I wanted to switch out some ugly flourescents in the kitchen of my recently purchased older home. The previous owner had thought himself quite the handyman. When my electrician broke ...

where is 2010 turquoise?

I was having some extensive work done on my house and had the carpenter run off with a bunch of supplies; he took my house key and garage door opener; seemingly nice guy and he had been working in ...

There is a quiet epidemic of bedbugs returning in this country. Just do a web search. Current thoughts as to why are ease of international travel and the sneaky habits of the little creatures. Yo...

If you live on the West Coast the rule is nothing heavy, hard, angular, or breakable over the bed, regardless of how secured. You'd be fine for many years and then the big one, or even the medium ...

You could mix it up. I love Faith's idea of keeping the old cabinet structure and refacing or reworking the drawers and fronts. If you visit a Habitat for Humanity Restore you might be able to co...

I don't think you should paint it. Probably some regulation against it. You could install a painted shelf immediately underneath it running all the way across the vanity area. Put some downlight...

Flor tiles in different colors and do a patchwork, or maybe you'll find something on their web site that you like. Is there a carpet there? Hmm, Flor won't work for that but there are carpet to r...

Check reviews online, you don't need to give up your personal info to something like Angie's list. There are lots of free sites, Yelp, Google, Yahoo, that have postings. Do a search for your cont...

What's outside? Is it your yard? Can you put up a trellis or lathework ( like what is partly visible) outside and plant some evergreen vines? Not close to the house but several feet out? Then ...

Some ideas and comments: Have you told her the blinds don't work to block out the light? Is it stated in your lease that you cannot change the window coverings? If there's no mention...

agree with peahen, true eco-friendly is to use what's already there. it's easy enough to rewire old lamps and a new shade on an old frame is a great DIY project. on the other hand... ...

I saw one of these in a Gaia catalog and the text stated that it could be hard wired or used plug in style

is there a way to change the bulbs if they burn out?

I vote for shelves a little shallower than the depth of the alcove painted about the same color as your built ins, OR a long attractive curtain with a larger dresser or mirror behind it. In front ...

When I was much younger, I visited a new boyfriend's house for Christmas dinner. He had advised his mom that I was a vegetarian but please not to do anything special. I was fine with eating salad...

regarding white: Go to Sherwin Williams, Benjamin Moore, and Home Depot. Get a ton of "white" samples (focus on the Ralph Lauren at HD). You'll see the whites in a color group such as green or y...

I would buy a cheapo sisal from Cost Plus or IKEA that is the correct size for the room, probably 8X10 as bepsf suggested. Then save and save for the perfect rug in the perfect size. If the rug i...

"early ranch" or "early ranch bungalow" makes it clear that this is not the standard contemporary monster with big-box hardware store insides, yet informs that this is not late deco or spanish colo...

Fabric would definitely soften the look. Taking the roller blinds down and mounting drape rods above/outside the window frames will make the height of the windows seem taller. Personally I dislik...