Posted by fayeroe on January 1, 2009, at 20:47:59
In reply to I need an interior designer, posted by Dinah on January 1, 2009, at 12:26:11
> Or maybe just a contractor.
I've remodeled three houses. I would love to visit New Orleans. :-) You just have to hire good sub=contractors and watch every move they make.
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> My house is a wreck. I'd like to take my turn inviting people over to our house for potluck suppers, etc. But I'm too embarrassed.I have paintings and photographs and antiques that I've never gotten out of the packing here in Texas. I'm embarrassed also.
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> We started paint projects. Our main room is almost finished after two years. But we removed the peeling wallpaper from the bathroom and we've tried to scrape off the glue several times.Google the glue mess. There are ways to do it. I think heating it is one way.
But we're still left with a mess of crumbly glue and torn sheetrock and no texturing. We want to paint instead of paper and I'm totally pessimistic.
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> The outside is peeling and needs painting too.My landlord lied to me when I moved in. I've covered as much as I can with vines and garden art.
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> I'm almost *positive* I managed to do this stuff at my parents' house when I lived there, along with working and hobbies. Did the days get shorter? Did my energy just run out?Yes. And so did mine.
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> The *re*painting I can do I guess. But I have absolutely no artistic sense at all. Or skills. It's very discouraging.I absolutely love putting colors together. My favourite thing to do when I framed at the shop was picking mat colors for people's work. Babblemail me. I'll "tell" you what to do. :-)
The Martha Stewart paint samples come three or four in a grouping. Her color sense is beyond ethereal. Pick colors from her line and then have another store match them. I found them to be ridiculously pricey.
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