Is it weird that I'm 23 year old girl and really want a vintage themed bedroom?

MyHeartIsI

Silly question because its a matter of opinion, I know.
But I love baseball and really want to have a vintage themed feel to my bedroom
Is that childish? My mom says so, but I found a lot of DIY ideas that would be really cute for it. =]
Just want some opinions lol
*baseball vintage themed bedroom*

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Your bedroom is your sanctuary so you should have a space that you love and feel comfortable in. If baseball makes you happy then go for it.

Go to Pinterest and type in the top left search bar:
baseball decor
vintage baseball
baseball bedroom theme

Hopefully you might get some more ideas for your theme.

How can i re-arrange my bedroom to make it look like Miley Cyrus' or any other cool teen bedroom?

ashley heh

DIY PROJECTS ARE A MUST!! lol well yeah read the title/question and find out what i want! thanxx

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http://www.ohdeedoh.com/uimages/ohdeedoh/ikea-kidsroom-2.jpg
http://www.decor-medley.com/image-files/teen-bedroom-decor-girls-bedroom-rockstar.jpg
http://artistryinfaux.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/teen-bedroom-interior-2.jpg
http://cdn-viper.demandvideo.com/media/0e2b33ee-0e6a-479d-b8de-34b5a8034d4e/jpeg/51bce54e-0d3d-463d-be83-326a7a0c46dc_2.jpg
http://www.penningtonfarms.net/FarmStayImg/TeenRoom.jpg
Put your bed in the middle of a wall then put your bureau next to or across from it then put your desk across or next to doesn't matter.... it would look better if your desk was across
then you want some cushions in a corner or something

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What color goes good with a coral bedroom?

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Summer

I painted my bedroom a light coral color a couple months ago and I don't know what color goes good with it. I want to buy things to put in my bedroom (like picture frames, candles, figurines, etc). My furniture is all white. What color would go good with it? Thanks!

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Look at the 1950's, coral was a popular color.
For contrast, vivid turquoise (more blue than green) oriental red (a dark orange-red) or black.
For complement, softer turquoise, off-white (closer to beige) or grey.
Asian decor almost always sets well with coral.

Any websites to find asian decor for bedroom?

Jodi H

If anyone knows of any places online with decent priced asian decor, please let me know I would appreciate it.

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Girl! Your missing out! Go to HGTV.com or rate my space it has everything. You'll get addicted to it!!!

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14 Year Old Girl Bedroom- how should I decorate?

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Taylor

Right now I have about a shade lighter than baby blue walls, green carpet and horse borders, window shades, and curtains for my doors. I love horses and got my room horse themed when I was about 7 years old. My mom is letting me paint my walls and re-decorate this summer since I'm not loving the horse crazy room any more. I have light coloured furniture which I have to keep, and I'm getting white coloured carpet. I like bright colours but not too much pink, zebra prints, horses, Eeyore and I love unicorns. I wanted to paint my walls bright green and get Zebra rugs and stuff. But, I really want to incorporate a unicorn somewhere in my room. I also want to have something with lacrosse or volleyball in it along with my room. Any ideas would help. Thanks in advanced.

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You could find stuff to hang from the ceiling, you could always make like collages on the walls or lettering from a store to use for quote's. You could find like blue or clear christmas lights and hang across the top of the walls to add maybe color or more light or just as a kind of unique edge to the room and you could add a lot of color if you got some colorful pillows even stuffed animals. You could hang necklaces and bracelets from the wall with either nail's or a store baught item or even the end of a rake hung on the wall works well too plus you could spray paint it any color you like and then hang the necklaces off it, you could also do little things like put colorful fake flowers in vases and spread them among the room which you can get really cheep at any dollar store or family dollar or dollar general store. There are also a lot of good craft ideas on youtube for decorating rooms and you could buy really unique and cheep items at like yard sales you never know what you could find there. also, you could probably find unicorn pictures really cheap and unicorn decals for the walls, hope this helped. good luck!

What should I do for my room?

Abigail

Im 14 and i wanna redo my room. My favorite color is purple, and i have a really small room. My dresser, desk, and bed barely fit in it. My room has slanted ceilings so low that i can palm them standing flat footed. I really want a purple themed but i dont know what to do.

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HI!!! I the same age as you and i have a small room as well! I would recommend pb teen, it can be expensive tho.
here are rooms that are purple :)
http://www.pbteen.com/gift/thm/thmpur/?cm_type=lnav
here you can design your own bedding:
http://www.pbteen.com/shop/girls-bedding/girls-bedding-tool/?cm_type=gnav
I designed one for you <3
http://bit.ly/eGtnmr
just copy and paste that and i think it will work :)

CHEAPER SOLUTIONS :)
These are some other cute ones i think ul lik: ( oh and i made sure they all come in twins )
1) http://www.target.com/Zebra-Print-Bed-Bag-Lavender/dp/B00114ODGQ/ref=sc_qi_detaillink
2)http://www.target.com/Xhilaration-Purple-Scroll-Bed-Bag/dp/B002W9D3TW/ref=sc_qi_detaillink
3)http://www.walmart.com/ip/Your-Zone-Reversible-Comforter-and-Sham-Set-Purple-Dot-Purple-Berry/10924474
4)http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?SKU=123493

Oh and targets Room Essentials (http://www.target.com/b?node=2240102011 ) collection has alot of cute accents for your room and so does pb teen but target will be wayyyy cheaper!!!

dressers: http://www.target.com/Room-Essentials-Bedroom-Collection-White/dp/B003OCBDF2/ref=sc_qi_collection_item

home decor : http://www.target.com/Room-Essentials-Home-Décor/b/ref=sc_iw_r_1_0_2240102011?node=2253405011#/abn?url=%2Fb.json%3Fie%3DUTF8%26node%3D2253405011%26searchNodeID%3D2253405011%26rh%3Dproduct_site_launch_date%253A-0a%257Claunch-date%253A-1y%257Cavailability%253A-2%26releaseID%3D%26searchView%3Dgrid5%26searchRank%3Dpmrank%26searchSize%3D30&clear=false

p.s. the first lamp on the home decor page ( above ) wud be cute with purple bedding :)

hope i helped <3

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What are some cute twins names? And some cute ideas for twins bedrooms?

