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Husband Painting Dining Area
LMAO this is almost comical... you poor thing (i'd be painting over it! .... How about wallpaper, or fabric on the walls ? Perhaps lots and lots of photos ...
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- Go with it--that whole thing sounds too cute! Too often, we wives control how the house is decorated and such. Just keep in mind that it's his house, too, and let ...
- I have a couple of suggestions that you might like. As far as the carpet is concerned, why not get an area rug that you think you can live with for a while. That wil...
- This sounds exactly like something my husband would do. There are all kinds of things that you could do by adding accents and things to make it look good. I decided to...
Paint DISASTER!!!!
We stripped off the wallpaper, my husband sanded the walls, I Kilzed them, and then put on .... Next question: Recommendations for Paint - Dark over Light ...
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- Was your primer tinted? When I painted a burgundy red color I did two coats of primer that was the worst color (pepto bismol pink) and then two coats of the red on to...
- GREY PRIMER is a MUST!!! I can't believe she didn't tell you that!!! Shame on her!!!
- I have always been told that if you are wanting to use any color of red to hire someone to do it for some reason red never looks right when you do it yourself. I know ...
I Am First Time Mom Going to Be and Need Opion
... it her own way, and black sounds hard to paint over. She won't be writing for a while, I think you have time to just paint and wallpaper what YOU like. ...
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- First of all, you are way off even needing something for your child to write on at all--they usually can't really pick up a crayon or chalk until around 1-1 1/2. And I...
- I have read that the reason toddlers draw on the wall is because it is actually a more comfortable position for them than writing on paper. My daughter has never writ...
- It may be confusing to the child at first, but like everything else you will have to teach him/her where he/she is able to write! It's hard at first until they get it,...
Painting Prep for Cathedral Ceilings
I'm over 50 also, with arthritis of the neck and back trouble. I wouldn't even dream about painting a cathedral ceiling! I don't know whether to admire you ...
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- You might go to a Sherwin Williams or Kelly Moore paint store and ask them for advice. I would think with the cigarette smoke and dust, you might want to use somethin...
- I thought a power washer was a good idea for my floors and the guy at home depot was smart enough not to sell me one! He said that if I missed and hit my sheet rock wa...
- Use Kilz to prime the ceiling before painting. There was a fire in our rent house and black smoke on the ceiling. We painted with Kilz, then ceiling paint and it was g...
Help with VBS craft-Story of Daniel and the Handwriting on the Wall!!
Wallpaper created by children! Helpful? Yes | No Save This Remove This Report ... Have them paint over it to find the hidden picture or you can have them ...
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- Don't know if this could really work -- but you could make little squares of something -- say cardboard -- and if you paint it with the paint from Home Depot that you ...
- For an inexpensive craft, draw a stoned wall and make photocopies. On each one draw letters, or a handprint, Bible verse, etc. with wax(ie: white crayon or those wax ...
- Hi A.! My idea came from something my parents did for us kids when we were bored and "snowed in" in Wisconsin. Put up a huge large long white paper. Large enough to ...
Filling Nail Holes in Wall
Okay...this is kinda tacky, but since I usually hang stuff right back where I had it I just paint over the holes and pop the nails back in. Helpful? ...
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- Just get a tube of Caulking and use your finger... it is just that easy :-)
- I second the tooth paste Idea, I saw it on a home design show and it does work... i even used the blue toothpaste once and just painted over it when it dried.
- You can go to Walmart in the hardware department they sell a tube called putty to fill the holes. It costs about $2 something. Hope that this helps!!!!
Crayon on the Walls!
If the above proves ineffective on your wall or harmful to your wallpaper, hold some white paper-towels over the affected area and press with a warm iron ...
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- Have you tried Goo-B-Gone? It comes in a small clear bottle. It is a yellow, somewhat oily feeling cleaner. It works great.
- baking soda, warm water and a little elbow grease! I spent ALOT of time researching! I have an eight year old and he use to love to sneak in his room and color on his ...
- have you tried Mr. Clean Magic erasers? a friend at work told me she used up a whole pack to remove her two pre-schoolers' art. i've used them myself for marks and f...
Decorating a Newly Built Home
The best thing to do is to paint your kids room in a neutral color and .... and kid stuff that doesn't have to stay all over the living room floor. ... So my lv rm, kitchen, etc. are stained wood, little wallpaper, and very tough paint ...
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- For the kids room hire a paint company and do something awesome like a mural or stripes or clouds. Something that can be painted over someday but special for the next ...
- A., there is a seller on ebay that has wonderful NEW bedding and room decor for children. In fact all three of my girls have stuff from them all over their rooms. ...
- Hello, My name is J. and i am an Interior Designer and we may be able to help each other. I am a WAHM with two boys and we have recently relocated to NW Houston. I ...
Kids Room Ideas
I would not put a wallpaper border on the walls because 1) borders are out, ... Don't worry about hitting the ceiling accidentally , you will paint over ...
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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...
I Need to Remove Artwork .... Help!
You would still have to get the crayon off to paint over it. ..... Just don't try any of these on wallpaper because it might ruin the wallpaper. ...
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- The Mr. Clean magic eraser can clean off sharpies so I assume they might be able to clean up crayons. They really are magic! =)
- even if you do repaint you still have to clean well. I love the mr clean eraser pad my teens clean god knows what off their walls with it
- do not laugh but try toothpaste or baby wipes. i used to work at a place were kids tagged on the walls all the time and we would use good old fashion colgate toothpast...
