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Tips Removing Wallpaper - If you have old wallpaper in your home you want to get rid of, you can rent a steamer and get it off the wall. However, here is a cheaper alternative. Use fabric softener. Use one part fabric softener to two parts water. First score the wall so that the fabric softener will penetrate the paper. Wet the wall down with the fabric softener, and let it sit a few minutes. Then start peeling it off. Moldings - If the moldings in your home are in bad shape, paint them. If they are small, just paint them the same color as your walls, and they will fade away. If your moldings are large, accent them by painting them white or a contrasting color to your walls. To make a faux large molding on the top of the wall, use two small moldings.  Place one at the ceiling line, and then one several inches below.  Paint the moldings and the wall the same color, and it will give the illusion of a large molding. Pictures - Here is a fun art project. Make some cute picture frames for your children's artwork using buttons. There are so many cute buttons, and they are easily found at thrift stores, either in packages or recycled from inexpensive clothing. Just glue them around a frame. If your children are old enough, do it together. These frames look especially nice in your children's rooms, and grandmas love them - when they include a picture of their grandchildren. You can even make them with a magnet on the back to put on the refrigerator. Wallpaper Borders - Wallpaper borders may be considered out of style, but they are still a great, economical way to bring color, and whimsy, into a child's room. To make the most of your border, don't place it at the top of the wall, where your children can't really appreciate it. Keep it low, no more than about 3 feet up from the floor.

 

 

 

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