How to Blow Out an Egg for Decorating and Crafts

I’ve been telling myself to stop trying to “fix” un-renovated rooms by decorating them because it’s just not possible and then I make myself crazy.

Eye protection, respiratory protection for all and unplug the power tools.. 1.. Layout/lay tile.– depending on their age, this can vary from dry fitting 12×12 tiles to more complicated combinations of tile and stone.

If your child takes to it quickly you can have them spread the thinset and lay the tile.Plastic spacers make most patterns foolproof.. 2.. Lay flooring.– many manufacturers of flooring offer ‘lock in’ flooring options that do not required nails for proper installation.

As with tiling, participation can vary from layouts to actual installation.. 3..– the only time I would recommend getting power tool into their hands.

Most tool manufacturers make great 12 volt drills that, with proper supervision can be safe and fun for kids.

Make sure to include them in the whole process from measuring, marking, predrilling the holes to finally driving the fasteners.. 4.. Assemble furniture.Well, you don’t know that because I haven’t let you see the rest of the bathroom yet, but trust me on this.

(It’s done, we just have a few finishing touches to do before it’s ready to show off!).I used mis-matched metals on the hardware and it totally makes the piece.

I was worried it would be weird, but really I think it would feel weird if we had this cabinet all full of character and then all of a sudden we had this pristine-looking matchy matchy hardware.The knobs are brushed nickel and the hooks underneath are polished chrome and it just works..