What is the best way to remove old wallpaper?

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What is the best way to remove old wallpaper?

By admin on Saturday, December 26th, 2009 | 3 Comments

I’ve had the same wallpaper for about 20 years. I tried to take it off by just peeling it but not all of it is coming off. any ideas?
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Upper class irish woman, aged 75: What does her bedroom look like? I need to design a set for a play.?

By admin on Friday, December 25th, 2009 | 2 Comments

Any suggestions welcome. What type of wallpaper, furniture, paintings, bedside lamps, rugs? If you can try to picture a typical room of a posh Irish lady in her seventies. What way would she have decorated her room in the 1960’s and 70’s? I need to design a set for a play. I want the room [...]

What is the quickest way to pull down wallpaper?

By admin on Friday, December 25th, 2009 | 12 Comments

I have DIF by Zinnsser (wallpaper stripper) and its not working very well.
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what color or wallpaper would look best in this room?

By admin on Thursday, December 24th, 2009 | 4 Comments

i was thinking cool colors-
green, blue, purple.
a good versitile color with just a little pop to it!
pictures included in answers are preferred.
pics of any colors or patterns for wallpaper?
and maybe a theme or how to decorate?

thanks!!!!
THE ROOM IN QUESTION-
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****also- it’s a bit small, keep that in mind(:
i wanted a go green theme, too,
but blue [...]

Which is the fastest and easiest way to wallpaper a Calico Critter Town Home?

By admin on Thursday, December 24th, 2009 | 1 Comment

My daughter printed out some wallpaper from the Calico Critters website but is finding it very difficult to cut the paper in the exact shape of the walls because it has windows, picture frames and other strange shaped things on the walls. Thanks so much!
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Where can I find flocked wallpaper in LA?

By admin on Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009 | 2 Comments

I am redecorating my room and want one wall to have velvet flocked wallpaper. I have been to Dunn Edwards, and a few other wallpaper stores and they say that they no longer carry flocked wallpaper. Do you know of any wallpaper stores in the LA area that carry flocked wallpaper? If so, [...]

Was the budget spent on my wedding or on decorating their house?

By admin on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009 | 28 Comments

When I got married a few years ago, it was an at-home wedding.
It was in my aunt’s house and at Christmas time. I have always admired how she decorated her home.
After the wedding, there were several comments made about how much my wedding cost her and my other aunt.
My husband and I paid for [...]

Have you ever painted over wallpaper and how did it work out?

By admin on Monday, December 21st, 2009 | 10 Comments

My dad gave me a home before he died. Its a very old house where I grew up and I am not sure how much money to pour into it. I am thinking about using a can of semi gloss paint to paint this spare bedroom a very minty colored green and put [...]

decorating and design ideas for new house…any help would be wonderful!?

By admin on Monday, December 21st, 2009 | 5 Comments

new house and just looking for ways to add some color to certain rooms and modernize it a little-nothing major but paint colors and decor.
Living room: black leather couch/love seat, oak wood entertainment center, white walls and white carpet (blah….) needs some color!
bedroom: Hardwood floors-oak finish, oak furniture and white walls-again, needs more color
Bathroom: white [...]

How do I change the resolution on a wallpaper into the size that will fit my laptop?

By admin on Sunday, December 20th, 2009 | 4 Comments

Say for example I see a wallpaper that is 1028×768. My laptop screen resolution is 1440×900.
What FREE programs can I use to change that wallpaper (without distorting the originality of the image) into one that can fit my laptop’s resolution. I currently have Google Picasa and Windows Photo Gallery. Thanks.
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