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If you tint your primer toward the colour of your finish coat, you get all the benefits of priming, without adding an extra step. Note: High-quality primer-sealers are specially In nearly every place across the country there are tenants and there are landlords. Whether you rent a three-bedroom duplex in a high-rise or a bedroom in someone's house, there are certain dos and don'ts when it comes to renovating the space. Here are some handy tips to get you by. • Do ask your landlord his or her opinion. Find out if improvements are even an option and what exactly can be done. Some landlords and buildings have strict restrictions that must be followed or you could lose your security deposit, and even be sued. • Don't assume that if you like it, your landlord will also. Try to stay away from dark or loud paint colours that will be difficult to paint over. And be considerate with the holes you make into the walls, which will have to be patched later. • Do use fabrics, posters and furnishings to represent your personal style. Removable items are best for apartment living. They can add a needed splash of colour and then be quickly changed the next time you have a whim. • Don't wallpaper or make structural changes. It is a very time- consuming process to remove wallpaper. Most landlords would prefer you don't use it at all. So how to do your revamp your room without ending up in the chiropractor's office? Here are some ways to achieve success without the pain. • Sketch it out. Professional decorators often make quick outline sketches of their ideas on paper. They also do some of their work on graph paper, which makes it easy to map out the square footage of a room and then compare it in relation formulated for tinting. • Primers hide dark or unwanted colours far better than finish paint and prevent them from showing through or changing the colour of the topcoat. By using a tinted primer you can get a more uniform colour than you could achieve by just using ordinary paint. • ()twiny primer-sealers are great at sealing porous surfaces, so you'll actually use less paint, saving you time and money. -0 Most stains, like crayon, marker, lipstick, nicotine, foods and beverages, and others will bleed Consider instead removable borders that can easily be torn down when you move. And don't knock down walls, cut holes in walls or install permanent structures like moldings, without prior permission. • Do ask your landlord to make repairs. This way you won't be Tips for helping (MS) — With another winter just around the corner, it's time to start thinking about cleaning, restoring and protecting your deck so it survives the onslaught of ice, snow, sleet and moisture that can damage it during the months ahead. Here are some deck "survival" tips from the expert: Patio furniture stored for the winter? The first thing is to restore your weathered-grey deck and thoroughly clean it to remove the dirt, mildew and food stains that accumulated over the spring and summer months. Use a specially formulated deck cleaner which features an oxygenated bleach formula that removes greyed wood surfaces, ground-in dirt and even the toughest of stains. It restores a natural, like-new look to wood without bleaching or degrading its structure, like chlorine bleach solutions can. It even to the squares of the graph paper. Each square on the paper represents one foot. For example, a two-foot-by-two- foot overstuffed chair on the graph paper would be two blocks wide by two blocks high. Label the shapes for what item of furniture or decorative item (like a rug) each is representing. • Go high-tech. Browse through the software aisle of your local right through ordinary paint. Stain killing primers seal in stains and prevent them from ruining the paint job. • High quality primers also offer great adhesion, so you can paint on glossy, hard-to-paint surfaces like paneling, cabinets, semi-gloss paint and vinyl siding without sanding. You just paint over glossy surfaces with a topcoat! 4 Because primers are specifically formulated to prevent common paint problems, like cracking, peeling and blistering, they'll make any painted surface more durable, washable — responsible if something goes wrong. • Don't hammer, saw or drill during late hours, disturbing your landlord and neighbours. You might end up getting yourself evicted. • Do remember that although you live there it is not your house, so be considerate. decks survive removes invisible coating barriers, like excess wax, mill glaze- and old, -water repellent residue. Step one: For previously stained wood, strip any faded, deteriorated or unwanted coloured coating. Use a product which removes both oil and latex solid or semi-transparent stains and toned finishes, and prepares the wood for the reapplication of protective coatings. Step Two: After the wood is restored and your deck is rid of surface barriers or unwanted finishes, it's important to seal it with a protective water repellent finish and preservative. Water repellents stop rain, sleet, snow and ice from penetrating the wood surface, which can cause cracking, splitting and warping. Select a product which offers a guarantee on water repellent longevity so you won't have to apply a new coat every year. computer store or office supply store and you should find several programs geared toward interior and exterior design. With these programs, -you enter in the measurements of your room and furniture and then you can move around each item on the screen until you're happy with the placement. Some of these programs also offer a 3-D virtual walk-through tour, where you can get a "human'seye and last much longer! • Tinting a primer is easy. Just ask your paint store or home centre clerk to add the same colourant they use to mix your finish coat and you're on your way to a better paint job. view" of just what the room looks like. • Comparison shop; If you live in a housing development many of the houses in the development are the same model. See what your neighbours have done with the room you're looking to change, so you can get an idea of what works and what doesn't. • Smooth sailing. If you're a hands-on type of person and believe moving around the actual furniture is the only way to get an accurate view of your new design plan, invest in tools that will make the job easier. New "as seen on TV" disks that are coated with ultra-slippery silicon can be placed under your furniture legs, making it easy to slide around cumbersome items. Plus, the -disks won't snag on your carpet, preventing further headaches. Easy apartment decorating Make your next paint job last longer