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Dining Room Decorating Ideas
Some dining room decorating ideas are good other are great learn how to decorate dining room windows. Always consider the window, the style of the room, and the view when choosing a window treatment. Most decorators agree, no treatment is the best treatment of all. If you don’t need to cover your windows for privacy, but…
DetailsHow to Repair Cracks and Holes in Floors
Before laying a new floorcovering, it is essential that the existing floor surface is sound and smooth. As well as repairing or replacing floorboards, you may have to fill cracks and holes in wooden floors, and deal with unevenness, and possibly damp, in solid floors. Any faults not rectified will eventually show through the floor…
DetailsTips for Dealing with Damp and Condensation
This can ruin decorations, destroy floor coverings, damage walls and plaster, and cause woodwork to rot, so it is important not only to treat the symptoms, but also to track down the causes. These could vary from rain coming in through the roof or walls, condensation, moisture being absorbed through the ground or a mixture…
DetailsHow to Apply Plaster
The one thing that all “professional” plasters have in common is that they are difficult to apply. They come in large unwieldy bags and have to be mixed with water; they normally set more quickly than the do-it-yourself enthusiast can cope with; it is easy to drag them off the wall when you are applying…
DetailsTips Choosing Colour for Children Rooms
Children respond to bright colors. Even if the walls are white or pale pastel you can add bright accents on window and door trims, furniture, rugs and painted modular storage units. For a soft theme, paint the walls pale yellow. This is a good, safe color for a boy or girl. You can then add…
DetailsHow to Decorate a Bathroom in Your New House
Bathrooms are for relaxing mind and body, but they must also be efficient. If the bathroom is yours alone, or shared with one other, you can concentrate more on the aesthetics. If this is a family bathroom, function may take precedence. Because the space is small, using ex-pensive tiles, flooring and window treatments may not…
DetailsPurchasing Furniture Little by Little
If you can’t afford to buy everything at once, don’t despair. Often the success of a decorating project is due to the fact that it was done slowly. It’s a good idea to live with each piece of furniture as it is introduced into the space before adding another. It’s also good to know you…
DetailsHow to Buy the Right Sofa for Your Living Room
In many people, the thought of buying a sofa brings on a major anxiety attack. It suggests permanence and being a responsible adult, or is a big pain in the neck as well as a very large expense. It’s a good idea to be sure you really need or want a sofa because this isn’t…
DetailsHow to Make Your Own Motifs for Children Room
1. Animals are a good starting point for the nursery. Stencil them on the wall as a border, on the front of dresser drawers, on the panels of the closet door and on a toy box. 2. It’s easy to paint a simple border around the room. Measure down from the ceiling approximately 6 to…
DetailsHow to Determine the Actual Space of a Room
Don’t be locked into titles. A dining room doesn’t have to be used for dining if you need it more for something else. I interchange my dining and living rooms with the seasons. A young family I know moved into their first home, which had two bedrooms upstairs and a master bedroom downstairs. The kitchen…
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