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RE: Our Homes (revived chat about decorating) - 3/3/2008 12:19:45 PM
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paulsbride
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It's fake cactus, so no one can hurt themselves on it!!
I do have more fabric - I was thinking of doing it black. Maybe get a cool knob for the bench drawer... do I need to sand it down real well, and then use ... what kind of paint??
Maybe I could distress it too.
I think I know what to do in the kitchen - just not certain on the colors yet. Somewhere in the brown family - probably tan.
I am going to use wax to cover parts of the cupboard doors - around the edges. Then paint the doors, and then lightly sand over the paint so that the parts with wax come off and the white will show through - giving it a distressed look.
I am pretty sure I'll do tan on the wall, and then either a blue or another similar brown color.
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RE: Our Homes (revived chat about decorating) - 3/3/2008 2:00:03 PM
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Have another question for you all. I went to Wal-Mart yesterday LOOKING for curtains...not looking to buy though, since hubby doesn't get paid until Thursday, rent is due, so I won't be able to buy as much as I need. Anyway, I looked for a couple of door curtains. We have two full view doors...meaning that they have a full panel of glass so that you can see outside well...the only problem is that whomever is outside can see whatever is going on inside too...which only causes a problem in rare occasions, but it would be nice to have a curtain on those doors. The ones that I have seen attach at the top and the bottom...actually, there are places here where the last people had curtains up and you can see that they were attached at the top and the bottom. I couldn't find any at Wal-Mart. Where can I get them?
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RE: Our Homes (revived chat about decorating) - 3/3/2008 2:03:14 PM
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Here are door panels. You can probably order the rods off this site, too. I ordered some of our bedding from this company, so I recommend both their products and their service.
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RE: Our Homes (revived chat about decorating) - 3/3/2008 2:07:21 PM
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paulsbride
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What are you going to do with the ceramic pots and column? Are you thinking indoors or outdoors?
I am thinking outdoors. I haven't a clue what to do with column. I've never had one before.
I am leaning towards painting the pots and planting flowers inside them. My husband loves them plain and with the cactus... So I don't know. I may run to Walmart this afternoon and see what I can find.
Can I spray paint ceramic?
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RE: Our Homes (revived chat about decorating) - 3/3/2008 2:16:42 PM
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HisCovenant
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Those pots look terracotta to me. Here's an article about painting them them... you have to be careful painting them because they breathe and absorb moisture.
If you are going to paint the column, I would prime it first and then you could spray paint it. You will probably want to do a glazing technique to bring out the architecture.
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RE: Our Homes (revived chat about decorating) - 3/3/2008 2:25:17 PM
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Jess, I find Home Depot to have a bit better of a spray paint selection. I would prime the bench with something like Kilz, it will stick to pretty much everything and then you can spray paint it, which I think would probably be the easiest way. I have been pleased with the Rustoleum brand from Home Depot, but American Traditions from Lowe's is pretty good as well.
If you are going to spray paint, I would highly recommend buying one of the spray paint triggers so that your finger doesn't get tired.
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RE: Our Homes (revived chat about decorating) - 3/4/2008 12:44:38 PM
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That sounds great- especially the idea of using different covers throughout the year. Good idea.
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RE: Our Homes (revived chat about decorating) - 3/9/2008 9:03:50 AM
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How is the bench coming along, Jessica?
I can't wait to see your kitchen, Sarah!
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RE: Our Homes (revived chat about decorating) - 3/11/2008 7:18:03 AM
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We just bought a travel trailer, and it is straight out of the 70's
Here is what the cushions look like (ugh...so ugly!)
And here is a picture of the curtains.
What should we do in here? We're already planning to remove the curtains and valences and put up mini blinds, and we're going to recover the cushions, but not sure what with yet. We're also going to put laminate flooring down (click floor) and probably rewallpaper the bathroom...it is very yellow.
The walls and cabinet doors are very dark wood veneer, any ideas how to lighten them up too?
I can't wait to go camping!!
Oh yeah, the cushions smell pretty bad, the last owners had a dog and they smoke, I don't think they smoked in the trailer, but there is a faint smell of it. I can remove the cushion covers and wash them, but can the foam be washed in the washing machine? I have a front loader, so no agitator, and it has a hand wash cycle... not sure if I should try it or not.
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RE: Our Homes (revived chat about decorating) - 3/11/2008 12:52:19 PM
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Yolanda, my mom swears by some spray-on stuff...I think it's called Smoke Away? She used to sell used furniture and she'd use that stuff to get rid of the smell. I'm pretty sure she found it at Wal-Mart. Anyway, you could look for that to spray the foam cushions.
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RE: Our Homes (revived chat about decorating) - 3/11/2008 2:46:48 PM
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firefightermama
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I took the foam out of the cushion cover and it looks like it's in really great shape. Not sure what I'm going to do yet. Might just have to leave them outdoors to air out if we can't afford to do much else with them.
We're thinking of wood paneling on the walls or wallpaper, but I HATE wallpapering, maybe my MIL wants to do it, hubby says she likes it.
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RE: Our Homes (revived chat about decorating) - 3/11/2008 7:15:22 PM
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Mrs.Wifey
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Yolanda, I would spray them off out back with the hose and use an enzyme cleaner like Pet-Zyme or something on them to really get rid of the odor.
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RE: Our Homes (revived chat about decorating) - 3/11/2008 7:30:43 PM
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I'm willing to try it with just one to see what happens. I've been pricing foam around here, and it's not looking like we can afford to replace them all this year :(
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RE: Our Homes (revived chat about decorating) - 3/11/2008 8:38:31 PM
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That's a good idea, I've been looking at those too
I can't wait to bring the trailer home so I can get to work in there!!
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) no matter what else you do... The other thing to remember is that you can always use oil based paint on any previous finishing stain and urethane (water or oil based,) but water based paint should only be used over primer or previous water based paint/stain. Water based products will not stick to previous oil based finishes. 
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