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Home Decor Help
Asked by H.S. from Cincinnati
on June 19, 2011
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Is it old school or tacky to paint 1 wall in a bedroom or any room, different than the 3 other walls of the room? Or to paint alternate walls? We have beautiful red an...
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- I saw an HGTV program once that said it was tacky to do that so I never did it. My recent decorator said that a burnt red accent wall would look good so I did it and ...
- I don't think it is a bad idea, I don't like it personally unless it is just a few shades darker or lighter. I do like it if it is a great backdrop wall. Don't make ...
- My first reaction is oooo pretty!!! But I am known for painting murals using the whole room. Like the other posters have said take the bedding in and talk to a pr...
What Do You Put on Your Shelf in Kid's Room?
Asked by C.M. from St. Louis
on May 26, 2009
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**Updated: I was basically asking what everyone puts on hooks underneath their shelves...sorry I didn't specify. I have things on the top (her name in letters, picture...
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- When my daughters were young we hung a beaded necklace (folk art style) candles with wicks that were not cut (2 hooked together). If I were you I'd go to a craft stor...
- Good Morning C., I am not sure what you are describing as to your shelves, we put stuffed animals on the shelves in gr son's rooms, toys they do not play with often or...
- I didn't have anything hanging on the rungs until they got older and earned ribbons and medals. Now those are hanging on the rungs but before that they were just plai...
Kids Room Ideas
Asked by A.L. from Sacramento
on September 10, 2008
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We are about to move our two kids (one boy and one girl) into their own rooms. My daughter is pretty happy about it. I have been trying to come up with some cute ide...
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- You have great ideas. For your daughter a striped bed set would look cute against the dots. You could take her artwork or her favorite animals and blow them up on ...
- My daughter's room is sweet pea (light green) on the bottom and a baby blue on the top, seperated by a white chair rail. It looks really cute and isn't hard to do. W...
- Hi A., You sound creative enough. I was too when planning out my kids rooms.. had all sorts of fun ideas. (My nursery was bright colors... cats & dogs, my Girl's ro...
Toddler Girl's Room Ideas
Asked by S.T. from Richmond
on February 4, 2010
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I'm looking for cute ideas on how to decorate my todder daughter's bedroom - specifically paint colors. Any ideas you have about paint colors or decorating in general...
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- I found that with my daughter characters were overstimulating. She would always point out the different characters and tell massive stories about them and be up all ni...
- My daughters is a lavender color and we are going to redo her room between the ages of 4 and 5 I'm going to leave the lavender color but paint one half wall with the c...
- I've got my baby girl's room done in a nice pastel green. Her bedding is a handmade quilt from grandma with all pastel colors. I painted her shelves pink, did a cork ...
Needs Kids Room Ideas
Asked by C.S. from New York
on October 31, 2008
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Hi Moms-
My two children, a boy and a girl share a bedroom. Right now its a babyish theme (snugglebugs), and they both want a change. (As do I)
My son loves Thomas...
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- What about doing a Peter Pan theme? It may not incorporate Thomas very much but maybe you could put a real running train around the room somewhere? Peter Pan is nice...
- Hi C.! My name is D. and I own a one women decorative arts company and I specialize in children rooms. You can visit my site at www.muralsinmotion.net It is also o...
- I had boy/girl twins that shared a room for a while so I already came across this issue in real life. What you can do it paint the walls a light shade or green or blue...
Need a Mural Painted in Daughter's Room
Asked by M.B. from Dallas
on July 8, 2008
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Does anyone have someone they would personally refer to paint a mural? My friend is redoing her daughter's room and would like to have a mural painted. If you do hav...
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- Michelle, I paint murals, commercial and residential. I do all the work myself to keep prices low. You can see my work at Stacy Furniture inside Kid Stuff if you wa...
- Natalie Rahberg has done great work for my friends and family. Her website is www.mycustomartist.com C. P.
- I have a friend whose husband is a gifted muralist. He's done work for me which was exceptional and he also did a historic building in downtown Dallas. If you email ...
L:ittle Girls Decor the Perfect Lamp?
Asked by V.M. from Cleveland
on January 3, 2012
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I'm slowly working towards decorating my dd's room. She is 7. I painted her walls a light pink, her bedding is the Traget brand, Circo Happy flowers bedding in Pink an...
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- Maybe you could just buy the Happy Flowers lamp, a same-sized second lamp with the base you want, and switch the shades.
- I'd definitely take a look at Marshalls and TJ Maxx. I've always found the most amazing lamps for a song there, not to mention other decor.
- Ikea has the best kids lamps......and for cheap
Country Style Home Decor Store in Plano?
Asked by G.F. from Dallas
on May 3, 2008
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I'm needing to find a store that sells country style home accessories. I would really appreciate anyone who can tell me where there is one near Plano. Thanks!
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- Home On The Range in McKinney is awesome! It is in the shopping center at 380 and 75 with Best Buy and Ross. It is up near 75 near Jason's Deli. They are wonderful and...
- I don't know about Plano but downtown Mckinney has alot of shops that sell country style home decor, there's also a place right off of 75North before you get to the 75...
- I know of a really cute store in Mckinney, called plum primitives
Where Can You Find Inexpensive Decor for Kids' Rooms?
Asked by J.L. from Savannah
on March 19, 2012
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I'm looking to spruce up both my daughter's and son's rooms with some decorations for the walls. Wondering where I can find cute things that don't cost an arm and a ...
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- Hobby Lobby, Goodwill, craigslist, handmade, re-finished, etc. I've been working on my DD's room for about a year and I find little things here and there at all of the...
- Try craigslist, yard sales and dollar stores. You can even check out a Salvation Army store or Goodwill store. I do not spend a lot of the decor of my daughter’s roo...
- Dollar stores, dollar general, ect. Go to where the teacher stuff is. There are these wall stickers. Don't ruin the wall, lots of different kinds. I surprised my n...
Bland Decor - Where Do I Get Good Ideas?
Asked by M.O. from Chicago
on May 16, 2011
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I know I have zero decorating sense. We painted the downstairs of our home and decided not to put what we did have up, back on the walls, but rather to get new stuff....
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- Ive done pretty much the same thing as you,,only its been 2 years since I took stuff down. I used to love what I had up but now I really want something modern and new,...
- oh my gosh, ME too. we moved in 2 years ago and previous owners left their nails since the paint was relatively new and we liked the neutral colors. we'll I hung ONE...
- What color did you paint the walls? That is your first step. Then get some nice window treatments, whatever appeals to you. What kind of stuff did you have on your...
