I think it's hard to go wrong with a set of can lights on a dimmer switch. They can be hard to install, but can give you an overall ambient light with specific sconces/floor/pendants for highlight...

I looked for about a year for a new bed. Finally I just gave up and built my own. It was a lot of work but I got mostly what I wanted. It was an excellent learning experience and I got a great b...

ValHalla - If they are real wood, I don't see why you couldn't refinish them, assuming they are still attached to the original concrete floor. Depends on the floor and if there is a bunch of water...

One last thing. Unless you are cutting outside, putting in wood flooring is best left until it's warm enough to open the windows. Some of the more exotic hardwoods are bad for you if you breathe ...

Installing true wood floors, composite wood floors, or "pergo style" wood floors isn't technically that difficult. It does, however require some basic woodworking skills and a decent amount of too...