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Reinforce Shower Curtain Ring Holes

This tip will help you to prolong the life of your shower curtains. Reinforce the holes where your shower curtain hooks go through with a stainless-steel washer.

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Paint Colors for Bathroom with Harvest Gold Fixtures

I have a bathroom that has a harvest gold sink, toilet, and half wall with the same color tile. I want to paint. What would go with it? It is a very small bathroom.

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Prevent Rust Stains From Soap Dispenser

More than once, I have had a bathroom hand soap dispenser that "leaks" rust on my white sink edge where the dispenser sits. I have really liked the dispensers and not wanted to throw them away.

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Painting Faux Tile Wall Paneling in Bathroom

I live in a rental house and hate my bathroom. It has the fake tile patten paneling in a dusty rose/pink marble. I cannot find anything to match it. The person that put it in did a horrible job with the seams and trim and caulking. The pattern is not even lined up right.

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Cleaning the Shower Before Caulking

I want to recaulk the area around the floor of my shower. I understand the area has to be very well cleaned beforehand. What is the best way to do this? Someone told me to use Varsol, but I think this may be too harsh for the tiles?

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Painting the Bathroom Walls for a Tropical Theme

My bathroom right now, is a light gold color. My husband and I want to make it a tropical theme. I will be putting up a tropical wall mural in our bathroom, however I'm not sure our current paint color will work? What paint color would best work with a tropical theme?

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Keep Shower Rack From Sliding Down Shower Head

I bought a new shower shelf rack to replace my old one. It is the kind that fits over the shower head on the pipe that comes out of the wall. This rack kept sliding down toward the shower head.

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Replacing a Bathtub Drain Cover

Where do I find a replacement bathtub drain cover that screws off counter clockwise?

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Make Your Own Vanity

If you don't have a vanity table, you can refinish and stain a long shelf to hang at the right height for use as a vanity. Just hang the finished shelf at the proper height and attach a few mirrors of your choice above the shelf.

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Using Self Stick Vinyl Floor Tiles on a Shower Wall

Can you use self stick vinyl floor tiles on a shower wall?

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Refurbishing a Fiberglass Tub

How do I restore an old fiberglass tub? What materials do I use and how do I get rid of old soap stains?

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Painting Advice for a Bathroom

We have remodeled our entire bathroom. Plumbing and drywall is finally up. Now for taping and mudding and then tile, and now I'm worried about what paint I should use. Can someone please give me some ideas?

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Craft: Matching Bathroom Accessories

I originally purchased two flat sheets and made a duvet to match the bedroom drapes. I acquired another comforter at a garage sale, and no longer needed the duvet. I didn't have the heart to throw it away, so I cut all the seams and made a shower curtain.

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Removing Etching from Glass Shower Doors

I have shower doors with etching on them. I want to take the etching off. It is worn and looks dirty. How can I remove the etching?

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Can You Seal an Old Porcelain Sink?

I have an old double porcelain sink, that I love. It fits the decor of my "new-old" cabin. It's easily stained because it's so porous. Is there anything I can put on it to keep juices and such from staining it so easily? Thanks.

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Repainting a Ceiling

I have paint peeling on my bathroom ceiling next to the ceiling fan (no window). What do I use to seal the ceiling before repainting?

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Paint Color Advice for a Bathroom With Pink, Brown, and White Polka Dot Accessories

What color should I paint my small window-less hall bathroom? It's my little girl's bathroom and decorated with brown, pink, and white polka dot shower curtain, rug, trash bin, and dishes.

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Renovation Return Values

Real estate sales might not be the most popular form of revenue this year, but it does feel good to know that some renovation costs are recovered during the resale of a home. In a poor economy people are more apt to renovate than relocate, but when the economy gains strength and homes go on the market, the owners may begin to wonder, "If I sink the money into renovations, am I really going to get that money back in a higher resale?

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Finishing the Edge of a Cultured Marble Vanity

How can I put a smooth finished edge on the rough unfinished edge of a cultured marble vanity top?

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Reviews of Glass Shower Doors

I am about to gut my master bath and am soliciting opinions on shower doors. The clear, seamless, frameless doors look beautiful, but aren't they a cleaning nightmare? Does anyone regret installing them over perhaps an obscured glass?

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My Frugal Life: My Iron Claw Bathtub

My Frugal Life: My Iron Claw BathtubWe have an old iron claw bathtub that has been enclosed in a small bathroom instead of being allowed to stand alone. It is wood paneled into the spot where a normal bathtub would have been.


Renovation Return Values

Renovation Return ValuesReal estate sales might not be the most popular form of revenue this year, but it does feel good to know that some renovation costs are recovered during the resale of a home. In a poor economy people are more apt to renovate than relocate, but when the economy gains strength and homes go on the market, the owners may begin to wonder, "If I sink the money into renovations, am I really going to get that money back in a higher resale?


Fish Theme Bathroom

Fish Theme BathroomI decorated my bathroom "fish theme" spent less than $5 on paints by using the basic colors red, blue and yellow and mixing them up to get secondary colors. I also purchased 1 yard of light blue and 1 yard of a darker blue and sewed them together it to make the curtains.