HELP ....should I re-upholsterer or buy new
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Comments (5)While not impossible, it is often rather difficult to prune a rose to death with one bad pruning. Most likely, your plants will survive and with TIME, never show any affects of your pruning efforts. As for replacing them, that is totally up to you. TIME is the operative word. If they are front and center to the design you have and their appearance offends you, replace them. I know how difficult it is for some people to overlook such things, and as it IS your gardena and your money, spend it if it makes you happier. If you can overlook these roses long enough, the greatest chances are they will recover and be fine. "Long enough" is up to you. If you do replace them, move the originals somewhere else in the garden and enjoy. Kim...See Moreshould I buy these chairs? If I should, what should I do to them?
Comments (21)I agree with all of you: they're definitely Hollywood Regency. And I should recharacterize my own style, which is probably better said to be "*in* transition" rather than transitional. (: I do like clean-lined pieces, and our DR set is very Mission; the adjacent LR combines Mission and Art Deco; and our bedroom, where these chairs would go, is your basic Recovering Graduate Student/Random Wedding Present room. So funky/eclectic would fit in just fine there. And there's just something about these chairs... The room is a long rectangle. The half without windows is for the bed (not a bed per se, but rather mattresses on a metal frame) and the dressers, which are mismatched yard sale finds. On the other side of the room, I'd like to create a sitting/reading area next to the windows, with a gorgeous view of the mountains (by far the nicest thing about the room!). We got a red and tan handloomed Peruvian folk-art rug for our wedding, and that's what we'll use to set off the seating area. Also on that side of the room, framing one window, are some slender dark walnut modern-styled bookcases. And then the part I'd like to replace: a heinously ugly loveseat that a friend gave us, also on that side of the room. I'd much rather find some reading chairs and an ottoman than a loveseat anyway; the room's not that big, and the loveseat makes it a pain to open and close the curtains and shades. I agree these chairs don't look too comfortable, so they're probably not my ideal reading chairs. But they'd be good for draping the bathrobe or pulling into the LR for extra seating. I love the idea of velvet, and maybe even the box-pleated skirt -- hadn't thought of that, cool idea, thank you! I agree that they're great in a pattern, but I don't want lots of patterns clashing in my bedroom, I don't think. What would you think of a tan velvet on the back and the bottom of the seat, and then the top, round seat cushion in something like this: Here is a link that might be useful: I'd use this pillow cover to reupholster the seat......See MoreShould I buy a new thermostat?
Comments (10)Thanks for the comments! Well, the model that I have is programmable. It has one setting for days Monday-Friday and one for the weekends. You can set a certain temp for "wake", "away", "home", and "sleep" for the weekdays and "wake" and "sleep" during the weekends. You can easily override the temp at any time if your schedule changes. I have no problems with the features of the thermostat, I just want to know if it's efficient. In our house, every penny counts! We live on my husband's income while I go to school and stay at home with my daughter. So money is tight and if we can save more money by spending $50-$150 on another thermostat, so be it. But if it's unnecessary, I'd like to know that as well. I'd ask a professional, but I don't personally know anyone so I feel like I can't really trust their opinion. Even clerks at hardware stores are trying to make a sale so it's hard for me to decide if it's necessary or not....See MoreWhen should I buy a new washer and dryer?
Comments (4)I'm not sure how many children you have, but I have four and I feel like have a lot of laundry. The machines I bought 3 years ago hold twice as much as the ones we replaced. The newer machines are also much more energy efficient and they take less time to complete a load. I have the largest, top load, LG units available and I've had no issues with them in the 3 years we've owned them. I can fit my king sized sheets and comforter in one load, I could barely fit my comforter in my old machine. As a result, I'm spending a lot less time doing laundry these days! I didn't go with front loaders as my experience with them hasn't been good. We temporarily left our permeant home for a work assignment and we bought front loaders to use. No matter what I did, the seal in the washer always smelled of mildew which I felt made the laundry smell as well. And I was diligent about wiping it out each time, sticking paper towels in the recessed seal between loads to absorb the access water and bleaching the area frequently, nothing helped. I have several friends who have front loaders now, who complain about the same issue....See Morecdee18
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