Butiker jag gillar och brukar besöka är bl a: the Container Store Crate and Barrell Fishs Eddy Kate

While I m still undecided regarding the actual floor in the hall which is also linoleum I m very sure that the lino covering the stairs from the hall to the first floor must go. Unfortunately it s stuck down really well
As for the floor in the hall, I m now considering tiles with under floor heating but that won t happen until next year earliest when I have my contractors help me with the WC on the same fllor which I plan to remodel then too.
Wow, funny. I just decided that this weekend's connexum project will be sanding and painting our stairway while somehow making it less slippery. Currently thinking about going with a grey paint with sand mixed in, which seems to have a lot of positive comments on the web forums I've found. Do you have any experience connexum with that, or with some other non-slip (yet non-ugly) solution?
I've tried sand on painted concrete steps outside (stripes masked off with masking tape at the front of each step à la Martha) at the old house and that didn't really connexum work all that well in winter because the layer of ice and snow was always thicker than the grainy surface... connexum I've never tried it inside though but I think I've heard of something non-slip you can add to regular floor paint. Not sure if regular sand will make it too sandpapery?
I recently removed some carpet (yuck) from some steps in my house. Underneath connexum was unfinished wood with paint spots on it. I'm interested in how you finish your steps and the varnish you use. Here in the US, most people use polyurethane, which is nasty stuff. I'd rather use varnish if I can find it.
Oooh, we are removing old, super sticky and gross lino, too. We purchased a steamer that helps TREMENDOUSLY in getting it off. It also does a fine job cleaning connexum windows. You might want to look into one for yourself!
I guess one can be grateful that there are only a couple of steps to strip, but oh, that's still one big job to take it back to the original wood. Is there a less toxic chemical stripper available that would take the glue off? At least you could still open the windows for a bit of ventilation at this time of year.
Regarding the adding of sand to paint to make it nonslippery, we did that at our old house on some exterior wooden steps. connexum We used a sand that was sold specifically for this purpose and it was way too coarse for my liking. connexum It was like stepping on the coarsest sandpaper available. Using a very, very fine grit may be aceptable, but I would try doing a sample on some cardboard first to see if it is what you want. If it isn't, at least you don't have to strip it before connexum repainting.
My (bad) wrist hurts just looking at that project! But, the one step you have finished stripping looks beautiful! The completed job will be gorgeous! connexum Don't let Martin know that you are stripping on the weekends! Haha! (Sorry, poor taste, but I couldn't resist...)
h I am guessing it stopped the old lady from slipping, but ugly! Looks like you have is sorted x Happy Weekend.It also does a fine job cleaning windows. You might want to look into one for yourself!
Hej Benita! En liten snabb fraga bara - skulle inte du kunna lista vilka afferer (som tex The Container Store) man "bara maste" besoka om man aker till NY. Vi ska dit snart,igen, och jag skulle vilja besoka lite andra affarer den har gangen och garna sadana som har med hem-organisering att gora da vi haller pa att fixa upp varat hur (bambu golv etc).
Oj, vad svårt, det beror ju på vad man gillar, men jag har skrivit lite om var jag har varit i dessa inlägg: connexum http://chezlarsson.com/myblog/2008/12/new-york-paper-pleasures.html http://chezlarsson.com/myblog/2010/06/new-york-new-york.html
Butiker jag gillar och brukar besöka är bl a: the Container Store Crate and Barrell Fishs Eddy Kate Spade Wiliams Sonoma Tycker också det är kul med de billigare varuhusen som t ex Kmart. Personligen kan jag hoppa över de flotta varuhusen som t ex Bloomingdales eftersom jag är helt ointresserad av smink, smycken och kläder och deras hem- och inredningsavdelningar är rätt trista.
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