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Greenwood bathroom after makeover. Renovating the bathroom that Stephanie and Pat Greenwood ’s four children share had been on their to-do list from the day they bought their home over 11 years ago. We helped to make it a reality by replacing the vinyl flooring and shower surround , installing a new vanity top and faucets, and replacing the toilet and light fixtures . Bathroom Prep Work The whole Greenwood family pitched in and helped by stripping the old wallpaper, and removing the tub surround and vanity top. Watch How to Strip Wallpaper to find out more. Greenwood family stripping wallpaper ." src="http://www.todayshomeowner.com/television/files/2015/04/848-bath-basics-family-bathroom-remodel-3-stripping-wallpaper.jpg" alt=" Greenwood family stripping wallpaper ." width="510" height="250" class="size-full wp-image-23443" /> Greenwood family stripping wallpaper . After any holes in the walls had been patched, joint compound ...

Well I've done what most people wouldn't dare to do.  I've painted some bathroom faucets and a shower frame! They started out very garish brass, with the finish worn off in places. I'm not gonna lie...it wasn't easy.  Actually, if I had just done the faucets, the process would have been much less labor-intensive.  But painting that shower surround just about did me in!!  The actual painting wasn 't the hard part.  The prep work seemed unending.  But when all was said and done, I think it was well worth the effort, especially considering how much money I saved by not replacing the faucets, replacing the shower surround , and paying for the labor to have those things done!! Click here to head over to Addicted 2 Decorating to see more before and after pictures.  Or if you'd like to try this yourself, click here for the complete DIY instructions .

Sharing a vacation rental with friends is a great way to cut down on accommodations costs and have a space to relax together after a long day sightseeing . But splitting a vacation rental doesn ’t always go smoothly — we’ve all had that one friend who hogs the bathroom getting ready, spews their stuff all over the couch, or tries to skirt paying their fair share. How to Travel with a Group of Friends (and Not Lose Your Mind) Traveling with friends can be extremely fun. It can also be stressful, which causes tension.… Read more We’ve got some ideas on how to share a vacation rental and keep your friendships intact, and while this kind of planning and high level of communication isn’t for everyone, but it does tend to make vacations with other people go more smoothly. If this isn’t your style, or your friends balk at the idea of talking about things in such detail, then you might have to go with a more “wing it” style approach. If you do, know that things may not go as you want them to o...

hand held bidet bathroom traditional with half wall sinks3 faucet holes" /> Hand Held Bidet Bathroom Traditional with Shower Bench Stone Sinks , When it involves area redesign , there are several things you should think of also prior to acquiring the support services of a expert contractor, or even creating device collections . More than any other area of the house, the area is actually the most functional. This is actually utilized to prep meals, supply the family members , outlet meals, and clean and outlet support service ware and various other household items. The area is actually additionally the family members gathering place . Every person unquestionably moves to the area due to the fact that it is actually the main purpose of the home. Therefore, it is crucial that every area remodeling concept be actually taken into account. Search through home adorning magazines and capture some great concepts on TELEVISION. Whe...

In our new series Pregnancy Diaries , we ask expecting women to jot down every pregnancy-related detail of their lives for a week. (Special thanks to New York mag and Refinery29 for the inspo.) Work-related conundrums, struggles with IVF, and a whole lot of nausea, ahead. For our eighth entry, we have a 33-year-old part-time publicist from Connecticut who’s 25 weeks along. She and her husband of almost eight years have a “spirited” two-and-a-half-year-old girl, and don’t know the sex of baby number two.  How long did it take you to conceive?  It took just a couple of months to conceive baby #2. My cycle has tended to fluctuate month-to-month since having my daughter, so it was a bit of a challenge to track accurately. We’ve been incredibly fortunate and have not experienced any fertility issues to-date. Any other details relevant to your pregnancy? Our daughter was born three weeks and one day early, and I gave birth less than three hours after my water broke. This is known as precipit...

Have you ever wondered if taking a bath is a good or bad idea? Well, here are all of the answers to your questions. Baths are wonderful and therapeutic. Throughout history, they have been used to help with sore muscles and relaxation after a hard day. Baths have multiple intrinsic benefits for your body and mind. However, we often don’t make time for a bath in our daily routine. We think that it requires too much work and prep time. The fact is that a bath can help you more than you realize, especially if you boost your experience. Number one rule: Shower before and after you bathe. You don’t want to be sitting in your own dirtiness. This can easily be avoided by just taking a shower to quickly clean off the grime of your day. It’s important to shower after to get any oils, salts, or soaps off of your skin. We want your skin to absorb the salt, oils, and soaps, but we don’t want to leave a layer of residue on top of your skin. Make sure your bathtub is clean or this prep isn’t worth i...

Ten years ago, a driver ran a stop sign as Jim McIlroy rode into the intersection on his motorcycle. Serious injuries left McIlroy paralyzed from the chest down. But, after spending some time in a nursing home, he returned to his home near Bethel, Maine. McIlroy does most of his own cooking since Maine’s Medicaid program paid for a stovetop that he can roll his wheelchair underneath to reach the food-prep area. His new kitchen sink has the same feature. Wheelchair- friendly wood flooring has replaced McIlroy’s wall-to-wall carpeting. The alterations plus a personal care aide — all paid for by Medicaid — enable McIlroy to stay in his house that he and his wife, who has since died, “worked really hard to own,” he said. The arrangement also saves Medicaid roughly two-thirds of what it would cost if he lived in a nursing home. McIlroy depends on the federal- state program ’s growing support of home- based care services — along with 2 million elderly or disabled Americans who rely on...

From a crowd- funded smart shovel to a why-didn’t-someone-do-this-sooner scheme for managing traffic in public restroom s, these ideas are noteworthy for creative problem -solving. Here are some of the most intriguing innovations the BD+C community has brought to our attention this year.   1. TRUSS SYSTEM UNDERGIRDS MONUMENTAL STAIR Structure becomes art at a Massachusetts college library To invite exploration of its new academic library, Salem (Mass.) State University selected a light-filled and airy design. The site and program called for deep floor plates , so the Building Team devised a dramatic open staircase as a central feature to help break up the density. The engineering solution consists of a truss that supports the whole stair, with each step created from a triangular box beam that hangs off the truss. Stairs are stringer-free and accented with eye- catching red paint . Glass panels protect users while showcasing the design. The prominent feature is also visible from...