Furnishing & Decorating: Myself
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Toys in Your Living Room?
Asked by K.W. from Los Angeles
on September 8, 2011
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People with small children and small houses: do you allow toys in your living room?
I have 2 preschoolers and a 2 bedroom apartment. My youngest is moving into a big...
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- My daughter is allowed to take her toys out of the playroom and play with them in our living room. At the end of the day, they go back into her playroom. You would t...
- 85% of my two children's toys are in our living room. The other 15% is in their bedroom, or the small things like puzzles, blocks, and trains are in the hall closet.
- Yes, we kept toys in the family room when our kids were younger. They are older now. We cut down as the years went on, but we had some sort of toy shelf in there unt...
Help Buying a House with a Living Room and Family.. How to Furnish??
Asked by L.O. from Detroit
on May 26, 2011
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Our current house has a living room only. We are looking at bigger homes that have the traditional colonial floor plan. living room, family room and dining room kitc...
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- My house has both. Our family room - the one adjacent to the kitchen - has couches and a tv. What would be our formal living room is filled with toys and is offici...
- Well, what does your family love to do??? Turn it into what you desire. Our 'formal living room' has a grand piano and a sitting area for listening plus lots of in...
- Tv in one room, and a space for all other activities in the other, - such as somewhere to sit and read, a play area for the kids, somewhere to do your own crafts (if y...
How Often Do You Redecorate - Hubby Doesn't Want Me Too!
Asked by M.K. from Los Angeles
on January 6, 2011
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My living room has not been papered or painted since my MIL did it 12 years ago - the wallpaper is a nice style and good quality, but my toddler has wreaked havoc on i...
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- peel it all off and give it to him in a box if he loves it so much. ;0) 12 years is time for an update. Could he maybe be worried that once there is new paint you will...
- if the paper is pealing you will have to remove it before you repaint. But yes it's time to redecorate if it's ugly but if you do this with him fighting it , it will ...
- That is weird. I would pull off the old paper, instead of painting over it. Just a thought. It'll take awhile, but maybe if DH helps you do it, he'll see how bad it i...
I Want to Repaint My Living Room!!!
Asked by B.S. from Lakeland
on February 25, 2008
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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...
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- 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...
Room Decor
Asked by L.N. from Washington DC
on August 11, 2007
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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...
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- 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? ...
Kitchen Remodel
Asked by K.P. from Chicago
on January 18, 2010
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Hello,
Has anyone remodeled their kitchen with two little ones? My sons are 3 and 1 and I was wondering if we should just get it over with or wait a few years whe...
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- We did this last summer. Our boys were just turning 4 and 2. We did it over summer so we could grill. We left town for the demo (old house, lots of bad dust) which ...
- We did it while i was pregnant and had a 18month old. It sucked big time but thats probably because the guys we hired sucked. It was dragged out for 3 months instead...
- K., Not only have I done a kitchen remodel with little ones, but I was doing in-home day care at the time. I'm not going to lie, it's a mess. I had to wash baby b...
Do You Have a Boy and Girl Living in the Same Room?
Asked by A.G. from Houston
on October 4, 2011
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How long is it appropriate?
How do you decorate?
My house is a 3 bedroom I have two girls 6 years apart and a boy on the way. I think the two girls are too far apa...
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- I think, by the time the boy is say, In Kindergarten or Preschool, the girls will be of Pre-Teen or Teen ages? ... and then, their body will be developing and then "th...
- I think it's fine to have them share a room, for a few years, at least! As for decorating, there are tons of things you could do that would be unisex, or mix a little...
- Yup. My son and daughter are 13 months apart (5 and 4 years old), and they have shared a room since birth. I see no problem with it. Not forever, mind you. Puberty...
JFF: What Is Your Favorite Room in the House (Where You Escape!)
Asked by E.S. from New York
on January 13, 2012
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I live in a three-leve townhouse and yet there's no room for me. The living room has become an indoor playground, which is fine by me. The kitchen is my husband's turf...
Bathroom Colors
Asked by J.G. from Chicago
on October 6, 2012
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Our main bath needs to be totally gutted, but we may be moving or adding an addition in about 2 years. Meanwhile, I just can't stand the bathroom anymore, so we are go...
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- Look at the Pottery Barn and Restoration Hardware catalogs for ideas. The bathrooms they show are modern and always have great paint colors. Both stores sell their p...
- I like bright colors in the bathroom: orange, bright green, reds...something that creates a contrast with the kinda boring cream. Most large home improvement stores s...
- Try a taupe color. Taupe is a versatile, neutral color, but it's not a boring as typical beige. It's a cross between brown, cream, and grey. My bath colors are cre...
Help with Room Decor
Asked by J.R. from Saginaw
on May 31, 2009
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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...
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- 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.
