My mother would always say "Anybody can be nice when they want to be." (with an unspoken, understood) "Being nice when you don't want to be is what counts." to remind me that good behavior followin...

I've not covered a wall in burlap, but I've pulled burlap off the walls of an old apartment on #E. 89th St. years ago. It was nasty - very, very, very dusty.

Regarding putting multiple coats of poly on your stairs - in order to get the number of coats and the required drying time - it might be a good idea to consider coating every other tread to start w...