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About Me:
Professional Interior decorator. See my blog too at www.cndesigns.wordpress.com
Favorite area of home improvement:
I enjoy Interior design for all budgets. Because the economy has been a bit sluggish, I've done a lot of redesign. That's a viable option for many home owners because using a lot of existing furnishings (especially larger, expensive pieces) is money-saving. My motto is "LOVE THE HOME YOU'RE IN ... AGAIN!"
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Painted Floors. Would You Do Them?
I've painted vinyl flooring in our former home. We're considering painting over hardwood. Have a peek and see what you think. http://cndesigns.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/pa...
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CommentedI too have dogs and wonder how painted steps and/or floors would fair. Of course they tell me ...»
How To Clean In Between The Glass On Your Stove Doors
Want to clean that space in between the glass on your oven door? It's really not hard...all you need is an inexpensive tool and a few free minutes...come on over and let me show you how I cleaned mine!
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CommentedI don't cook very much. That's my way of keeping it clean. Hahahahhahah! ;-)
Homemade Carpet Powder
Carpet powder is one product that I can't do without. Even though it is a reasonable price, I buy so much of it that it works out to be pretty expensive. Plus, it doesn't always work as
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CommentedI've used the store-bought dry carpet cleaner called "Capture". It seemed to work quite well. ...»
Chair Redesign
Another chair restored from junk, this I found sitting in a store here in Duluth. I picked her up one afternoon tucked her in my wagon and brought her home. The hunt for the right fabric
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CommentedI love them all!
News from My Home Front!
After about 2+ years of writing a decorating blog, I decided just like the title of the movie "Something's Gotta Give"! So out went the blog and in came a newly designed website! The nice thing is you can see a ton of my work on the Project Gallery. All pics, no words :-) If you feel so inclined, come see the new site. http://www.cndesigns.biz One downside is, since the blog has been completely deleted, links from any of my past HT posts to it, will not be available. I'll still post
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Painting fabric upholstery with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint
We painted the outdated upholstery on these antique chairs with a mixture of 50% Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Paris Grey and 50% water. We misted the fabric with a spray bottle of water
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CommentedGorgeous! Next time I see a sturdy, inexpensive chair with horrible fabric, I'm doing this!