I recently moved into a house that my husband’s father bought as a “flipper.” Somewhere along the way, the flip idea turned into our buying the house because it’s directly across the street from the high school where he teaches and directly next door to the elementary school where our younger children attend. The house is purported to have been built in the mid 80’s, but it is packed...

A few days ago, I posted about a nifty idea I saw over at Rhoda’s site. Got a note from Rhoda that she’d stolen the idea from another blogger. It’s what we bloggers do! We re-use… we recycle… we re-invent. So I gave the bookshelf facelift a go, and here is what I ended up with - it’s not nearly as well executed as Rhoda’s. I was pretty haphazard in slapping the...

I’m soaking up this great idea from Design Sponge… they used woodgrain contact paper in multiple colors to give an old Ikea credenza a funky, new look.

For the record, I think that Scrapbooking is some kind of cult.  It scares me a little.  But I have been known to peruse the scrapbook supplies in arts & crafts stores, because there are usually some neat papers and such to be found. I happened upon a simple but brilliant idea for scrapbook paper.  Check out Rhoda’s bookshelf.  She lined the back with different scrapbook papers, and after seeing...

Are your bathroom floors any of the following? - carpet - hardwood - cork - bamboo - glass tiles - leather tiles - glass mosaic - rubber tiles or rolls Have you reglazed or refinished vintage bathroom fixtures instead of replacing them? If you have or have done any of the above, contact Kate, as she may want to interview you for HGTV.com.

Here’s a question we received via Myspace: Hi, I repainted a dresser a few years ago with paint I purchased at Home Depot that I thought was Ralph Lauren suede. It has looked great, but now needs touchup. How do I do this? Do I have to strip the whole thing and repaint? Can I paint over what I have? I remember a 2 step procedure with a base coat and a glaze? Help! Debbie As I have personally never...