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DIY & Home Improvement

hedgehog

(36,286 posts) Tue Mar 13, 2012, 07:48 PM Mar 2012

A lot of decorating tips seem to be housework disasters - [View all]

I think the record for all time worst was the use of popcorn finish on ceilings.

I see a lot of high end decorating ideas that seem dubious if you don't have a full staff of maids. For example - the bathroom sink that consists of a bowl sitting on the counter - Oh Goody! I can clean the inside and outside of the sink, plus try to keep gunk from collecting around the bottom outside edge!

Can you give some tips as to things you would/ wouldn't do do make it easier to keep the house clean?

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A lot of decorating tips seem to be housework disasters - [View all] hedgehog Mar 2012 OP

Hah! My entire apartment has a popcorn finish on the ceiling salvorhardin Mar 2012 #1

Built a house once with an interesting playroom jeff47 Mar 2012 #2

I have never understood quakerboy Mar 2012 #4

Expense. Angling the floors and making them watertight. ehrnst Mar 2012 #6

That is exactly how they build shower rooms in Korea - hedgehog Mar 2012 #11

Over in the middle east I lived in houses with bathrooms like that. MADem Mar 2012 #15

Oh, gawd! Where do I start? Warpy Mar 2012 #3

I am constantly amazed at kitchen makeovers that are a cleaning nightmare! hedgehog Mar 2012 #8

Ha! You're right on about the kitchen stuff. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2012 #19

I live in a crappy neighborhood so I'll stick to Formica Warpy Mar 2012 #20

Formica stays nice a long time LiberalEsto Apr 2012 #21

Hear Hear! Warpy Apr 2012 #22

Trellises as wall covering - NOT - you would be dusting that thing forever. (nt) ehrnst Mar 2012 #5

Remember that home decorating show where you let the neighbors re-do your house? hedgehog Mar 2012 #7

I remember one episode where they glued cardboard on the walls, ceiling, and floor of a guest room. yardwork Mar 2012 #9

I remember that one! Le Taz Hot Mar 2012 #13

Velvet flocked wallpaper, and grasscloth. I hate that stuff. Adsos Letter Mar 2012 #10

Carpet in the kitchen or bathroom. Le Taz Hot Mar 2012 #12

I love this thread OKNancy Mar 2012 #14

My wife can definitely relate! Adsos Letter Mar 2012 #16

I'm going to put some of those "Please Do Not Sit" signs on my chairs. ZenLefty Mar 2012 #18

A lot of decorating tips seem to be housework disasters - jenifer123 Mar 2012 #17

ceilings, stainless steel, granite tru Apr 2012 #23