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What is the best way to decorate and clean your room without using paint?

Have you considered these ideas: * wallpaper (can be easily removed and there are now soooo many styles to choose from... also, easier to remove than repainting when you move. * Mirrors: A...

What colour doona or quilt do you recommend for my bedroom?

If you want to go modern, I would do a shiny steely gray to compliment the black and green. Being in some chrome things when you can. If you are a girl, and want to go bright and fun to liven...

What's the best way to make crumpled artificial poinsettias look new again?

You just reminded me its time to get ours out (although we're going away, so may not bother.) One way that may work is to spray them LIGHTLY with water and smooth them gently. Or if you hav...

What color should I paint my family room? Brick fireplace, hardwood floor, one north facing window?

Why not paint a panel in a bright shade of red or orange. don't paint the whole wall, make the main body of wall in white and put in picture frame sized panels

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What is the best material to go for when buying a carpet -especially for easy-care and lack of static?

80/20% wool mixture is the best! I've been a carpet fitter for 20 years. A woven carpet such as axminster is also your best bet.

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What are some good ideas for artwork when you're on a budget?

Hi, great question. What I did that was really classy looking and inexpensive is bought some plain black frames and put black and white photos in them. I also found some pictures on the internet t...

How do you mount a decorative plate on the wall without any of the mounting hardware showing?

Go to your favorite hobby store and ask for those little cloth plate hangers with the "wet em and stick em" glue backs. They are normally round with scalloped edges and a metal triangle ...

How long will it take to build a 1000 Square Foot Guest House in Quincy, MA?

about 2-1/2 to 3 months

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How much does it cost to replace old windows with new larger windows?

Depends on material of the frames and whether double or triple glazed, and the number and size of the windows. ~ Changing sizes adds to that!

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How to know if you rent a house it would be a good price?

Hold off on the next baby until you get your credit fixed. Babies are expensive as you know and it will just be that much more difficult to find a nice place for the 2 children you already have.

I'm moving into a bachelor suite and would like some suggestions for decor?

a folding table big enough to entertain but small enough to be out of the way when folded away. a "cupboard" for your tv/music with doors that can shut it away when you want to hide it...

Where can i find red and black bedding?

maybe target, walmart, or kmart. those types of stores always seem to have a variety of cheap bedding. the bed in a bag is what i reccomend because it comes with everything.

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How do you hang picture molding on aging plaster walls?

Fastening molding to plaster walls. Yes, you can use a stud finder. The newer electronic stud finders work well. I would also glue the molding to the plaster. Todays glues hold well. Additional h...

When building a home, at what stage in the building process does the flooring go on?

The flooring normally goes in after the painting is finished and the cabinets are installed. In most cases, the staircase is finished at the same time as the flooring. Often it is installed and l...

What should I do with the extra room?

What about a combination room. You can combine a mud room for people to take off their boots and outer coats and an exercise room for a treadmill and free-weights? You could also partition part of ...

Is there a free website that will let you upload photos of your home and try different decorating ideas?

I'm not sure. Good idea though. I would be interested in something like that.

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How hard is it to remove wallpaper border?

Not hard at all. I just got done stripping wallpaper from a whole room. Took about an hour. There is a solution you obtain from the hardware, WalMart, etc that you spray on the paper which disso...

How to decorate a bedroom for two boys that like different characters?

have a read here for some ideas that will help you, also has many bedroom themes that might help with decorating inspiration. ...

How do you attach indoor twinkle lights around a window?

Try using clear suction cups with hooks on them.

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What colour walls should i put with green tiles?

White always looks great with green. You could paint the walls white and accent the room with navy.

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Any tips on getting a professional finish when applying silicone sealant in the bathroom?

Easy! Just run a cloth over it after applying. I might remove the skirting board, apply the silicone and replace the board so your pretty boards will show while you still benefit from the silicone...

What is the best way to increase the firmness of a mattress?

A big piece of plywood under your mattress would make a big difference - we've done that before! The only other thing I know is to put the mattress on the floor!

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How long after i paint a wall is it safe for my child to sleep in the room?

You didn't state what kind of paints you are using. In mural work I use acrylic paints but sometimes latex for large areas. Acrylics are safe and have almost no smell. Your children would be s...

What is the best way to hang a big heavy mirror on sheet rock?

you need to find a stud.

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How much would it cost roughly, to get double glazing installed?

拢400 per window, at least 拢800 for doors plus labour, dont do on tic its nearly twice as much on repayment which most so called double glazing places have there own, get a bank loan instead, now a ...

What colors should I paint my bedroom with a earth green comforter?

Lighter green or beiges would look nice

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How do you decorate a department store christmas tree?

I did this for three years...put the lights on first. Start from the base, wrap it and work your way up, wrapping each and every branch, then get some large ties, and secure each ornament to the b...

How do you remove a 90 degree on hard wood stairs?

There are rounded shoe molding pieces you can buy that you can nail in and putty the nail holes and no one will see it. It will look finished becasue the shoe molding is so nicley finished and roun...

What do you have to do to an attic or basement to make it liveable space?

If your attic and basement are unfinished no (decent) agent will list them as living space. If you're selling the house yourself and you list unfinished areas of your home as rooms, buyer will...

For those in the UK, whats your advice on the best company for getting a new kitchen/bathroom?

the name does not matter..they all sub-contract the work to local companies. there are 3 things you have to be careful about. 1)choosing the quality of the units and work top 2)making sure your...

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