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Emalee

My name is emalee and my boyfriends name is Dustin and we are having
Twins. We need help finding names and bedroom ideas I love saying and bright colors but Dustin likes the out door thems. And we are having a boy and a girl.

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Just make sure the names don't match, don't rhyme, don't start with the same letter, aren't connected (like Romeo and Juliet), don't shorten to the same thing (Christopher and Christine). Name them as if they were individuals.

You could divide the room in two and decorate each half for each kid. Or have a bright color outdoor room. Strong greens and blues, for example. Sunshine yellow and lake blue.

I need some decorating tips for a kids bedroom?

Arthur G

We are moving into an apartment and my kids will be sharing a room. They are a four year old boy and a two year old girl. I need some decoration ideas for their bedroom that I can do in an apartment. I know I can't paint or nail too much stuff to the walls.

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Use solid colored bed spreads or comforters that will compliment each other but are boy/girl colors ...
Get some stackable Organizer shelves & cubby for books, toys, etc.
and use colored fabric lined baskets or boy/girl colored crates @ Michaels Crafts or JoAnns to store the small stuff...
Put easel backed pictures on top of the shelf/cubby units for added color.

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What Is A Good Teenage Girl Birthday Party Theme?

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lindsay h

Any ideas for a 13 year olds girl birthday party. She is definiatly having a sleep over if that makes a difference.

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hi here are some ideas

(http://acmepartyworks.com/games.htm#elec...) this website is used through out this answer but you may need to find a place that offers these things in your area

Pirate: have everyone dress up like pirates have your décor be mostly grey black and white then randomly throw in red. On the website you gave the have a whole bunch of pirate themed bouncers and such but if you look at the play spaces and combos they have one that Is an actual pirate ship so check that out. Also you could have a treasure hunt with clues likeâ¦enter through the passage way to find a room that will hear a boom when you pop the pink balloonâ¦hide the pink balloon and you will have already put your next clue inside before you blew it up.

Carnival: have carnival games like the these: buy really cheap lil fish and put them in red cups with water obviously fill clear cup with just water and the fill green cups with water and a small prize and scatter them on a table outsideâ¦buy a piece of cork board and pin balloons by their tails make them stand back and throw darts trying to pop one if they do give them a prize also look into the entertainers section of that website they have clowns magicians and face painters all typical things at a carnival. Also look into getting a dunk tank. All of their carnival games look fun as well

Hollywood: get a red carpet they have those at party city, make it like an award ceremony and hand out a survey filled like who here has the best smile, eyes, laugh ECT. Count the votes and give awards to the winners. Then have a dj and just dance.

Club: ok well I suggest you make it a glow in the dark club buy a black light and tell your guests to wear white then hand out glow sticks, necklaces, and bracelets anything turn off the lights and just have your black lights on and possibly a strobe light then let the dj play music and you guys dance

Luau: hand out lays at the door and make smoothies or virgin frozen fruit prinks also have a lot of fruit try fruit kabobs they look so cute. Then play Hawaiian version games like toss the pineapple and such. The Hawaiian dancers could be cool and they could teach you guys how to but they may be pricey

Hannah Montana: they make plates, cups, napkins ECT. In a Hannah Montana pattern then tell you gests to dress like Hannah Montana, then have them do karaoke and dance a lotâ¦then when they are going to bed have some Hannah Montana episodes prerecorded

Masquerade: buy little masks from party city and then buy a whole bunch of feathers and jewels then have them decorate their own mask then have them do a fashion show wearing their masks then give a prize to the girl or boy with the best mask!

Sleepovers:

well maybe you guys can go get your hair done in up-dos (master-cuts has cheap but nice up-dos) or your nails done then go back to your house and do karaoke and watch movies an veg. out and you can always talk about boys (and if you don't want to go out or pay to get your nails or hair done then just do each otherâs hair and nails...also buy a couple of those plain sleeping masks you can probably find them at Claire's and buy lots of jewels and sequence and each of you decorate a mask

if its all girl break them off into groups and give them a budget and have them pick from a bag filled with events that need objects and sizes...example....an all white party outfit with earnings and a necklace for a size medium shoes size 6 and a half the wining team gets to pick one of the items from any of the teams creations for themselves you get to keep the rest so I suggest you make them get stuff in your size

Must haves for a sophisticated and elegant teen girl's bedroom?

loko love

I am about to begin the process of moving into a new house, I have always shared a room with my younger brother but now that we are purchasing a three bedroom i finally have the opportunity to decorate and grow up a little. I want my room to be elegant and beautiful, I would love it if you could give me some personal opinions on color pallet, and needs to reach my goal. I am on a budget so DIY and cheapness will not get you marked down haha. I am 16 and would really love all of your help. At the moment i was thinking either a very light pink, or a grey oyster color. I am just not quite sure. Please help!!
Love,
Loco

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Pink & gray to together nicely, and the gray makes pink look more sophisticated.

I say the best thing you can do is just look at a lot of inspiration rooms, find one you like, and then steal ideas from it, lol.

I like this website for pics:

http://www.houzz.com/girls-bedroom-pink

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Bedroom help with black lacquer furniture?

