Decorating & Remodeling - October 2007

i have a tiny room 10 ft by 10 ft and i want it to look bigger. i have a big dresser 4 ft 9 inches and a double bed in the middle with the dresser at the front on the side of the bed i have two nightstands one rectangle and one circle both matching dresser. my bed is raised to meet level with the nightstands and theres junk under it. I have no clue what to do my mom doesnt want to move anything because we just moved we just moved from a giant house so im not used to a tiny room she also doesnt want to buy anything else exept for minor things like paint (maybe) storage chests and stuff like that anything that will help make my room bigger because i
cant have any of my friends in there and im mad!!!


thanks

2007-10-28 16:19:11 · 6 answers · asked by Baman & Piderman 3

2007-10-28 12:49:10 · 2 answers · asked by yani l 2

I want to make some crafts and at home decor, I dont have a saw. So can I take my wood somewhere to get cut for me?

2007-10-28 12:00:11 · 7 answers · asked by ? 3

i need to update my kitchen and bath. i've never dealt with a general contractor before. so i was wondering....do contractor's usually get discounts for supplies they buy at a place like home depot. if so, do they pass on the discount to their customers.? or do they turn around and charge the client the retail price and make a profit on the supplies?

2007-10-28 11:59:38 · 7 answers · asked by tom 1

2007-10-28 11:00:29 · 4 answers · asked by oldbeckman 1

Foundation wall is wet at times. Water is only under the stairs. House is almost ten years old. Who should I call? The builder or the plumber???

2007-10-28 08:58:22 · 1 answers · asked by Wondering in Lake V 1

Do you have any ideas for a small room?
If you know where I could buy stuff that would be great also (links)

2007-10-28 08:01:43 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

when we painted the walls in our house the paint bubbled off the wall. i waited for them to dry and they would eventually go down. in the areas that bubbled the paint peels easily. ok if i want to repaint do i strip the walls first? my mom said that there was wall paper that the previous owners didnt get off and thats why it did that, but i think the walls may have too much old paint on them, im not a profecional so i dont know. what do you think we should do when we paint strip the walls if so what to buy, or just paint? thanks!

2007-10-28 07:11:40 · 3 answers · asked by me me 2

small circirclar spongy cushion is in with each non self-closing hinge. What is it for?

2007-10-28 06:13:48 · 6 answers · asked by S G 1

I have wood now, but I think I'd rather go back to linoleum. It was easier to care for and took up less of my time.

2007-10-28 04:51:49 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Currently on propane system. Want to be more cost effective.

2007-10-28 04:29:38 · 5 answers · asked by steelbill77 1

i need to buy some carpet underlay and have seen one on ebay (brand new from carpet suppliers) which says grade a! is that good?
which kind is the best?

2007-10-28 04:06:59 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

And how do the furniture get back so quickly to the very place where it was before ?

Thanks.

2007-10-28 04:06:59 · 18 answers · asked by Николай 3

Our couch frame has an ugly orangish varnish on it and we want to make it look more like walnut or something dark but don't want to go through the trouble of sanding. Is it possible to just stain over the varnish. It's not too glossy or anything. We're just looking for shortcuts.

2007-10-28 03:45:04 · 6 answers · asked by Phil H 2

2007-10-28 03:29:10 · 7 answers · asked by Miss B 2

I live in southern california and I am going to have 18x18 or 20x20 travertine stone flooring (in a brickwork aka offset pattern) throughout my house (living room, kitchen, dinning room, entryway, hallways and bathrooms) on a concrete slab foundation. Its roughly 1200 sq. ft. I would like to know what percentage of waste I should factory in when calculating total needed sq. ft. ? and also what is the thinnest grout line possible in that size tile, is 1/16 of an inch ok? or if anyone who has worked with said material can relay their experience in working with the material or considerations that can easily be overlooked?

2007-10-28 03:04:29 · 2 answers · asked by in the valley 1

I am putting in a small 12'x60' mobile home on the new property I just bought, to use as an office for my farm. Would I need to put a cement pad in for the home to sit on? Would it need to be the complete size of the mobile home i.e 12x60 or could I use smaller pads just where the wheels are going to sit?

2007-10-28 02:53:33 · 9 answers · asked by Deny_Zoo29 5

Im looking to decorate my kitchen with wallpaper/covering featuring food does anyone know anywhere in the uk i can buy this?
Thank you

2007-10-28 02:38:47 · 3 answers · asked by ms_j_uk12 2

We have had a new window put in and an added problem of Mastic Sealant left all over the glass ! Is there a chemical sold in the UK that removes this stuff ? Scrapping is not an OPTION !

2007-10-28 01:08:57 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

im thinking about trying fung shui. should i bother?

2007-10-27 23:15:09 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

My uncle mistakenly got the Kilz oil based primer, and they used it on their water based walls (bedroom). The room was painted about 10 years ago.. anywho, they primed it about 2 weeks ago, and it doesn't seem to be peeling or anything. Is it ok to now use water based paint on top of the oil based primer? The oil primer literally fills the house with an awful, nauseating stench.

2007-10-27 17:39:17 · 11 answers · asked by Emo B 5

do you have to be a carpenter to be a contractor?

2007-10-27 14:38:01 · 7 answers · asked by linda m 2

2007-10-27 13:50:57 · 2 answers · asked by abe b 1

2007-10-27 13:40:25 · 1 answers · asked by okc_1313 1

id like to have a guitar with a white finish but none are in my range that are white...so can i get a professional paint job on it for a good price?

2007-10-27 12:03:47 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-27 11:44:55 · 4 answers · asked by Jeremy J 2

2007-10-27 11:22:58 · 4 answers · asked by gianna74 1

2007-10-27 10:42:21 · 3 answers · asked by ny_nyla 1

I'm a 14 y/o girl... the colour it is right now is a gross blue-purple-gray-GROSS colour.
What do you think is a nice colour to paint it? I don't want pink. It will be a kind of calm, exotic themed, (hopefully)

2007-10-27 10:34:14 · 7 answers · asked by peace turtle 4

The saleslady said that they your body heat is this true? I want to hear from someone that owns one. are they woth the money?

2007-10-27 10:02:49 · 7 answers · asked by group138 1