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Home Maintenance & Repairs: I have popcorn ceilings.

I want them to go away. I have heard one way is to use a spray bottle and putty knife. I know this is way time consuming and messy. I have also heard of doing 1/4 inch dry wall to the ...»

Commented on Mar 12, 2013
Just a note on Dec 26th. We took all our Christmas decoration down. We moved upstairs with our ...»
little Beagle. On Dec 27th 3 wonderful men came in helped either move furniture or Spread plastic over what wasn't moved. It looked sorta like a crime scene where the cleaner was coming in to wrap us up in the plastic They scraped, they cleaned, they sanded and they mudded and they painted and on Sunday evening we had our house back. We had the main floor done. Master BR, two bathrooms, hallway, foyer study Great Room, DR, Kitchen, Breakfast room, It is wonderful. On tuesday we had a new years party and all I wanted was people to look at my ceiling. It was wonderful. The guys were great cleaning every day at the end of the day.

Followed 1 person on Mar 06, 2013

Home Maintenance & Repairs: Chimney down drafts

We have a wood burning fireplace. and we have had issue with when it is real windy have a down draft and blowing smoke into the room. Will chimney caps prevent this from happening. Also ...»

Commented on Mar 01, 2013
What about the chimney cap will that help with the downdrafts?

Followed 7 people on Jan 13, 2013

Appliances: True Venting over stove

Ok, I have the typical microwave over the stove that just stirs air up. Not vented to outside. This is probably silly question, but can the micorwave really be vented to the outside. It ...»

Commented on Nov 28, 2012
I like that answer. Actually I like both answers.

Chair sliding on floor

Is there some trick for keeping furniture from sliding on wooden floor. My husband's recliner is always sliding back. Did not know if there is some trick that would not damage wooden floor.

APSuess Fine Woodworking on Jan 14, 2013

Mouse Pads! Cut one up into appropriately size shapes for the bottom of the chair legs. One ...»
side is a spandex-like fabric, the other is neoprene rubber. Apply contact cement to the bottom of the chair leg, then stick the fabric side of the mouse pad piece to the bottom. The stuff is thin enough that it doesn't noticeable change the height of the chair, yet keeps the chair from moving around.

Cleaning & Organization: soot on brick

how do you get black soot off of the brick at your fireplace

Woodbridge Environmental ... on Nov 07, 2012

This is a very common question here. Do a search on the top and some very good answers will ...»
show up, A good scrubbing will lighten the color, but it is doubtful if you will get it all off.
The bigger issue is why? Soot on the front of a brick fireplace is an indication that the design of the fireplace is faulty. This should be looked at by a pro to determine if there is anything that can be done to correct this issue. It can be as simple as installing a good quality door front, a new smoke shelf, to complex as raising the chimney so it draws better.

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Buffet Table Makeover

I scored this old ugly console table at an antique market, and I knew that it had potential. I loved its shape and the detailing on the front, and it was narrow enough to function as a ...»

Commented on Aug 14, 2012
That is really sharp. I went to your blog to see how you did it, but a couple of questions was ...»
the paint you used BM paint you used Flat and distressing is that sanding again. It really is beautiful.

My Favorite Custom-Build Home

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Our goal was to build a family home on an infill lot in a historic intown Atlanta ...»

Commented on Aug 09, 2012
WOW

My Favorite Room: The Sunroom Office

Wanted to join in the fun and show y'all my favorite room in my house- the sunroom. It's where I go to read, relax, blog or just sit and watch the ripples on the pool at night. When ...»

Commented on Aug 09, 2012
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