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snottyness

We were just given a black lacquer bedroom set: head board, night stand, and chest of drawers. Our house has a country decor. How in the world do I make this work? I need ideas for room color, bedding color, etc. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

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Make it black & white bedroom. You can put white bed sheet & white curtain.

Color Coordination with Black Furniture and Chrome Accents?

Nick D

I've got all black furniture in my bedroom/office, which chrome accents on little things such as door pulls and dresser drawers.

I just need to decide on a color scheme for the walls and other coordinating colors (such as bedding and wall decor).

Any ideas?

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With all black furniture, I would pick a nuetral color leaning towards the white end of the spectrum, like a very light grey and put up lots of mirrors to bring out the chrome. Also for bedding, I would chose =something with a gray/black color scheme, with some red for punch.Red pillows perhaps

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How much did you spend for your newborn per month? What to expect?

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Lauren

I just wanted to know how much couples spend on food, diapers, clothes, etc per month? Also, any advice for first time parents? At what point in the pregnancy did you start getting furniture, clothes, and setting up the room? Also.. any adivce from parents who are in their early 20's and finishing college?

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I use cloth diapers, breastfeed, and get most baby clothes as gifts or second-hand. So I don't really spend anything on a monthly basis. I guess there's a monthly cost for washing the diapers, but that's in with my regular water & electric bills so I don't know how it breaks down. There's an initial cost for stuff like crib, car seat, stroller, cloth diapers, etc. but that's a one-time thing.

I also make my own baby food, so I'm not spending tons on the commercial jarred stuff. So maybe $20 per month after they start solids (6 months).

Clothes... I get whatever I can second hand. Sometimes friends give me stuff their kids have outgrown. Sometimes I get stuff cheap at yard sales, consignment sales, or thrift stores. Babies grow out of their clothes quickly, so you can usually get used stuff in really good condition. My parents give my kids clothes for birthday & Christmas sometimes. Then I just go buy whatever I still don't have for them. I probably spend less than $50 per size. Again, that's not monthly. They'll grow out of the newborn stuff in about a month, but the 0-3M stuff lasts more like 2-3 months, and it slows down from there.

I started collecting secondhand baby stuff at good prices as soon as I found out I was pregnant the first time, but I didn't buy anything new until the last month or so. In particular I didn't buy any baby clothes until after my baby showers. That way I could spend my money on the things I still really needed. I set up the room for my first after we moved to a bigger apartment. With my second, I got the room ready when I was around 4-5 months, which is when I moved my daughter from the crib to a twin bed in her new bedroom.

Should I put porcelain or travertine on my floor?

Maya

I have two small kids and am remodeling the downstairs floor (all of it) and don't know what to pick? Price is same and I have heard people with kids pick either one of them (although I heard travertine is more maintenance). Which is better? I'm confused.

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I have procelain floors which have lasted decades. My babies have completed college and move on but floors remain pretty much the same without too much wear and tear i.e. no scratches, stains or cracks. Only the color and the pattern is a little dated (beige with brown, white and grey irregular whirls) Otherwise still serviceable and easily cleaned.
With young children, I moped several times a day, and twice a day with Lysol cleaners. (before breakfast and in the late afternoon, during their nap time when they were toddlers, and after they trudge in from thr school bus when they were in grade school) You won't believe how easy it is to mop the floors and how good the floors looks and feels after mopping.
Only set back is the cooless of the tiles. While it feels great in the summer to walk on the cool tiles, they are pretty cold in the winter and you need warm thick bedroom slippers to walk around the house in winter weather. By contrast, during the warmer months, we all like walking on the procelain floors barefooted to feel the smooth cool tiles under your feet.
When you check out travertine, the sales personel will be the first to tell you that it won't take the kind of abuse young children will wreak on the floors. It's easily etched, so when your child drags his toys across the floors or hammers on the floors with his mallet or drumsticks, ugly scars will ruin the floors' appearance. They are definitely not a child friendly flooring.
If I were remodelling, I would go with procelain every time. There is one setback. Procelain is hard and ever glass or dish you drop on it will shatter. And when your baby falls on his head, he will holler for a long time, because it will hurt. . But then he will know there is the 'no running in the house' rule makes a lot of sense.

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Boy themes for a newborns bedroom?

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Proud Momm

i need ideas for a boy newborns bedroom.

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Jungle theme, sports, dinosaurs, flannel colors.....Or combination of some of these?

Need ideas! Cute bedroom themes for toddler?

Q. For my son's 1st birthday in September, my husband and I want to redo his room... We want to do a theme that is appropriate for a toddler, vs the baby nursery look we have right now.

What are some cute themes to do for a toddler boy's room?
We did his nursery in Jungle theme, so that's out for sure.

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We did our son's room for his 1st b-day too! He doesn't sleep in it so it's really more of a play room but we have it themed up cute anyway.

We did a nature/camping theme for his. His name is Sequoia so I have Giant Sequoia trees on the wall and I bought decals of bears and paw prints and some other nature things to hang. I have the paw prints positioned like they're walking across his wall and they lead to a bear every 5 prints or so.

And his sheets have animals and tents and is a camping theme. And I have a play structure and a play tepee set up with all his toys and stuff in it. He LOVES it. I did his bathroom for his b-day also (a jungle theme) and for the whole first week he would grab my hand and lead me to his bathroom and room and point at everything on the wall and babble away and ask "that?".

The camping theme is still cute and toddlerish because we did it with a nature theme and animals as well. And he can grow in to it, it is not so babyish where he would be embarrassed by it when he's older and his friends come over.

It works for us because we're an outdoorsy family and camp a lot and plus his name is Sequoia so the Sequoia forest on his wall works out well. He loves animals nature and being outside, he's 14 months now, so it works well for him.

I don't like character rooms because they may like Barney or Elmo now but will they in 4 years? So I would stick with something they can grow in to. Like a forest theme, or a ocean theme or planet theme...

Good luck!

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Girl and boy sharing bedroom decorating advice?

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Sierra L

My two kids. are 7 year olds and will be sharing a room. One a girl and one a boy. What are some cute bedroom sets that will go together well or were meant to be together, that will look great in their room.

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I wouldn't go with a theme, I would make it colorful, like paint the walls and have neutral curtains and light fixtures but I would be sure that they each had a shelf or some kind of storage to call their own that they can have their things on. I would keep the bedspreads the same color but put pillows and little touches that are different on the beds. For example, a red ladybug pillow for her and a red car pillow for him. The ideas are endless in my head right now. I'm sure you'll come up with something great and they'll love it. Take care.

How much to tip for Furniture Delivery AND set up?

sbwag

I am having two bedroom sets for my kids delivered and they are also having to put it together. How much am I supposed to tip?

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I don't think you're supposed to tip.

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14 Year Old Girl Bedroom- how should I decorate?

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Does a Habitat for Humanity home come furnished in any way, appliances, etc?

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Force

We're going to apply for a home at the next meeting, but I wanted to know ahead of time what all comes in the home.
We lost everything to a fire & have been in a small rv for months until just recently getting in a small mobile home, (only 2 bd when we need 4-5), so a home would be great.
We work & pay bills & qualify $ wise & the sweat equity would be no problem, so I'm not concerned with the application process or stuff like that. We even own the burned home, land & all, so there wouldn't be any land payment added to the mortgage.

I just wondered what all actually comes in the house.
* Is it completely finished inside?
* Do they include appliances, heat & cooling units, etc.?
* Do they offer pkgs that actually furnish the home, like with beds etc.?
* Do they only build certain blueprints or can you decide anything on the home, like if you want the bedrooms clumped together or seperated etc?
* What about colors?
* How basic are the designs, such as do they only have bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom, & living room or do they have utility rooms, pantries, & dining rooms too?
* Do they do anything to the yard, like fences etc? (ours burned with the house)
* Can you determine your energy source for the house, like can you decide if you want natural gas or electric for your stove, etc?
* Do they do "green homes"?
* What about under the houses, the pipes & stuff in the ground, (ours are very old clay & would have to be upgraded per city code for us to rebuild or repair), do they add the cost of digging up all the old utility stuff onto the cost of your house? (I know they have to run new lines & foundations on all of them, but what about that old stuff being removed?)
* Do they do basements or attics or garages?

And I guess the most important question is, the sweat equity that you accrue, how is it calculated? * Do they count each hour at a specific rate, like at minimum wage or something, then take it off your mortgage like real $, instead of a wage kinda thing?
(I don't understand that part except that there's a minimum of 300 hours at our local chapter.)

* What about if we have 10 friends that all put in 100 hours each, does that count as 1000 hrs off our mortgage or are they just counted as volunteers & only our hours count?
* How old do you have to be for your hours to count, like if our 9, 11, 15, & 16 yr old help does that count?

* And what about AFTER our house is built & we're in it, can we still do the sweat equity thing to pay toward our home or is that only before the house is built?

Just, if anyone knows things like this, I'd appreciate the information.
I can find questions of the app process & what it's like to volunteer but I really need someone that knows these kinda details too.
Thank you
Thank you for all the info in the 1st answer, do you know if they tear down & get rid of the old house or if the property must be cleared by us before they're willing to build?
I was asking about the possibility of furniture because we were told they may work with Salvation etc to help replace some since we won't have enough basics. We're on craigslist couches at the moment.
And I was asking about the garage & fence & basement because it's in a "historic district" so there are a lot of older but larger homes & they all have those so I didn't know if the code required it, if it would still be approved. The code does require a fence.
And I wasn't worried about colors, just a basic house would be a Godsend, I was just curious how involved the new home owner got to be in planning or design or anything like that.
It would need to be atleast a 4 bd, but as we were wanting to become foster parents before the fire, if we get a home we'd want to continue

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A Habitat for Humanity home is "simple, decent housing".
It's finished inside
It often includes appliances. It definitely includes a heating unit. Depending on the area, it may include cooling.
They do NOT offer packages that furnish the home with furniture.
They only build from certain blueprints, and if it's a four-bedroom home that is needed, there will probably be only one style available.
The house is generally painted a basic white inside. You want colors, you paint it yourself.
No pantries. Generally a dining area, not a dining room. Possibly a utility area somewhere in the house.
No fences for the yard.
No, you don't get a choice of energy source.
They sometimes do green homes.
They do all the prep work for the foundation, etc, and if that includes removing old pipes, that's included.
They generally do not do garages unless the local zoning requires it - it's "we build houses for people, not for cars"! Basements depend on the area as well; up here in the Northeast, everyone has them, so the houses do as well. Down South, the houses are generally built on a concrete slab.

The sweat equity is simply calculated in hours. No, it's not taken off of your mortgage; your mortgage is already lower than market value because of all the volunteer hours put into the home. And generally, it's only the hours the people living in the house put in that will count toward your total. You can't work on a Habitat site till you're 16, so your younger kids won't be able to help. You have to do a portion of your sweat equity before your house is even started, working on the houses of other people, and all of your sweat equity must be done before you get to move into the house. It's part of your "down payment".

