings so it can carry color. The rest of my apartment colors----
Bathroom is light robin's egg blue
Kitchen has one bold raspberry wall and 2 light pink walld
Livingroom is Jade green with accents of lavender, navy, yellow and melon.

So pick a bedroom color please

2007-09-14 10:06:48 · 24 answers · asked by lvacca 2

I have a dark blue carpet in my entire apt. but i dont know what color to paint my walls.I want a warm color. I am not going to change the carpet but I would like colors to match it. It is a large space. I have a den, living room, and dinning room (they are all somewhat connected) and i would like to have different colors that blend nicely.

2007-09-14 09:44:24 · 13 answers · asked by ktnarga 1

want to cool off. I have a family member who thinks that running the fans keeps the house cooler. But why must you run the ceiling fan and close the door to the room. Plus I'm not 100% convinced that running 6 ceiling fans keeps the house cooler vs. the a/c moving the air and the cost of running the ceiling fans. So, whats more efficient? A/C plus ceiling fans or A/C plus ceiling fans only when you are in that particular room.

2007-09-14 09:15:35 · 6 answers · asked by G mon 2

how can i arrange a roo..i have 2 cots in a small room with 1 double nd 1 single bed..and yes a baby fridge.

2007-09-14 09:03:56 · 7 answers · asked by barley 2

We like to keep magazines/books that we're reading out, and we have the remotes. Any ideas on how to keep these things organized? I was thinking of baskets to put on the bottom of our coffee table... but then that might be too big for what we need.

2007-09-14 08:57:20 · 3 answers · asked by Lola 2

We're planning on during all of our own wall work and installing our own cabinets. Are we taking on too much?

2007-09-14 08:41:11 · 3 answers · asked by anjoek5859 3

With a water based sealent that would make it non-toxic and water resistant? How many coats would be needed, if so?

2007-09-14 08:32:39 · 5 answers · asked by Zoe 6

I am wondering if there is an official name for the space above your cabinets if they don't go all the way to the ceiling

2007-09-14 08:17:55 · 9 answers · asked by Jizlickingtroylet 1

I just moved in with the love of my life and he just bought a house! Unfortunetly the bathroom is XTREMLY small and its the only one for right now. So my question is how do u make an incredably small space look huge and what are some good storage shelfs and whatnot to put in the bathroom that some of you have used/using?

2007-09-14 07:08:40 · 5 answers · asked by ursichic 1

I want to down play the shimmer/shine with more neutral colors. The colors are on my bed spread so its a big centerpeice.

2007-09-14 07:03:14 · 6 answers · asked by Jo 1

Thinking about selling our house and need to know the best things to do to get more money out of it!

2007-09-14 06:37:24 · 10 answers · asked by Confused and wating 2

2007-09-14 06:31:03 · 3 answers · asked by krisi 2

Currently my stairs are carpeted, but the cat has ruined the carpet, not to mention someone managed to have spilt bleach on the top landing of the hall. I've lifted the carpet in a few spots and it appears that the stairs are hardwood (the house is an old victorian). Would wooden refinished stairs be better than fully carpeted stairs or a combination of wood with a carpet runner be better?

The problem I see with hardwood is that it would be more slippery and the carpet would be much quieter, but hardwood stairs are elegant looking.

2007-09-14 06:00:35 · 16 answers · asked by lastcaress21 3

Does this mean that it is not as thick or soft as an indoor only rug or???

2007-09-14 05:41:27 · 6 answers · asked by Mrs. Wifey! 3

Are they any good, or cheap crap

2007-09-14 05:36:35 · 2 answers · asked by Tom S 5

I am concerned about the weight of the tub with water and a person in it, breaking the tile.
Are there any precautions that could be taken?

2007-09-14 03:17:36 · 3 answers · asked by Cindy N 1

I am looking for a gold sun shaped mirror. I found one that I like the shape of on ebay , but the color is horrible. I'd just paint it if I knew it would stick and wouldn't peel off. Has anyone done this?

2007-09-14 03:14:12 · 5 answers · asked by calthap 1

I know they both techincally do the same thing, but the windows in our kitchen needs something else and I am not a fan of the top mini curtain.

2007-09-14 02:41:01 · 5 answers · asked by Blond&Tall 4

2007-09-14 00:53:02 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-14 00:52:01 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous