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Petra from Europe
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February 3, 2008
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I love oilcloth, but my husband hates it.
I have a big piece formerly used as a tablecloth. I tried to talk him into covering the shelves of a closet where we keep all our tools with it (an ...
My parents had this problem in their living room. They had the whole wall replastered.... yes, it took quite some plaster, the company who did it for them charged them the double amount of square ...
I agree with Hinke, on using 1 lamp only. That will create a much more interesting look.
Also... by using the other lamp somewhere else in the same room, you will create a coherent feel in th...
I agree with amt230! A lot of money for those boxes.. and in fact, the coloring is the nicest detail, so you could just get a wooden box, and paint it in the colors you like.
Another option w...
You could paint the current chairs, each a slightly different color. Possibly try out the look with slipcovers first, just to see how the colors work together. Get some cheap fabric for this, if yo...
Not as arty, but personal;
When on holiday, we take pictures of food stalls on markets, and we have nice collage of such enlarged pictures in our kitchen... the food is a nice subject for kit...
It's done this way also in the Netherlands, although definitely not by everyone anymore....
And I agree with amt230, that getting down on hands and knees does a better job. Talking about anal...
I do like the look of the paper covered books!
It reminds of this friend I had, when I was 15, who covered all of her books in either pink or black paper, to go with the current color scheme ...
Here in the Netherlands the latest thing is to have a weatherproof blow-up of a nice picture in your garden. I can't tell you where to get that in the USA, but I'm sure there are companies who do t...
Another "natual" idea is to put your woolen rugs face down on top of fresh snow. Leave them for while, then beat them with the rug beater. This way you get much more dust out, and the colors seem r...
One can also buy a "clip" which will hold any book you like. That way you won't have the obtrusive "SELF SHELF". I can't direct you to a USA-source for this, but I'm sure there are...
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Latest Comments...
I love oilcloth, but my husband hates it. I have a big piece formerly used as a tablecloth. I tried to talk him into covering the shelves of a closet where we keep all our tools with it (an ...
I love the zen-like natural atmosphere... great flooring!
My parents had this problem in their living room. They had the whole wall replastered.... yes, it took quite some plaster, the company who did it for them charged them the double amount of square ...
I agree with Hinke, on using 1 lamp only. That will create a much more interesting look. Also... by using the other lamp somewhere else in the same room, you will create a coherent feel in th...
I agree with amt230! A lot of money for those boxes.. and in fact, the coloring is the nicest detail, so you could just get a wooden box, and paint it in the colors you like. Another option w...
You could paint the current chairs, each a slightly different color. Possibly try out the look with slipcovers first, just to see how the colors work together. Get some cheap fabric for this, if yo...
Not as arty, but personal; When on holiday, we take pictures of food stalls on markets, and we have nice collage of such enlarged pictures in our kitchen... the food is a nice subject for kit...
It's done this way also in the Netherlands, although definitely not by everyone anymore.... And I agree with amt230, that getting down on hands and knees does a better job. Talking about anal...
I do like the look of the paper covered books! It reminds of this friend I had, when I was 15, who covered all of her books in either pink or black paper, to go with the current color scheme ...
Here in the Netherlands the latest thing is to have a weatherproof blow-up of a nice picture in your garden. I can't tell you where to get that in the USA, but I'm sure there are companies who do t...
WOW, that looks really yummy!! Can't wait to enter this store on my next visit to New York.
Another "natual" idea is to put your woolen rugs face down on top of fresh snow. Leave them for while, then beat them with the rug beater. This way you get much more dust out, and the colors seem r...
One can also buy a "clip" which will hold any book you like. That way you won't have the obtrusive "SELF SHELF". I can't direct you to a USA-source for this, but I'm sure there are... ...