There's quite a cost involved in tearing down and getting rid of an old house. You'd have to talk to them about that.
I've never heard of a Habitat affiliate "working with" the Salvation Army to get furniture for a house. That's not to say it isn't done - or that you couldn't work with the SA to make it happen.
As for the requirements of code in an historic district, they may be onerous enough that your Habitat affiliate would not be willing to work with them. To put it bluntly, the extra money they might have to spend to do that could be spent helping another deserving family.

How are people making $9-$11 an hour living on their own?

Big

How insane is this, a typical apartment here is around 500-700 a month depending on the condition of it. How are college students who make between $8 an hour to $11 an hour living by themselves in apartments when they're so expensive nowadays. Food is expensive, I bought a few snacks for myself the other day and the bill was $30. You could swear that the majority of college students are anorexic or are living on pre-made food everyday, that's cheap. You think, 600 dollars for rent plus utilities, plus food, plus supplies to make the food, plus ingredients to flavor the food, on top of personal hygiene, clothes you may need, maintenance on your car, furniture unless they use air mattress to sleep in which would be terrible and extra money aside incase something were to happen, health insurance is a plus and dental insurance is a plus because nowadays, nobody I knew had perfect teeth. That takes your bill close to a few thousand a month or more just to pass on by, what the fuck. Whoever I know is making this much, i'm extremely jealous lol. These idiots have parties and afford everything, how is it. I make close to what they make and I can only afford my car, personal things, my phone bill each month, food and drinks and money left over for college. They make 50-100 more but that still isn't enough to get you through life. This has to be a joke or something because even if I made that much it still wouldn't be enough to afford college, monthly expenses and bills and much more on top of that. Standard living you would have to make between 30,000 a year to 50,000 a year. Which includes a decent sized house or apartment. I give college kids credit but they must be living on credit or loans each month to make out in this world. I couldn't last because even they had roommates it would cost more and the bills would be even higher for food, rent and you would have to live in a bigger apartment. How do they make out with working 2 part time jobs that pay like shit. out of all of the jobs they work, it isn't worth living by yourself just wait until you get a good paying job when you're out of college, fuck that horse shit. i worked at a restaurant and half of the workers told me that they have apartments and I was like how, when you only make $8-$10 an hour. Gas and food prices have skyrocketed and It seems like our federal wage hasn't gone up at all which is fucked up. $9, $10 an hour is adding 50-100 dollars to your $240 a week paycheck which Is what I make. New York State sucks with taxes, they take $70 dollars that should be mine out of my paycheck each week which I think is bullshit, when I work full-time. Where is the benefits and support for us full time workers, we get shit for anything and expect to pay all these high prices on food and gas and you Hispanics and healthy rich living people wonder why we are so obese and live on junk food everyday because nobody is able to afford it. living on the edge is a good idea right??
i'm not saying that you shouldn't enjoy your life but It just surprises me to know that you college junkies are able to afford college itself and apartments, they must be getting support somewhere because that's impossible to save up. I'm not lower-class, i'm middle of the road, I just find it strange that there are some people out there that can afford it, I don't know how they got so lucky in the job market.
a great answer would be nice because i'm in a blind sight right now as to why college students live on their own and afford such expensive things. even with roommates it would cost more and you would pay just about the same as if you were to live alone In a one bedroom apartment. it's crazy, I would be too overwhelmed and I would want to just live at home and be smart and save the extra money for college.

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College students generally get money from their parents for a lot of stuff. A good bit comes from loans too. I understand where you're coming from - my parents ask me to use all the money I make on necessities. After food, utilities (my parents pay the rent, thank goodness), and books, there's nothing left :( And, even so, I'm taking out quite a bit in loans for my tuition, so I understand.

But, honestly, $30 for snacks? What were you buying? I spend that much on all my food for the week and I cook - I don't get that pre-packaged stuff.

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How much would a house like this cost in Iowa next summer?

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Hi There.

My brother and i will both be done with college this spring, starting jobs where we would both make $15 per hour. I have a $300 car payment for another 2 years, and he will need a car within a year, of a similar payment.

We want to get a small house here in Iowa, area code 50613, that has a large workspace such as either a very large garage, or a seperate workshop, perhaps made from a pole barn. Neither of us plan on raising families there, so a 2-bedroom house with 1 bath and a small kitchen, just a bachelor pad, would fit quite well. We'd like to be near town, but rural enough to not have to worry too much about neighbors, since we've grown up in the country and are used to being able to shoot firearms, and work on our cars without worrying about leaving a tool laying out, for a passing kid to steal if we were in town. Darn tool-stealing kids.

Honestly, i think we would both live in a large RV if the price was right, and if we could find an empty lot for dirt cheap to build a simple workshop on. We have welding equipment, an air compressor, stuff that just doesn't fit into a small house's garage in the middle of town. Our parents are selling the acreage to move into a condo in town, and my brother and i cannot afford the huge house or property it's on, when the large workshop and rural setting are all we really need.

I thought about maybe just living in an apartment in town, and renting somebody's unused barn outside of town, for my brother to rebuild a muscle car, and myself to build a dune buggy.

Okay so this is a ton of extra info... Any advice or thoughts on how much we could get a small rural house for?

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Depends on how far out of town you are willing to live. Cedar Falls-Waterloo is a college town, with an industrial base. Farther East and South, the more expensive. You get 75-100 West Wright/Hamilton/Franklin county areas, you can buy what you are looking for within $50-60,000 range. 30 year loan, you're talking $600-700 month including property tax and insurance. Should be able to rent around $400-500 month

How much did you spend for your newborn per month? What to expect?

Lauren

I just wanted to know how much couples spend on food, diapers, clothes, etc per month? Also, any advice for first time parents? At what point in the pregnancy did you start getting furniture, clothes, and setting up the room? Also.. any adivce from parents who are in their early 20's and finishing college?

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I use cloth diapers, breastfeed, and get most baby clothes as gifts or second-hand. So I don't really spend anything on a monthly basis. I guess there's a monthly cost for washing the diapers, but that's in with my regular water & electric bills so I don't know how it breaks down. There's an initial cost for stuff like crib, car seat, stroller, cloth diapers, etc. but that's a one-time thing.

I also make my own baby food, so I'm not spending tons on the commercial jarred stuff. So maybe $20 per month after they start solids (6 months).

Clothes... I get whatever I can second hand. Sometimes friends give me stuff their kids have outgrown. Sometimes I get stuff cheap at yard sales, consignment sales, or thrift stores. Babies grow out of their clothes quickly, so you can usually get used stuff in really good condition. My parents give my kids clothes for birthday & Christmas sometimes. Then I just go buy whatever I still don't have for them. I probably spend less than $50 per size. Again, that's not monthly. They'll grow out of the newborn stuff in about a month, but the 0-3M stuff lasts more like 2-3 months, and it slows down from there.

I started collecting secondhand baby stuff at good prices as soon as I found out I was pregnant the first time, but I didn't buy anything new until the last month or so. In particular I didn't buy any baby clothes until after my baby showers. That way I could spend my money on the things I still really needed. I set up the room for my first after we moved to a bigger apartment. With my second, I got the room ready when I was around 4-5 months, which is when I moved my daughter from the crib to a twin bed in her new bedroom.

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I am currently designing my bedroom and need ideas.?

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volleyball

I have a very tight budget, so DIY projects are definitely welcome. I have three light yellow walls and one light blue wall. It is a small bedroom-my furniture consists of a king sized bed, a dresser and a bookshelf (both of those are tall rather than wide-they take up less room that way).
I'm looking mainly for ideas of wall art. I don't have a headboard and was thinking of making one myself, but I don't know, since my room is already small it might make it appear smaller.
thanks!

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you can get an 8' sheet of plywood, cover it with quilt batting on one side, stapled to the plywood on the other, and a few yards of a fabric that goes well with your other decor to cover the batting, again stapled to the other side. Lay longways on the floor behind the head of your bed for an instant, cheap headboard.
Another cheap idea for decor is to get a large canvas (oil painting type) and some colors you like, splash across the canvas and let dry. Instant art. Pretty cheap.
Make the most of the room you have with underbed storage bins.

Where is a good place for DIY decor for a bedroom?

blackgirl2

I am trying to redo my bedroom with out spending lots of money I dont have to waste.

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Since you don't say what your decorating tastes are or even what you would like to do to your bedroom the best I can do is point you to some good websites where you can get ideas. Hope this helps.
See links below.

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What are some really good teen bedroom sites?

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Marie Hale

Things similar to wakeupfrankie.com.
Best answer to person who lists the most.

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http://www.wakeupfrankie.com/

http://store.delias.com/browse.do;jsessionid=6035DBFB87BB2EF87B4F403C62AEF5BB.worker3?categoryKey=roomwares&topnavTrack=roomwares&incmpid=TopNavRoom

http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/category.jsp;jsessionid=95C552BD8DFF626E6D2BCCE996CD45B7.app13-node5?navAction=jump&navCount=0&itemCount=&id=APARTMENT_FURNISH

http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/default.asp?order_num=-1&

http://www4.jcpenney.com/jcp/X3.aspx?DeptID=59474&CatID=59488&cmCatLevel=3&CmCatId=59474

http://www.containerstore.com/college/index.jhtml;jsessionid=HUL15PIPWTWCBQFIAILCM44AVABBOJVC

http://www.gifts.com/recipients/teen/room-dorm-decor/ohr14a875icp

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/catalog.gsp?cat=979479

http://www.target.com/b/ref=in_br_display-ladders/601-8474079-4421759?ie=UTF8&node=13033731

http://ratemyspace.hgtv.com/SNC/GroupSearch.aspx?itemGUID=2ecef055-c247-4631-b75e-31d6f8dd6c8a&pguid=6db6be3f-1720-4ba3-a081-999042c09b6b

Does any one have good decorating ideas?

yearlybet

I have an older house built like in the early 70"s its a read brick with carport. 2 small bed rooms 1 bat, kitchen/dinning area together slightly long living room.I don't have room in kitchen for nothing nor really any room. Its just my husband and I. Does anyone have any decor ideas for me. Please help (desperate)

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First off you and your husband should agree on colors.
Then we can start by taking each room separately.

Living and dinning room.
Try and sand color paint and add colorful furniture and accessories.
Check out ikea or other store where the furniture is a bit smaller that a big overwhelming pieces.
Great furniture colors would be teal and white .
You can also use these colors as accents around the house.Don't forget pillows for the sofa.http://www.potterybarn.com/products/p12805/index.cfm?pkey=call%2Ddecorative%2Dpillows- even this red would look great.
When looking for dinning furniture look for a different style. maybe a square or round ?
I love a red kitchen.
http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN957321- In this picture, look at the sides of the page to see a great color.
Add a colorful tea pot,and accessories.
One bedroom could be painted a sage green.http://www.myperfectcolor.com/Match-of-British-Paints-2055-Chartreuse-p/mpc0036329.htm
Add green, yellow and natural colors .Here are some ideas:http://www3.jcpenney.com/jcp/X6E.aspx?DeptID=59474&CatID=59514&GrpTyp=ENS&ItemID=16a1fb1&attrtype=&attrvalue=&CMID=59474%7c59483&Fltr=&Srt=&QL=F&IND=5&cmVirtualCat=&CmCatId=59474|59483|59514
http://www3.jcpenney.com/jcp/X6E.aspx?DeptID=59474&CatID=59514&GrpTyp=ENS&ItemID=165a609&attrtype=&attrvalue=&CMID=59474%7c59483%7c59514&Fltr=&Srt=&QL=F&IND=32&cmVirtualCat=&CmCatId=59474|59483|59514
This is a great poster that can be framed for the wall.http://www.art.com/products/p13586660-sa-i2791097/helmut-hirler-bamboo-china.htm?sorig=cat&sorigid=0&dimvals=0&ui=78fe63312af6409384d69b9357c74d54
Add live bamboo plants .
The secong bedroom-Master-http://www3.jcpenney.com/jcp/X6E.aspx?DeptID=59474&CatID=59514&GrpTyp=ENS&ItemID=164e6bf&attrtype=&attrvalue=&CMID=59474%7c59483%7c59514&Fltr=&Srt=&QL=F&IND=91&cmVirtualCat=&CmCatId=59474|59483|59514
add plants and lamps and even a chair- if you have room.
The bathroom :http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&SKU=108136&RN=10&
Choose navy and white towels :http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&SKU=118303&RN=273
You could paint the bottom half of the bathroom navy and the top half a bright white .
I hope I gave you some new and fresh ideas. Have fun.

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How do I decorate my room in a vintage film-inspired style that's a bit edgy?

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Niloo R

I just got a new house and wanted to decorate my bedroom in a vintage style, but with an artsy edge. I kind of wanted to incorporate a 1920s glamor style with the dresses, vanity chair etc, but also a 1960s style with things like andy warhol - kind of breakfast at tiffany's inspired. but i also wanted to make it a bit edgier, with kind of surrealist salvador dali-ish elements, and maybe some james dean. I want my room to be film-inspired, so maybe i could have some vintage film posters? I kind of have all these ideas but don't know how to incorporate them into one bedroom. If you have any suggestions about textures or color schemes that would be great. Also, I have a walk-in closet and a bathroom, so any suggestions for those would also be appreciated.

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Art deco, an architectural style popular from the 1920s until the 1940s, is all about glamour. The use of mirrors was frequent in art deco design, along with rich woods, pale color schemes and splashes of animal print. The two styles complement each other, with art deco giving a touch of sophistication to the simplicity of contemporary.
Add glamour and sophistication with art deco elements. Include splashes of color in pastels In an all-white or cream color scheme, pinks and teals are the perfect art deco complements. Since you wanted to add posters, and you like Andy Warhol, why not frame a poster of Marilyn Monroe (which incorporates the pinks and teals) http://www.cvm.qc.ca/mboudreault/Images%20Jpeg/Andy%20Warhol,%20%20Marilyn.jpg
And perhaps a poster of one of Salvador Dali's prints (make sure the colors work with the other posters.)
Add crystal lamps for further glamour enhancement. And don't forget the animal print. No art deco room is complete without a little zebra or cheetah print. An animal skin on the floor, a velvet pillow and throw or an ottoman at the end of your bed.
You could incorporate a cute pewter wall hook that is reminescint of the 20s (flappers) and hang things like scarves, or sweaters from the hooks.
http://store.northrivermint.net/thrflpr.html
Either hang a movie reel clock (item 191), or to further incorporate Marilyn Monroe (and James Dean) go for the Monroe/Dean clock (item 239)
http://www.hometheatreinteriors.com/qs3/products.php?catid=10&category=CLOCKS#thumb
You could use a movie reel table as your nightstand
http://www.hometheatreinteriors.com/qs3/products.php?catid=3&category=FURNISHING
You could also hang a 3d movie reel metal sculpture (item 131) or the standard 3d comedy/tragedy metal sculpture (item 133) from the wall
http://www.hometheatreinteriors.com/qs3/products.php?catid=1&category=DECOR&hits=24

The sky is the limit here!

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How and where can I get these lights in my bedroom?

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Anabelle

http://www.easy-outdoor-decor.com/image-files/outdoor-decorative-lighting-1.jpg

I know it says outdoor, but I just want a similar effect in my bedroom. I would like to hang them from the roof. Maybe one with a gentle glow, or able to change brightness.
Thanks in advance.

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Those are just decorative lights like Christmas lights, in fact I think someone I know has exactly those lights on her porch. Don't know where she got them. It can be hard to buy decorative seasonal lighting in stores except at Christmas, but you may find it online. There's no reason why you can't use exterior lights indoors. I have some Christmas lighted stars in my living room. You can get dimmers that you can plug strings of lights into. Ikea sells them, if you can't find them anywhere else. They're called "Dimma" at Ikea.

Does anyone have any pictures or ideas for a techno-style bedroom?

adagio_75

My 15 year old sister-in-law wants to change her bedroom design from a mostly leopard print theme to techno. I want to help her but I really don't know what techno design for a room would look like. She doesn't have alot of money to completely refurnish the room so items like her leopard print area rug, leopard print lamp shades and picture frames will have to be used. Any ideas or pictures would be great.

