Might be able to use fabric paint on some of the flowers and find a funky trim/border at a

• You ladies all know so much and give such good advice, that I will ask here. sm - dizzi
  • Sometimes you just have to give in when your "baby" has her own opinions/desires now - that she's older. :) nm Mom of 19 y/o.
  • Can you alter them or have them altered sm - Dreamweaver
  • The problem is that these drapes have pastelly pattern of flowers - sm - dizzi
    • Might be able to use fabric paint on some of the flowers and find a funky trim/border at a - sewing or craft store. Beads, sequins, glass, etc.
  • Will they still match the bedspread if you change them out? ..sm - wanderer
  • As they say on HGTV, matchy-matchy is out. SM - Lucie
  • You could alway buy Rit Dye and do it yourself - sm - Laura E.
  • If you have a specialty sewing store - hope this helps

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She was a starving stray when she came by our house last year.  She had ticks and worms and her ribs were showing.

The picture is of how she sleeps. Sometimes she sleeps with one paw in the air.  This is the chair my husband bought just for her to sleep in. No, she is not spoiled... 

It was driving me absolutely nuts and I finally found out what they are called!  Google or do a search on E-Bay for 'Melted plastic popcorn decorations' and see what you find!  I'm gonna try and make a bid for one or two because after seeing that one in 'MT of Oz' picture there, I suddenly felt this NEED to have one again! 

Thanks for reviving happy memories MT of Oz!! 

That's what keeps the meat nice and moist and adds all that yummy flavor!  (course, I'm kind of a fattie from good 'ol home cookin' so take my advice on that with a grain of salt).

I do that with my animals actually to help them with the static in winter.  Or a spray bottle with water and some liquid fabric softner squirted over things.  Easier and cheaper than 'Static Guard' in a can.

Good luck and congrats on your new furniture!

I was sent an email by a friend concerning the hazards of fabric softner last night.  I was wondering if anyone else has heard of this?  The article he sent to me was from Allergy and Environmental Health Association (http://aeha.ca/help-with.htm)

He was also talking to an associate who has having many health issues.  He awoke one morning with a "texas-shaped" lump and redness on his neck.  He went to the doctor the next day and the doctor suggested that he go home and look at his pillow and call him back and tell him what he found.  There was a dry sheet in his pillow case - and you guessed it - in the shape of Texas.  His doctor told him that it was unbelievable the illnesses that are caused by fabric softener.

It seems like there are some many things you shouldn't eat, you shouldn't use, and the list goes on.  Sometimes I think we are doomed if we do and doomed if we don't.  I guess it is an issue of pick and choose.  Does anyone know an alternative for fabric softener? 

By the way - If you don't want to look at this article for any other reason, look at it for the great list of alternatives for cleaning without using chemicals.  They have a great list and it is quite lengthy.  I printed it off just to have for a household reference!

so towels do get that musty odor.......but I find fabric softener works REALLY well.......no complaints so far

oh and I use TIDE with bleach (also works on colored clothes) for washing......(but I love the smell of Gain, just think Tide washes better)

Hi Hayseed!

I don't have your email address anymore, so I will send you to see flowers I chose for you!  Have a great day!  Hope this works. 

Thank you for all your help in the past.  I really appreciated it!

http://www.800florals.com/virtual2/0121V.htm

Man, it's gonna be weeks before we even see a hint of green, as first we have to go through "mud season" up here.  April showers usually follow March's snow melt and boy oh boy is it a mess!   I do think my pussy willows are about to come into bud and that's always a treat :)  Usually it starts really greening up in May, but no one dares go outside to confirm it because of the friggin' black flies!   

  Ah, gotta love New England! 

I've encountered both real-wood paneling and cheap'o pressed (remanufactured?) paneling and several in between.  I absolutely hate paneling!

If it is real wood or at all pourous you could scrub with Murphy's oil soap or something similar.

I've always opted to paint it.  You'll most definitely need to invest in a decent primer and use a decent quality paint as well.  If you try to just paint it (even with good quality paint) you'll end up having to put a half-dozen coats on and that is a lot of work!

There is also a thick, stiff paper covering that you can put on it, it goes on like wallpaper and then paint over that, or leave plain if you'd prefer.  That can turn into a pretty expensive route because that covering is pretty expensive when you get the thick kind that will cover the cracks in the paneling and not let them show through.  That stuff comes in different thicknesses for various uses, so you would need to be sure to get the thick one that will smooth over the cracks, it usually tells in the "used for" section if it works for covering paneling.  If you don't mind seeing the cracks, then I'd say PAINT IT!

Good luck.

Go to sites like Lowes.com click project center, interactive disign tools and try Armstrong design-a-room or olympic paint color guide.  These will give good tips as well as let you select colors and see them on walls and ceiling to see what they look like. 

I recently remodeled.  Hubby's childhood home.  He had never seen anything but white wall anywhere.  I love to cook so afterwards we looked back and paint names were sage, olive, thyme, ginger peach, merlot, moonshine. 

They have a paint calculator there as well to make sure you don't over buy, but we did buy extra for later touch ups or "oopses" that happen.

Most stores now have a computer that you can take your pillow sham or comforter in and they can scan the color content and either mix the almost exact color you want or tell you which ones they have in stock that match. 

Some recommend mixing paint with your white to match a little closer for ceiling.  My ceilings were all ultrawhite.  I loved the crisp white feeling.  Hubby said looked like crayola box exploded.  I figured okay so what if it made it look a little smaller?  The room is the same size.  (mainly for selling factors).  I said if I paint it where it looks big and still stump my toe on furniture what difference does it make, it is still the same size room!  But I was happy with my choices.

go to the various paint companies websites (I like Behr) and fool around with their virtual rooms and color combos.  They also have good tips for the how-to of it.   Enjoy your new digs!