Decorating & Remodeling - December 2007

Im 17 and im decorating my room, I'd like a masculine room but I dont know what colour(s) to go for? Any answers would be appreciated ;)

2007-12-03 08:06:26 · 9 answers · asked by Nafe 1

Hi,

We are about to buy our xmas tree and i would love a 6 ft artificial or real tree...i heard artificial are safer?

But my mum wants a 3 ft real potted tree to put on a cherry wood table in the lounge....we have the space for a 6ft but mum won't budge...you can get them for about the same size and artificial saves a tree... we had a potted one last year but it died by febuary and it looked kinda bad......lol

What should we go for? an artificial 6ft or a real 3ft in a pot?

Thanks...

2007-12-03 07:55:47 · 5 answers · asked by That guy.... 2

The walls are painted Benjamin Moore's Filtered Sunlight which you can view here... http://www.materials-world.com/paint-colors/benjamin_moore/Benjamin-Moore-Color-31.htm ... I am not very fond of the color (I wish I would have chosen more of a creamy color) but it will have to do for now. I tend to like the color schemes that Pottery Barn uses in the rooms shown in their catalog. Any ideas for nice throw pillows or anything that will offset the blah tone of the dark brown and yellow?

2007-12-03 07:32:44 · 4 answers · asked by Suzie 1

Hi all...

I live in the U.S., but watch quite a bit of home improvement shows on BBC America. I have a few of questions about the architecture that I see...

Why do your internal doors open to the wall? Here, the doors open into the room, so the door is flush with the wall when you open it 90 degrees. It seems much more convenient than having to open the door to 120 degrees, or so, in order to just walk into the room. Is there a history behind it, or a logical explanation?

Why does every room have a fireplace? It seems most of the homes have radiators, as well, so I don't think it's for heating. Also, it seems that these fireplaces take up a bunch of space within the room, and are almost always centered on the wall with nothing done to the space on either side, which means that there is a bit of unusable space in each room.

2007-12-03 06:05:49 · 6 answers · asked by abfabmom1 7

What else can I use to keep the theme. I am finding it very hard to get the impression of a candy tree when you first see it. I need more decorations. Right now I have candy cane fabric bows - dough cookies that are painted red and white - candy canes - a few sparse decorations that look like candies - snowflakes made out of gumdrops - and that's it......any other ideas?? Looking for mostly red and white....
Thanks

2007-12-03 05:44:30 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

My bathroom has suddenly and slowly got a blackish mould on the walls and the ceiling. Also on the shower curtain. Can anyone recommend a relatively safe and cheap and easy way of getting rid of it please?A way that doesnt involve me repainting it as its not my house!
Thanks

2007-12-03 03:44:04 · 6 answers · asked by Miss marmite 2

2007-12-03 03:40:38 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm moving to a new apartment this month and I need ideas for decorating. The kitchen appliances are both black and white. The fridge is white, the stove is black and white, the microwave is black and so is the dishwasher. The cabinets are white and wood and the countertops are white. What colors would look good? I'm trying to get ahead on some ideas for colors and themes.

2007-12-03 03:24:40 · 5 answers · asked by love my life 2

2007-12-03 03:16:01 · 3 answers · asked by Kevin S 2

I have recently purchased some solid oak laminate flooring, my partner is going to lay it and wants to put it straight over the exsisting carpet, Does anyone know if this will be ok or will it cause problems in the future?

2007-12-02 22:28:36 · 22 answers · asked by Hannah P 2

a queen?

2007-12-02 18:07:30 · 20 answers · asked by asdfgh 3

Granite guys coming tomorrow to install countertop. I will have an undermount stainless steel sink. It is 1 3/4 bowl with the garbage disposal not as deep , wide and long as the main bowl. I have blanco single handle pull out faucet, soap dispenser, and air gap. Where should they drill the holes? Should it be evenly spaced?
Should i have the cut out a rectangular strip of plywood just below the holes so the items can be mounted on the granite instead of both the plywood and granite?

Also, how far from the cabinet edge should the bowl be mounted?

2007-12-02 16:05:32 · 5 answers · asked by jan 1

Where do you get old, used, free or close to free matresses? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

2007-12-02 15:58:10 · 7 answers · asked by Cait 1

I was thinking irredescent colors of burnt orange and maybe greens or even shades of red.

2007-12-02 15:26:19 · 6 answers · asked by glowgirl 1

I was thinking irredescent colors of burnt orange and maybe greens or even shades of red.

2007-12-02 15:23:57 · 2 answers · asked by glowgirl 1

http://www.selectcomfort.com/mattress_comparison/mattresses_size_price.cfm?model=7000

2007-12-02 14:54:23 · 2 answers · asked by Anna 4

I wanted to use different color carpet in different rooms. A buddy of mine said that was out of style. What do you think?

2007-12-02 14:46:10 · 7 answers · asked by rodigular 2

I am wanting to get granite counter tops put in to a house I am buying. We also will need a new sink since the existing one is black and will not coordinate with the new counters. My question is, does the new sink we choose need to be the same size as the old one?

2007-12-02 13:28:53 · 3 answers · asked by Meredith C 1

I think it's from Colombia. It's pronounced e-cot. They are super thin and very durable. You can use it as a blanket. I want to buy one but I don't know how to spell it. It's pronounced e-cot. Anyone know what I'm talking about?

2007-12-02 13:24:38 · 2 answers · asked by GHartf4404 2

After weeks of looking I found the PERFECT sofa today. But I'm afraid it matches my carpet too closely. No other colors are available and I really love this sofa.

The sofa is khaki and carpet is beige. Walls are white and can't be painted and my furniture is dark wood.

Any ideas on how to make this work and what colors might work for throw pillows and curtains? As it stands the combination looks very bland to me.

Sorry if this is an easy question. I'm a guy who is not very good at this but I want to learn.

Thanks,
Pete

2007-12-02 13:05:14 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm looking for a brown and pink bedding set....
preferably polka dotted!! :) thank you

2007-12-02 10:53:40 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I need one before I go to my grandmother's house. It needs to be one that is a twin sized bed.

2007-12-02 10:08:20 · 3 answers · asked by layanne1 4

I've just moved into a townhome with a 1/2 bath downstairs. I'm looking for where to find decorating ideas. Websites, books, magazines?????

2007-12-02 08:17:02 · 5 answers · asked by Starrelight33 1

So I'm in high school and I would really like to get my room done before i'm off to college [haha]. Right now I have everything set EXCEPT a 2nd wall color.
my bed is solid colors of:
magentaish [main]
orange [a blaze orange almost but not near as bright] [tiny bits]
and aquamarine [accent].
it's really cute [even if it may not sound it] and I need a main wall color now. I'm going to do 1 wall with an aquamarine to make it fun but i want a more neutral color for the rest of the walls to tone it down.

i was thinking at first a grey but I decided that may be too blah
then i thought a light verson of a chocolate brown [nothing too dark since the room isn't that big and wood trim is everywhere]

any suggestions/comments would be appriciated =)

2007-12-02 07:38:46 · 5 answers · asked by Chelsea 3

just posted a question but wanted to give better details. what wall colors would compliment this bedding set?
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00080214
I have the dark red one. Its much prettier and darker red in person. My bedroom furniture is a medium oak sleigh bed. floors are going to be medium-darker oak hardroom. I'm going to be bringing in some asian inspired elements into the bedroom decor. I'm thinking about chocolate brown.

2007-12-02 07:22:35 · 4 answers · asked by Panda 7

http://store.nascar.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2591848

it's for my 8yr old brother he loves jff gordon how would you paint the walls

2007-12-02 07:15:34 · 4 answers · asked by ArkansasMommy 2

My husband and I can't agree on what color/s to paint our bedroom. We have a beautiful dark red bedding set thats staying. The floor will soon be hardwood. Anyway can anyone give me any ideas? My husband wanted to paint two walls red and two walls yellow(in specific shades). I'm sure he has a method to his maddness but I think it would look like a circus tent. We have a basic rectangle bedroom, the window is small, we don't get alot of sunlight.

2007-12-02 06:42:57 · 8 answers · asked by Panda 7

Ok it was snowing today and we had a snowball fight and i broke a small squarish window from my friends garadge how much would a new one cost? p.s. it is about 1 foot by 1.5 feet

2007-12-02 06:21:40 · 2 answers · asked by Michael S 1

My bedroom does not match. How can I make it cool? It's...boring...

2007-12-02 06:17:03 · 6 answers · asked by Brittney 1

in my room i have:

my bed
headboard
night side table
2 couch/bed type things
a desk
2 dressers
a bookshelf

is it too much? i was thinking of selling some stuff... or should i give it to charity?

2007-12-02 06:12:33 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous