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18Jun/110

Bedroom Bed Canopy in Home Improvement


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Canopy bed was something special for a little girl's room. The elegance and sophistication of a canopy bed can be enjoyed by anyone.

If you want to create a romantic bedroom that you and your spouse can enjoy, consider creating a canopy bed by creating a small box section on the ceiling above where the bed will be situated, using four 1" x 8" pieces of lumber. Choosing rich, warm-toned fabric, cut smooth pieces that measure 1" x 8" and glue them to each side of the wood so it cannot be seen, or if you prefer, you can paint the wood a coordinating color to the fabric or stain it a nice mahogany or oak. Then, measure four panels, each measuring 16-inches wide by the length needed to reach your bedroom floor.

Hanging the fabric can be done in one of two ways. The first is to run the open loop of each panel through a tension rod that will fit the length of 8-inches. Use a total of four rods, each for a panel and fitting snuggly inside the box. The second option is to use a staple gun and start by tacking one end of a panel in a corner of the box and then taking the opposite end of the panel and tacking it to the opposite end of the same side of the board.

18May/110

Kitchen Remodeling in Home Improvement


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If you want to give your kitchen a fresh, new look, changing out the flooring can make a huge difference. Regardless, your kitchen will look amazing and the value of your home will benefit. Just keep in mind that if the flooring will be connecting to other rooms, there would be issues with imbalance.

For this type of flooring, the best option is to buy sheets. Using the template you created, you can then cut the sheet of vinyl, making sure you allow a minimum of 5% more than the actual room size for cutting and waste. Depending on the pattern, you may need to allow even more so you can match the pattern up correctly.

Be sure you do a test fit with all the pieces. Once you know that pieces are cur correctly, you can then use the adhesive, starting with a small section of the floor and working the piece of vinyl down before moving on to the next section. Do this for all of the cut pieces, allowing overlap on the first piece at the area where the seam will be.

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