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Staining Cabinets
If you're staining them you have to sand them down to bare wood, ... what you need to do to prepare the wood and help you pick out stain color and sealer as ...
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- READ THIS FIRST... I am a contractor...Re-staining cabinets is a tough. Homeowners usually cannot do this on their own with good results. Painting is easier, but do ...
- R.: To stain the cabinets you need to strip them. That can be time consuming and then you might find the wood isn't very pretty (ie. pine). What you might want to c...
- Dark cabinets are in vogue. Just make sure your kitchen is large enough to carry it off. Dark yellows and greens go well with the Tuscan feel. Staining is a projest th...
Stained Concrete Floors
You will have to apply a clear sealer & may have to do that every few years. ... I Am Taking a poll..stained Concrete or Wood Floors for Kitchen, ...
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- OK this may sound totally redneck, but I have done it & it is pretty awesome. Take a steel wool scouring pad & put it in a bucket of vinegar for about 24-48 hours. ...
- I think what you really want is stained concrete floors. Paint would be a huge maintenance problem whereas stain actually penetrates the top 1/8" of the concrete. I ...
- I wanted to do stained concrete in our house that we rent out, but someone told me that concrete floors are not allowable for re-sale. Something about FHA won't appro...
Needing Advice on Which Playset to Buy
All we have to do is once per year treat it with water sealer. ... One of our friends have a regular playset (not wood) and our kids loved it just as much ...
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- We have just a regular swingset (I think Hedstrom is the maker) that we purchased at KMart for around $199. It has a slide, three swings, a glider swing and one of th...
- Don't get anything that has, as part of its construction, pressure-treated wood. L.
- Ok, so we have a wooden playset in our backyard. We love the 'tree house' feature where you climb the ladder and go down the slide, but if you chose this style, be su...
Saltillo Tile Floors
I used to have wood floors in another house with a cheaper vacuum and it also ... you have layered enough sealer properly to coat the floor good enough. ...
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- I think a new vaccum will totally save your sanity! Finding the easiest, quickest way to snork up dust, dirt and crumbs will really help. Someone mentioned steam c...
- Hi F., My name is L. Gonzales and I own a small business too. I know how hectic the schedule can get. I am a Mom too so I can relate. But about your floors... I use...
- Hi F., I feel your pain. I have saltillo also. It doesn't matter what you do it always will appear to have dirt on the floor because it is made of mud. The only thi...
What Kind of Flooring Do You Like?
Do not, do not, do not scrimp on the sealer. Buy the best you can afford. ... We love our wood laminate. We have it in kitchen living room and bedrooms. ...
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- Hi K., We have laminate wood and love it. Ours simulates pecan which is light and dark. (My husband wanted a light floor, I wanted a dark floor.) The best thing is ...
- We have a laminate wood flooring that we LOVE. It looks nice like hardwood, but is easy to clean!
- We put laminate throughout the entire house, with ceramic tile in the bathrooms and lundryroom. I love the laminate. We use a dustmop every day and I try to clean it...
Home Made Christmas Gifts
When my daughter was 18 months we bought some balsa wood boxes that she painted. .... Plaid makes one, or you can get just plain clear sealer in the paint ...
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- I used to take family (or just the kids) pictures early enough to get back in time for Christmas and that is what we would give as a family gift...you could get a plai...
- Well, with times being what they are everyone is tightening those belts. I am actually making Christmas cards this year with my children. We're taking our family photo...
- Not sure if this is age appropriate... my cousin made me those homemade loom potholders when she was little. Aside from them being sentimental... they are my favorite...
Brush or Spray?
You might check with Sherwin Williams to see if you need to use a sealer on ... Remember that you are doing this on wood, which already has a grain so the ...
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- Try cutting in with a brush and then using a short mohair roller for the center and sides. I just refinished my vanity, drawers and doors and it looks amazing. For w...
- whatever you do, do not laquer your cabinets there was a guy who was doing that and he died because it was flammable and his house caught on fire and he left behind hi...
- I read the other post, and I agree with that. If it were me, I would roll it with a short napped roller, and then you can usually get the edges with brush and go over ...
Homemade Baby- Lots of Questions
I found that using a vaccumm sealer kept the food fresh for months..that way I could ... was having a ball with pieces of 2x4' wood,(trains)etc 11 hours ago ...
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- I have a seven month old and have been working down the same path. I have been using the website wholesomebabyfood.com for some good recipes. Good Luck!
- The Healthy Baby Meal Planner - by Annabel Karmel, along with Top 100 Baby Purees by Annabel Karmel, as well. These were and still are 2 of the greatest books in my a...
- The best cookbook to get is First Meals by Annabel Karmel. This book was a lifesaver for me. I never bought a single jar of baby food for my daughter who is now 3 1/2....
Granite Tile Recommendations?
If you try to go with a darker grout & seal it with a food safe sealer this ... is a concern I have, a reason I wouldn't do all wood countertops either. ...
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- Hi E.- I'm an interior designer, and I have a granite tile counter top. It is a great way to get the granite counter tops that you want without the large price. If ...
- I know that a lot of folks are nuts about granite, and it is beautiful. I've moved a lot and had laminate, solid surface (Corian), solid granite, and granite tile. P...
- Hi E., I don't know about granite tile, but we have solid granite (house came with it) and though it's beautiful, I wouldn't highly recommend it even in a single slab...
Cat Urine Oder and Carpet Stains
I have seen it eat through wood floors. Good luck, lots of baking powder and .... and tack strip, still had to coat the cement slap with KILZ odor sealer. ...
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- Natures Miracle dod not work for us. I use "Anti Icky Poo" from Pet People. It is a terrible name but works really well! My cate is not peeing anymore but when he w...
- Have you tried Nature's Miracle? My mother-in-law has always had a lot of pets and her house is always immaculate and smells great. She swears by the stuff.
- Cat urine is a difficult smell to remove from carpet, as you know. Try sprinkling some baking soda on it and just let it set. Also Scentsy makes an odor nutralizer spr...
