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How do I determine what type of furniture to buy?
Published on 5 Nov 2006 at 5:24 pm.
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Filed under Furniture Ideas, Livingrooms, Family Rooms.
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We are planning to redo our den soon. Where do I start?? How do I determine what type of furniture to buy? My husband wants comfort….and no rules!!! He wants to watch the football game and eat/drink whatever he wants without me yelling at him. […]
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Help! I am having problems with storage in my new home.
Published on 18 Oct 2006 at 12:47 pm.
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Filed under General Decorating, Furniture Ideas, Kitchens, Repurposing, Storage, Decorating Websites, General Tips.
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Help! I am having problems with storage in my new home - the bedrooms are small. Makes it hard to know what to do with them. It’s a 1965 ranch style that has had loads of updates. We’ve just bought it, and 3 of the […]
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I have a french country kitchen, but the fridge - yuck
Published on 16 Oct 2006 at 7:30 pm.
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I have a french country kitchen, I have repainted old cabinets, opened up the wall to expose the chimney, put the original potbelly stove in front of bricks, it looks good but the fridge -yuck! I thought of building a cabinet around it but thats […]
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Where can I put my large entertainment center in my house?
Published on 13 Oct 2006 at 4:50 pm.
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Full question:I’m moving in to a new house and have a large entertainment center that will be hard to find a wall to stand against. I am considering putting it in front of my fireplace. Do you have any other suggestions?
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First, covering a fireplace would […]
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Can you please provide me with either online resources or a good book that contains ideas for organizing a craft room?
Published on 13 Oct 2006 at 1:16 pm.
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Can you please provide me with either online resources or a good book that contains ideas for organizing a craft room?
Also, I also need directions for painting an entertainment center that has a sliding door. It’s an inexpensive piece of furniture made of MDF (can […]
I need very low budget ideas to get my ton of books organized.
Published on 21 Sep 2006 at 2:52 pm.
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It just so happens that since we moved (last year to the hinterlands and away from my oldest daughter ;o(… We have rented and are in desparate need of space…I mainly need ideas … “very low budget”) to get my ton of books organized. I […]
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How do I make my front room feel warmer and more inviting?
Published on 20 Sep 2006 at 12:49 pm.
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I have some things I want to resolve in my front room: How to make it feel warmer and more inviting. A struggle that I have is that I have a fireplace (that is off center) and a huge upright piano. There is only one […]
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What are some good “cottage style” decorating ideas?
Published on 20 Sep 2006 at 11:33 am.
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What are some good “cottage style” decorating ideas?
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Ok, I was a woman possessed today - possessed by Spring Fever combined with Cottage Style. They have been gnawing at me for days now, and today it was warm enough to start that redo on the […]
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Could I turn a changing table into a desk?
Published on 20 Sep 2006 at 11:16 am.
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Could I turn a changing table into a desk?
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I see two challenges with this project:
1. The height of a changing table is much higher because people stand at it to use it, than a desk, where people sit at it. You could fix this […]
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What are the best tips on buying living room furniture?
Published on 20 Sep 2006 at 10:56 am.
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What are the best tips on buying living room furniture? We live in a rural area, small / modest home.
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You probably are aware of the “discount” store options open to you:
1. Thrift Stores (Goodwill, Salvation Army)
2. “Box” stores (Here they are Big Lots)
3. Auctions […]
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