Nov 11
furniture care
Lady Felicity Pamper McFud asked:


I had the thing almost done when….arrrggghh! I discovered that one piece was back to front and had to take the WHOLE thing apart again. I always read the instructions, and am systematic. But the damn f-ing stupid picture was ambiguous. Needless to say I was transformed into the incredible hulk, most unladylike. Anyone care to share their self-assembly rage?

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Nov 08
furniture care
Baba B asked:


I’ve gotten a bunch of new furniture in my house in the past two years, including a new A/C unit that’s HUGE. This is all heavy, as the people who brought my TV stand had to wear these strap-like things on their shoulders to carry it up my backyard deck into the house!

The floors in my house are extremely squeaky! They’ve always been like that but I’ve never really cared until now. My mom knows my fear and says that the floorboards move, so they squeak, and that my dad will nail them down when we get new carpet so they won’t do that. But I’m not so sure!

If there are any architects or carpenters out there that can answer my question and keep me from worrying so much, that’d be great!

Thanks in advance!

P.S. What about the A/C unit? I noticed that it’s connected to the siding of the house. Couldn’t that potentially rip off the side of the house and fall to the ground? Those A/C units are typically supposed to stay on the ground if they’re THAT huge!

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Nov 07
furniture care
ganna asked:


I have hard water deposits on my shower walls and have tried CLR, Limeaway, everything I know of. I was reading on a boat care site to use Pledge to get water deposits off fiberglass boats. My shower is either fiberglass or acrylic, I don’t know which, but has anyone ever used this with any success on their shower walls?

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Nov 04
furniture care
jellymouse asked:


Do you think I should go for a cheap dresser for the baby nursery, where it won’t matter if it gets battered and colored on and chewed and all the other abuse kids put on it, and we would just replace it after a few years when they’re more mature and will take better care of their stuff (hopefully)…

Or do you think I should spend a few hundred and get a nicer, more durable one, knowing that if it gets battered, we will all just have to live with it for years and years and years?

I know I can just look on Craiglist for a used but quality piece of furniture for cheaper. It’s just hard to find something made by a good brand, with the right look – you have to look at exactly the right time on Craigslist.

What do you think is the most realistic option? Other ideas?

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Nov 01
furniture care
Candyapplesavesu asked:


I already have the furniture. I just want someone to come in and help pick paint colors and accessories. How much would that run on the low end. I don’t care about designer stuff. I just want my home to look chic.
Any recommendations for Dallas/Fort Worth area?
Oh when I say ‘home’ I mean two bedrom/ one bath…lol. About 1000 square feet.

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