Archive for April, 2007
Friday, April 27th, 2007 2 Views
Don't look too deep, you'll get hypnotized. Just kidding. No, they are not bubbles painted on the wall, they are actually mirrors attached to a metallic skeleton meant to be hanged on the wall to amaze your guests. They look splashing in a modern home, and with the proper lighting, ...
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Friday, April 27th, 2007 410 Views
What seating would go next to a fireplace or in a basement children's playroom? I think ordinary chairs or couches are out of date so the first thing that came to my mind was the blow-up mattress that I always see on those commercials. I said to myself "No, those ...
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Thursday, April 26th, 2007 345 Views
If you live in an apartment it's most probable that you have at least one stupid window that spoils the view. Mine is above my front door, a rectangular, clean, but unnecessary window. Many of my neighbors took the easy, uninspired way of taking out the window frame and cementing ...
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Thursday, April 26th, 2007 411 Views
I was writing a few days ago about placing fixtures on top of the tiles instead of putting the tiles around them. I forgot to mention that is to be done after placing the tiles. After all, the toilet has a drain, which you have to mount (if you don't ...
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Wednesday, April 25th, 2007 497 Views
A quick scenario: we have white trimmed windows and any kind of woof furniture. We want to install blinds but can't decide what kind to match with the windows AND the interior. Well, as we all know, white blinds came to trend a few years ago. The short version is: ...
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Wednesday, April 25th, 2007 452 Views
Many of us wonder if we should use wallpapers or not. Opinions are various: when you think of removing wallpapers, you would say no (if you know what I am talking about). But when you think of how easily you can get a good look for your rooms, you say ...
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Tuesday, April 24th, 2007 589 Views
Recently I was present at one of my neighbors as he was redecorating his bathroom. As I stood there and chatted with the man, a guy was working on the tiles. I happened to know that he changed his fixtures and almost all of the bathroom, except for the tub. ...
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Tuesday, April 24th, 2007 611 Views
I've seen several homes with built-in wine racks and I started wondering what would I do if I bought a home like that? Since it's built-in, I wouldn't want to ruin the unity of the decoration, but I don't store wine. If I want to drink a glass, I go ...
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Monday, April 23rd, 2007 278 Views
Decorating the basement has spread a lot in the last years, even though basements are not made for living in. One of the biggest problems in a basement is flooring. Basements are cold, wet and dark, so wood flooring is not strongly discouraged, though not impossible. However, I want to ...
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Monday, April 23rd, 2007 282 Views
You bought a new home in an old building. The first thing that catches your eyes is the dust in the popcorn ceiling. You thought of remodeling so, it MUST go! The question is how? Yes, you can be brutal, grab your sander and do a massacre. Well, good thing ...
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