Originally I was going to put down hardwood floors on the stairs. Until I saw how much they cost. So instead I painted the existing stairs with Benjamin Moore Onyx, in a semi-gloss finish that stands up to the wear and tear of foot traffic. It took a lot of sanding to get the stai...
Explore New Passions:Now is the time to try something you’ve always been curious about. Sign up for a cooking class, start a garden, or get into photography. Volunteer for a Cause:Consider dedicating your time to a cause you care about. Volunteering not only gives back to the community ...
W:Great. So, we have a family room for you and your wife and the kids. And another double room for your parents in law. They are right next to each other on the ground floor, since you mentioned in your message that ...
sample rates for a 47-year-old, married applicant household with a 728 FICO credit score. The rates were obtained for a HO3 policy covering a wood frame house with 10% Other Structures Coverage, 20% Loss of Use Coverage, 50% Personal Property Coverage, and a guest medical limit of $5,...
Especially around stairs, be ready to revisit your childproofing as the child gets older. "That gate, which may be adequate for an 8-month-old, can be inadequate for an 18-month-old," Kerin says. Anchor Furniture Along the Wall
Those same large stepping stones can also be used to make stairs to make hills easier to climb. 7 | Plant Evergreens By Fg2 (Self-published work by Fg2) [Public domain],via Wikimedia Commons Japanese gardens make use of clipped pine trees (like the ones shown above in Nijojo gardens)...
I was so worried they were going to sell out, so I bought a few boxes. They come in a set of six and they are porcelain (just like those bowl fillers we ordered). They arrived at the house and they are BEAUTIFUL. I’m not crazy about the string, so I think I’m going to rep...
Have a look at the below images. They show the best locations of internal and external stairs in a house facing East. If, by chance, a staircase is at a wrong location, then you need to remedy it. Use Vatsu crystals, pyramids, or feng shui turtles for this. ...
Abilities of other house members:If you have any house member who has some mobility issues, you might have to take the height of the stairs into consideration. You will want to meet their needs. Pet and Children:If your staircase is used by children and pets, you might want to consider ...
I really wish every space in my house wasn’t a collect-all. We don’t even get to sit at the table as a family. My husband complains, we hate to have unexpected family, we eat out because there is no space on the counter to cook, important papers get lost and we buy more stuff...