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When I think of a techno style bedroom I think of lots of fun bright cheery colors with nice white sleek backdrop. For a techno styled bedroom; you could do a modern look. Go for clean, straight lines if possible. I would go for a white or neutral backdrop with pops of color. If some new furniture pieces are in your budget look for white furniture (bed frame, dresser, desk, nightstand)or you can repurpose old furniture and paint it white. For accessories look for bright colors like orange (for a lamp; canât afford a new lamp you can take an existing lamp, sand it down and spray paint it in an high gloss orange (or whatever bright colors she likes), yellow (picture frames, pillows), and green (pillows, vases for flowers, etc.). If she doesnât like those colors, you can do any color combo that she will like. You can find a cheap/good looking area rug @ Wal-mart in white, but if you donât look for white (or another color) bath rugs and connect them together with carpet tape to make a large area rug. You can also change out the lamp shades for a cheap cost or you can cover existing lamp shades with fabric to match the new room décor. For the walls you can blow up her favorite DJ album covers and frame them; or you can get vector silhouettes of DJâs like this : http://garcya.us/blog/free-dj-vector-graphic-art/ or http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/2286211/2/istockphoto_2286211_dj_at_turntable or http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/4306917/2/istockphoto_4306917_dj_silhouette.jpg or http://www.smashingmagazine.com/images/iconsnew/bittbox.jpg http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/5671904/2/istockphoto_5671904_beach_party.jpg or images like these and have them blown up to put them on the walls. You can also blow up varying silhouettes of dancers and put them on the wall (http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/5753237/2/istockphoto_5753237_spring_girl.jpg http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/5768186/2/istockphoto_5768186_just_wanna_have ). Also music notes and headphones (http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/5481959/2/istockphoto_5481959_grunge_headphones.jpg http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/5802696/2/istockphoto_5802696_headphones.jpg http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/5881226/2/istockphoto_5881226_hand_drawn_musik_retro.jpg would be a cool option also. For bedding you can do something simple like white with a bright colored throw and pillows or bright colored bedding with white pillows and one bright colored accent pillow. Also for bedding you can do bedding in a fun solid color and do an image transfer of her favorite DJ or techno image. Hope this gives you a few ideas, good luck :)

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Where do you get your ideas for home decor ?

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karen

Im a 21 year old single mom and i work full time .I'm on a tight budget.Would like to change my appartment a little bit. Any ideas ? Bedroom ideas? (themes, colors) Living room?

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i go to thrift stores, its amazing what a can of spray paint can do to anything.
think creativly, put random items together but untie them with color,
or buy a bunch of old funky frames and make a collage of them on your wall.
just be open, dont try to go for a certian look, you'll just drive yourself crazy!

What is the easiest way to remove a wallpaper border from a painted wall?

mazey1967

I am redoing my daughters bedroom, and I'm having a hard time getting the border off of the wall. I thought that it would peal off easily if I just wet it, but that's not working well at all. Does anyone have any tips that will make it come off easier and cleaner? I am repainting the walls, so I need it to come off well. Thanks.

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Here's the best way in the world to remove wallpaper... In fact, a user here who is 55 years old and removes wallpaper for a living wrote me to tell me he tried my trick and couldn't believe how easy it was to remove the wallpaper. He thanked me profusely. So, here's how to make life easier:
1. Get yourself a scoring tool at your local paint or home hardware store in the wallpaper department. It looks like a rotary pizza cutter with spikes.
2. Run the scoring tool all over the border or wallpaper, every which way.
3. Using a spray bottle (an old windex bottle works great), fill it with blue (it has to be blue) car windshield washer fluid.
4. Spray this all over the border and wait 10 minutes. Don't skip the waiting time, it's important!
5. Spray it again and wait 5 minutes.
6. Easily scrape the paper away with a scraper (and I promise, you won't have to use major muscle... in fact, it will peel away in pretty big pieces.
7. Once all the paper is off, wipe down the wall still using the blue windshield washer liquid to remove the residual glue (there won't be much :)

And there you have it... the secret to removing wallpaper with ease! Oh.. and don't listen to those people who tell you to use fabric softener... It's a royal pain as it's really hard to get off the wall after. Don't believe me? Just go put some on your hands and rub it all over your hands. Then try to rinse it off. Although fabric softener will get your paper off, it will leave you frustrated getting it off and it will also make it harder to apply paint after so that it sticks properly. Save yourself time and trouble and please, try my trick. It really works!

Hope your daughter likes her new decor!

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What is a good waiting metaphor?

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Ashley

Imagine a little girl in her castle bedroom, green and copper decor. Se is waiting up all night to hear hoofprints of a carriage delivering a new member for the castle staff. She waited like a child waiting anxiously for Christmas.

This is part of a story im writing, and i need a good metaphor to describe this little girl's waiting. This is a medieval alternate universe without christmas. Does anyone have any ideas or good websites?

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No, actually you don't need a metaphor. Show the wait. Show the anticipation. Show all the angst she's going through. If it's all that important to the story, show it. Metaphors are when you want to tell, because it's not quite worth the show, but it's a little more important than a tell.

Where can I find Toy Story decor for my little girl, preferably Jessie?

Kaye

My 2 year-old daughter loves all the Toy Story movies; we watch all 3 literally everyday. She has the "real" Jessie and Buzz toys and makes them kiss all the time. I really want to do her room in Toy Story but everything is clearly for little boys. Has anyone seen any Toy Story girl bedding, curtains, or anything at all? I already have the wall stickers, but that seems to be the only thing available in the USA. Fabric would be great too because I sew and would be able to just make her a sheet set and quilt if I could find Jessie fabric.

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How do you feel about ebay? I found Jessie items there including a brand new whole bedding set, dresser drawer pulls , light switch covers, a sheet ( used but you could make a cute curtain for her room ) , pillow case here are a couple of links ....But remember to keep checking there cause new stuff comes up all the time !


Here's all the listings--> http://home.shop.ebay.com/Home-Garden-/11700/i.html?_nkw=TOY+STORY+JESSIE&_catref=1&_fln=1&_ipg=&_trksid=p3286.c0.m282

and here's the best one for the bedding set ! ----> http://cgi.ebay.com/TOY-STORY-3-JESSIE-DUVET-SET-BRAND-NEW-SEALED-RARE-/260713518744?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Bedroom_Bedding_PP&hash=item3cb3bc9698

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