Furnishing & Decorating
Results 1-10 from 498 articles
Room Decor
Asked by L.N. from Washington DC
on August 11, 2007
-
I have two 3 yr old girls. we moved into this house in november '06. we have lots of room, compared to the previous house. this current house is pretty new and the car...
Answers
- Hi L.! Wow! That sounds like quite an undertaking! I like the idea the previous responder had about adding a mermaid. You could give her a sparkly pink top or some...
- I like what the others have mentioned. Yet, another idea is to take nice pictures of parts of the mural that you love. Go ahead and paint over it and then just put th...
- Why not try adding a "Sleeping Beauty" style castle in the backgrond of the mural? How much more princessy can you get than a castle where the handsome prince lives? ...
I Want to Repaint My Living Room!!!
Asked by B.S. from Lakeland
on February 25, 2008
-
Hello my living room has been white for years. I have a blue variegated carpet and the furniture is maroon. I was thinking about making an accent wall also, but what c...
Answers
- I started taking courses in interior design, but quit to be a mom. I have done my whole house, and helped family members with theirs. I have found that neutral colors...
- I think a beige with pinkish tones might look nice. If you go to www.behr.com and look for the color "Sweet Breeze" (number 710-A), I think that might work :-) Good...
- Tans/beige/browns will go very nicely and even green-like olive type greens. I have a great room (living/dining combo) w/ a brick colored couch with tan carpet, royal...
Help with Room Decor
Asked by J.R. from Saginaw
on May 31, 2009
-
Howdy,
I know a lot of you crafty ladies out there hopefully will give me a hand. We have 3 bedrooms upstairs and a few months back I started redecorating the spare...
Answers
- Hi J., If you have to use a border and can't find one in a particular theme, why not just get a 'paintable' border -the ones with an embossed print on them? This wou...
- Can you put in a molding instead of a wallpaper border? Why not just go with bright colors and add accents with something he likes...bright cars, bugs, animals. Get ...
- I put a fat head fighter jet up on the wall. It is REALLY COOL!!! My son loves it and it will grow with him too. My son is 11.
Sharing a Room with a Toddler
Asked by J.B. from Los Angeles
on August 21, 2008
-
my husband, 17 month old daughter, and i are moving out of my inlaws house to my aunts house (due to severe differences betwenn us and my husbands parents). the issue ...
Answers
- Hi J., I am going to assume that you are moving in with relatives for financial reasons. At 17 months old, it will be an adjustment for her, and you guys, sometimes we...
- Good suggestions here... also, with the transition going on... naturally your girl will need to adjust too. One thing.... do NOT put her in your bed for sleeping.....
- Ok, you get some really good hooks to put in the ceiling. Use PC pipe, or long curtain rod, what ever..that will fit into to size of the hook. Slide that "bar" right...
Kid's Bathroom
Asked by L.S. from St. Louis
on April 5, 2008
-
I'm trying to come up with an idea for my children's bathroom, I want to totally redesign it. I have 2 boys and 2 girls so I want to do something unisex. Any ideas l...
Answers
- I have a wonderful website for you to check out! Lots of "expressions" that are easily transferred to your walls (many for kids bathrooms also)! Go to www.uppercaseliv...
- WOW! 25 years old and 4 kids. You are busy! And an early bloomer :) My 8 yr. old son and 3 year old daughter share a bathroom. With 2, and a small bathroom, this ...
- How about a seascape? Everyone loves fish, shells, turtles, the ocean...Watch "finding Nemo" for inspiration. :) Good luck and have fun with it!
I Need Help Coming up with Inexpensive Ideas to Redecorate 5Yr Girl Room!
Asked by E.S. from San Antonio
on June 11, 2008
-
I am trying to come up with ides to redecorate my 5 yr old daughters room she is into typical girls stuff Princess, Butterflies, Horses etc. The thing is I would love ...
Answers
- Here are a few ideas from what I did with my daughters nursery. Fairy Wings - (about $3.50 Hobby Lobby) it will be tricky but use the strings in the back to nail ...
- My son is 5 also and I'm in the same situation. The quilt at Pottery Barn cost about $150 and that is not including all the extras to complete the room. I went to Targ...
- I have done a lot of decorating with stuff from Target (they have higher quality organizational items such as pretty scalloped white shelves, toy organizers, and what ...
Baby Room Decor
Asked by B.S. from San Diego
on January 19, 2008
-
Help! I need ideas... don't even know where to begin. I got some great advice from some friend/decorator about not using pink again in my 2nd daughter's nursery. I lik...
Answers
- Dear B., You have a great start there. I would go for pale yellow and a pale green carpet. Frogs like green, it makes them feel at home. Just kidding. I pain...
- Hi B.- I just did an adorable room for my little girl. And we did it all within 24 hours, including the paint drying between coats. And for really cheap. http://...
- We painted our baby girls bedroom a khaki type lighter green (actual color is Vista Paint: 7849 Gold Mountain) with the trim painted a Swiss Coffee. It looks wonderfu...
Older Son Living at Home
Asked by S.M. from Houston
on December 24, 2007
-
How do I get a 27 year old son motivated to get a job and get out on his own? Please don't say "kick him out". That is what I usually hear. He has no job, no money,...
Answers
- Dear S., This is long but may give you some insight. When I started junior college, I wanted to party all the time. For about 6 months I did not work, seldom we...
- Well, right now my husband and i and our 2 kiddos live at home with his dad. My husband does work (all the time 80 hrs a week), but at this point in time until we can...
- Have some mobsters "motivate" him.
Need Letters/Words Painted in Room
Asked by D.B. from Dallas
on June 21, 2008
-
Does anyone know someone who does lettering/words painted in a child's room? I need someone good with very nice handwriting. I only need a couple words. Preferably ...
Answers
- Have the perfect person for you! She is a friend of mine but is so talented and is a Mamasource Mama. She did my nursery and they turned out amazing! Here is a link...
- Hi D., I work for Uppercase Living. We offer decorative expressions and designs for a fraction of the price of a muralist. We have 100's of predesigned phrases (wit...
- A friend of mine & I got ours off of Ebay. They did a very good job.
Toy Organization in Family Room
Asked by T.K. from Grand Rapids
on April 16, 2009
-
Hi Moms,
I was wondering if anyone has any great toy organization ideas for a family room. The situation is this:
We currently have a huge entertainment center that ...
Answers
- Hello T., At some dollar stores you can buy the type of netting that most people use for stuffed animals. It looks like a hamick(sp). If you have a free corner in the...
- T., When my kids were little, I have 3, I found a very large basket with a lid that I used as a coffee table, but inside were a ton of toys. No one ever saw them but ...
- T., I like the idea of storage ottomans that another mom mentioned, but what about also including a basic white bookshelf unit that can hold the baskets you already...
