paul, if you have any more doors (and I'm sure you do) try SoyGel instead of the citristrip. Especially if your young boys will be around it. I've been refinishing wood for years and use this stripper. It's all natural, works just as well as the chemical counterparts, and the best part is that it cleans up w/water! just wipe it off with a wet rag. you don't even need to wear gloves. it costs a bit more, but the convenience is so worth it.

Trey, you don’t need to go overly large when there are two in close proximity . Also, the space is a nice size but the width is on the narrow side . Lantern - types look nice in multiples . I like the second one Beth posted. With the lantern style , it might be good to go with one that doesn’t have glass panels .sunlight coming through shows all the dust and filming after a while. Here are a couple that seem price worthy ( the height can always be adjusted if the fixture hangs from a chain ) The one fixture has some dark metal to contrast the ceiling, but also a bit of brass sparkle . I think the lighter metal finish would help to brighten everything more, since you have a lot of dark below.

Been working on my kitchen for a couple months now and finally closing in on finishing up.Mostly some trim pieces,baseboards and lights left to do.When i get brave enough,i'd like to add crown moulding on cabinets.This is in a double wide manufactured home and was quite the challenge having to repair the flooring and rotted wood i found behind paneling.Basically had to reframe the outer walls because i could actually push on them and the outer wall would move!After reframing and securing outer wall,i built an additional 2x4 framed wall in front of old wall to support new heavier cabinets,added all new insulation and put up the purple drywall.Rewired everything,adding gfci outlets where there were none.No granite since it is just a manufactured home. 10mm LVP on floor,which i love! With new 5/8 plywood subfloor.Cabinets are RTA Maple with plywood construction,had to assemble them myself which was scary to think of at first but actually,not to bad of a job,just time consuming. Very nice quality.Glad to see all that press board crap gone. I have never done a kitchen before and am very happy with the results and keeping costs low due to the type of home. All in around $9400,which includes floors,appliances and everything else.Caught a great sale on Samsung appliance bundle.I did have to buy a tile saw which was only $50 at Harbor Freight which worked great! I've also never tiled before and heard a lot of horror stories on the glass mosaic tiles.I bought a nice glass blade which was almost the same price as the saw...Never had a problem,no chips or cracks.I liked the LVP so much i spent another 1k on ripping up nasty old carpeting in living room and ran the Lvp all through kitchen,Living room and halls.

Re: MASTER VALUABLES: HIDE your jewelry! Remove it from your dresser and hide it! Get a large storage box and hide jewelry, prescriptions, financial papers, and checkbooks in the bin for every showimg. People snoop and split -up- the agent doesn't always stay with them. Expensive designer neckties might go missing too. Trust no stranger in your home. Remove pics of your kids for that matter too, PAINT Neutral paint, as you know An off white, creamy or warm gray. Nothing in cool range, as it will emphasize warm tones in floor. Need to decrease color contrast in the bedroom. Bed storage- You know what to do here. Visiible bed storage gives the impression that the home lacks storage, as does a lot of furniture in a room (two desk scenario) WINDOWS-. Hang curtains as high as possible to the ceiling to make the space and ceiling feel bigger. Need longer drapes.... Go shopping. Or DIY with dropcloths 4x12 at Harbor Freight https://www.harborfreight.com/4-ft-x-12-ft-canvas-dropcloth-38108.html Machine wash first to soften fabric. Use rings and clips to hang. Hem only one side- easy! Stack panels just outside your window casing WALL ART You will need wall art for your new home anyway. Several quick DIY options: 1) Enlarge a favorite locale to large poster size and print in black and white at Walgreens or other photo store. Craft store frame 2) Found Objects, like sea fans and craft store frame. Lay seafan on top of fabric https://www.caseashells.com/sea-fans.html  3) Mr. & Mrs. Trace a paper with an enlarged font of the letters using white nail polish onto some fabric. Burlap is easy to see through and trace- shown here. (Craft store mat and frame.) DRESSER STAGING: Mirror and accessories, Add a round mirror or horizontally-stack three or four skinny rectangular mirrors. On one side, two thick candles sticks and pillar candles one tall one shorter. On the other side, a potted orchid plant. You could add books, but nothing political in nature,