RECIPE: What's your best improvement to boxed cake mix?
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Comments (24)it seems real hatdwood is where your mind is... but have you considered laminate? there are ratings on laminate that allows you to get a floor that is more durable than hardwood. ratings of AC3 are not so great but AC4 and AC5 are amazing. we just did a floor in AC4 (light commercial rating) and wow!.... i actually set 2 pieces in a container of water for hours then set them in front of a heater for hours to dry out.... i expected to see damage but there wasnt the slightest sign of damage anywhere and they locked together perfectly. I was amazed. and the colors you can get are gorgeous! I only paid $2.50 a sq ft. If you want hubby onboard take him to a flooring store and get a sales person to discuss AC4 &AC5 laminates. .... never to be refinished and no worries of damage....See MoreWhat is the best interior paint brand with the best colors
Comments (61)My painting contractor just finished with Aura paint and I will never use it again. Very poor coverage in the white colors. A primer was used first. The BM Waterbourne ceiling paint in the ultra matte leaves a very nice matte finish. However, if you are trying to saturate the room with one color as is the trend nowadays, particularly with a white shade, the Ceiling paint did not cover in the exact shade as the wall paint. You have to use the wall paint in matte on the ceiling if you want it to match exactly like the Aura matte walls. My ceiling is lighter than the walls which is not what I wanted. (I am using one of the BM white colors.) We had to paint with a minimum of 3 coats in all rooms, and the Advance Trim was the worst of all. Runny even when applying light coats, poor coverage, and took 4 coats which cost us a fortune and it's still not perfectly solid. I have to go around and do a 5th coat myself. I'll be switching brands....See MoreWhat is the best hostess gift you could receive?
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Comments (31)It seems like you're trying to do a country farm type look. I would put down an area rug to break up all of the wood from the flooring to the table to that hutch. I would paint those chairs black tying into the color of the chandelier ... the white does not look good at all. The white is what is not working in that hutch because it's too much of a contrast from that dark wood, so I would decorate with patterned dishes/pieces and they need to be larger ... what you're using now is too small ... and I would break them up with other things like kitchen decorative objects, cookbooks, etc. Don't put plants on there, that doesn't fit .. if you're going to do anything do grasses or lavender or something like that. I would repaint that yellow piece of furniture a more neutral color. I would reupholster the chairs and that bench, and coordinate that fabric with the shade on the window (that current shade does not match in either style or color). I would remove that little picture on the wall, it's too small to go there....See Morensf798
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