How can I convince my mom to..?

March 3, 2010

OK so I am going to a new school. I want to be friendly and open, and to make friends I want a fun place to hang out. Right now my room stinks- my desk is chipped beyond repair, and my dresser has unremovable stickers from when I was six, not to mention it’s way [...]

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Apartment question, Eviction…?

February 15, 2010

Ok my fiancee and I moved into an apartment July of 2007. This is in the State of Iowa. When we looked at the apartment there were a few stains and holes/tears in the carpet. The manager said that they would replace it before we moved in. The day we moved in the carpet was [...]

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Is Costco’s furniture “real wood all the way through” or laminate on pressboard, like the Bombay Co?

February 14, 2010

A Costco opened up near me 3 months ago (the first in my state) and now that the Christmas displays are gone, they’ve been replaced by great looking wood furniture at great prices. But I know that looks can deceive. I like how a lot of The Bombay Co. furniture looks, but at [...]

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What retail stores sell “The Office” desk (or wall) calendars?

February 14, 2010

I’m in a rush and don’t have time to browse around or go to 5 different stores before Christmas this year, unfortunately, so I need your help finding something! Anybody know what retail stores (Target, Walmart, Barnes and Noble, etc.) sell The Office desk or wall calendars? Desk calendar is preferred… THANKS!!!!!!!
Update – I [...]

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Who makes a better dollhouse and accessories; playskool, fisher price or mattel? Will they work together?

January 8, 2010

My 4 year old daughter is ready for her first dollhouse. She saw one at a yard sale with all the furniture for . At the time I thought that was crazy, but I have since discovered what a mistake I made passing up hundreds of dollars worth of savings!!!
I have been shopping around [...]

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What is the best planer to use for making furniture?

December 30, 2009

I want to get my husband a planer for Christmas as I understand that he would need one to make furniture. He has an abundance of power tools, but he does not have a planer. I went to Lowes to check out what they had and the prices are so varied from [...]

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Rent-a-Center, Aarons, Colortime…need furniture now!?

December 26, 2009

I just moved into my place & haven’t quite picked out the "feel" of how I want the space to look. I have our (mine & husbands) bed & the kids beds, a kitchen table & nothing else. We moved over 600 miles & sold or gave away all of our funiture (very old). Anyway, [...]

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What do I buy when the bookshelf has no hardware?

October 29, 2009

I bought a childrens bookshelf a year ago and now I am turning it into a doll house for Christmas.
When I opened the box there was no hardware inside.No screws….nothing.
I thought of using wood dowels and wood glue.
Not real sure what to do
Please help.

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Bookshelves?

October 24, 2009

I need help finding bookshelves that match my dimensions so I would like to know if there is a website where I am able to CUSTOMIZE my own cheap bookshelves.
PLEEEEEEEEEEEASE!!! This is a Christmas present to someone…

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Do you believe Huckabee’s denial that was a “floating cross” in the background of his Christmas commercial?

October 19, 2009

If you’ve not seen the Mike Huckabee Christmas commercial, here’s the link:

There is a bookshelf in the background, painted white & shining in the lights behind Huckabee’s head. As the camera trucks side to side, this bookshelf appears to form a "floating cross" in the background as Huckabee reminds us to think about the [...]

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