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Siding ~ Does It Fade?
Asked by ⊱.H. from Spokane
on February 14, 2012
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A friend of mine is remodeling her home and picking out all new vinyl siding. She really wants to go with the cocoa color, but is concerned about it fading. The fron...
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- Yes, most everything that has pigment is effected by the sunlight and weather.
- My siding is white so who knows but my neighbor has brown and so far as I can tell it is the same color it has always been. If it has faded it has faded in a way that...
- i would ask them for addresses of houses in your area that they've done in the past so you can see for yourself how the product ages.
Garage Door Color
Asked by C.M. from St. Louis
on April 9, 2010
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Hello all...We are getting a new garage door for our house (single garage) and detached barn (two door)...what I'm looking for is insight as to what color to choose.
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- Black sounds best, I would shop around and find it, but you might get away with grey if it is dark enough.
- You could pick any color as long as you paint your front door too!:) all those colors would look good with your red brick, I would be partial to the gray and brown. A...
- I vote for matching the doors. You want some connectivity between the two buildings.....& the barn should match/coordinate with the house. You want your eye to flow....
crayola...color bubbles..blah
Asked by E.B. from Seattle
on May 13, 2011
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Has anyone had experience with the Crayola colored bubbles?? I found a really cool pack at Target. It came with two bottles of bubbles and three packs of different c...
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- Ugh! I hear you! My sister just bought all 3 of my kids these on Wednesday...my deck is currently 'Jackson Polluck'ed' in blue, green and orange! It did rain last nigh...
- eeww. We saw some at Michaels and thought,"Oh, fun" Glad I read the package first. After seeing the things that it could stain I said forget it! I hope it all come...
- Uck. Grammy gave those to my 3 year old for Christmas. NEVER AGAIN. The bubbles popped on the house and the aluminum siding is covered in blue splotches. Horrible....
All Design experts....Help Me Decide on What Color
Asked by M.A. from Detroit
on April 20, 2012
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With the wind storm a couple of weeks ago, my roof singles were over in the neighbor’s yard. No choice but to replace. I am looking at the lifetime warranty shingl...
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- Morning While I do like most things vintage looking... It seems to me that since your house color is camel (an already lighter color) if you use the lighter green col...
- Also consider the color of your front door!!
- I agree you don't want too many colours on your house. It will look busy and potentially not well thought out. I would agree with matching the shutter colour. Good ...
Replacement Windows
Asked by B.P. from New York
on October 5, 2010
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Hi moms,
This is so not a "sexy" qustion but I was wondering how many of you got replacement windows for you house? We have a 200 year old house but the ou...
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- Wood looks great but need periodic maintenance. Wood rot is also a significant concern. Vinyl or aluminum frame windows are long term solutions IMHO. Brand names come ...
- Whoever you with check them out on the BBB also if your house already has vinyl siding then you could still get the vinyl windows there are many styles to choose from....
- What about wood clad windows? I think you can get vinyl or aluminum on the outside and then the inside are wood, which would go well w/ your interior....
Front Porch Decor Ideas
Asked by J.B. from Boston
on April 10, 2012
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I have an L-shaped 1950's ranch home with a small 6 x 6 front porch in the the elbow of the "L." The back and left walls are the chocolate brown siding of the house (w...
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- You can use regular size vases and planters, just cluster them together on stools with different heights. I would throw in more lighter and brighter color accents...y...
- Wherever I have shade, I use a ton of flower pots with Impatiens of different colors. They grow really fast, have flowers all summer long, and tend to "spill" over th...
- My sitter has just this configurement and I'm so jealous of it. She created a sweet little vingette. She put a round table in the corner, with two beautiful wick...
Need Help with Paint Options!
Asked by C.H. from Casper
on May 1, 2008
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Hi! We are painting the outside of our house soon, and I can't for the life of me decide on the colors! I am up for anything. I would just like a real updated "new ho...
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- If I were you I would drive around new subdivisions and see what catches your eye. We are currently building a house but I probably chose colors that would scare othe...
- I love the grayish sage green with white trim.
- I agree with Kate. Drive around and find houses you really like. You can even knock on the door and ask if you can try to match their paint choices to your color swa...
From the Crib to the Bed, Again and in a New Place.
Asked by M.K. from Syracuse
on January 11, 2008
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We are moving in about two weeks and my daughter, who just turned two at the end of last October is still sleeping in her crib. I posted before about how she tells me...
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- Monica, I had the same issue when my family moved when my daughter was 20 months old. I thought it would be too traumatic for my daughter to give up her crib at the s...
- Do not rush her. In her own time she will sleep in the big girl bed, and tell eveyone else to leave you and her alone because you want her to get use to the new house ...
- Wow.. sounds like you have the same issue i have:Family telling you how to raise YOUR child. Go with your instincts on this one. My daughter didn't go to a bed until s...
Neighbor Harassment?
Asked by C.M. from Phoenix
on March 30, 2010
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I am currently having issues with one of my neighbors. A little background info:
I run a small daycare out of my and only have at most 4 daycare kids at one time(2 ...
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- File harassment charges. It appears that every time this person/couple complains it is well documented (police report, HOA complaints, PM complaints, building/code in...
- I agree with killing them with kindness. It sounds like these people have nothing better to do than to cause trouble for you. Beleive me, I deal with these type of p...
- This is exactly why I hate HOAs. Sounds like you will have to move...hopefully to a more kid friendly neighborhood next time :)
Is Food Coloring Ok to Use as Snow Paint?
Asked by K.R. from Boston
on December 4, 2011
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I wanted to get store bought snow paint for 3yo, but I know food coloring in a spray bottle may do the same thing. But I am not sure about staining hands, coats, snow...
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- I've used food coloring to color home-made play-doh and I have never had it end up coloring my hands after kneading it together - but the food coloring is added to the...
- Every time i used food coloring with my preschoolers, I always let their parents know to send them in "grubbies" beforehand. Yep, stains a lot!
- Food coloring definitely stains anything it touches. Every time I color dough by kneading in food coloring I have colored palms for a couple of days.
