Chrome adds sparkle to any decor. A recent trend in home decorating is the use of 1950s-style dinette tables and chairs for breakfast nooks and small dining areas. In general, the metal on these tables is fairly low maintenance and only requires an occasional polishing to keep it looking nice.
Themed birthday cakes add flair to any celebration. For a sports enthusiast, a sports-themed birthday cake can make his celebration much more memorable.
A glass tabletop is often attractive from a decorative standpoint but they do require extra care compared to conventional tables. Even thicker glass scratches if enough force is applied to it at the right angle and tables frequently have items dragged across their surfaces that potentially damage them.
Wall-to-wall cedar can be a blessing or a curse, depending on your personal style. Love it or hate it, there's no reason it can't make the backdrop for a spectacular room.
A vacuum cleaner keeps the floor looking clean, but the bumpers that protect the walls can also leave scuff marks on the trim or molding. Often the bumpers are made from black rubber, and the marks are very noticeable on white trim. The method you use to remove the scuff marks depends upon the type of trim installed.
Build your own baseball card display case by constructing a frame with whiteboard, hardwood, wood glue and matboard. To make sure the cards are protected, place them in protective sleeves.
Exposed rafters, wires and pipes are a visual nuisance and a potential hazards. Fortunately, most of these items are hidden by your drywall ceiling. But there are times when these objects make appearances in a room. Many builders will not bother to cover these minor imperfections.
The space beneath the stairs usually is hidden behind Sheetrock (drywall) and forgotten, but creative builders and savvy homeowners recognize the potential of this hidden space: It can be used as a reading nook, for storage or as a home for your flatscreen.
A sink stopper’s purpose is to hold water within the basin of the sink by blocking the sink’s drain opening. Kohler’s line of bathroom sinks are fitted with a shaft-operated stopper conveniently positioned between the faucet handles. When the stopper is actuated, a linkage beneath the sink pulls the stopper down.
Reducer molding makes it easy to transition from laminate to carpeting when you lay flooring on concrete. The reducer mold has a curved edge that levels the playing field, so to speak, between the height of carpeting and the height of the laminate. The molding has a track that you will drill into the concrete.