What "man jobs" have you done today?
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Our bedroom was decorated about 25yrs ago, still ok for another 25 I reckonSeven years? Where do these women get such ideas from?!
Going darker is always risky as the room looks smaller. It's a lovely big room with a great view. Just hope Mrs TB likes it. Had similar issues with Mrs Piggin & ended up having to change a dark colour back to light. What a pain that wasThank you and I agree ....
Mrs TB reckons seven years is long enough and wants a change so going darker on the walls and woodwork having the ceiling repainted at the same time !
Thanks and yes, that is a concern but, hopefully, the size of the room and amount of natural light will take it ....
If not Mrs TB and the colour consultant only have themselves to blame
Who am.i kidding? It will, of course be my fault
As soon as I opened the tin I said it's too dark.
When I poured it into the tray I said it's not a good idea.
When I put the first stroke on the wall I said you're not going to like this
And even after trying so hard to put Mrs Piggin off it was still my fault
So I wish you all the best
When I poured it into the tray I said it's not a good idea.
When I put the first stroke on the wall I said you're not going to like this
And even after trying so hard to put Mrs Piggin off it was still my fault
So I wish you all the best
I should have done that some years back, ended up doing multiple trips in my old fabia, bugs and stuff everywhere
Previous owner has left a fair bit of what looks like concrete from old fence posts and lots of other junk behind the shed. The Focus in my sig is an old car but I don't really want it full of concrete.
Had it just been the shed I would have considered what you did!
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Gave newly plastered bedroom walls and ceiling a couple of coats of watered down emulsion
How's the room coming along. Does Mrs TB like it or do you have to change it backCleared the lounge for the decorator starting tomorrow
Before
And after
Cannot believe how much stuff there was in there and how many rooms ha e now got "stuff" in Them due to one room!!
Left the settees in as simply nowhere to store them, sure he can sling some dust sheets over ....
I had a few rooms plastered when the tenant moved out a few years ago now it drove me potty. Found Wickes paint to be very good as it watered down well & didn't cause a plastic film to form so the wall still breaths.
Then after a few coats but the expensive top coat on that is easy clean. At the moment it's holding up really well even though it's an off white
It's done and looks.great!
They finished yesterday afternoon and going to get all the furniture back in later today when fully dry.
Even got the radiators painted the same colour as the walls. The only think is for Mrs TB to decide if the window cill stays "strong white" (same as the ceiling) or the same colour as the walls. I personally think not should stay white, but we'll see ....
Will post pics later
They're back today to finish the bedroom and ensuite then back next week to do the hall, stairs and landing and kitchen. Plenty of lifting and shifting to keep me busy....
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I hope the rads were removed for decoratingIt's done and looks.great!
They finished yesterday afternoon and going to get all the furniture back in later today when fully dry.
Even got the radiators painted the same colour as the walls. The only think is for Mrs TB to decide if the window cill stays "strong white" (same as the ceiling) or the same colour as the walls. I personally think not should stay white, but we'll see ....
Will post pics later
They're back today to finish the bedroom and ensuite then back next week to do the hall, stairs and landing and kitchen. Plenty of lifting and shifting to keep me busy....
.Strong white is a F&B colour right? Did you use their dead flat? I've found it very good and it goes on wood and rads too.
The OH wasn't sure when I said I was going to spray the rads the same as the wall, but now she will not have it any other way.It's done and looks.great!
Even got the radiators painted the same colour as the walls.
I hope the rads were removed for decorating
Strong white is a F&B colour right? Did you use their dead flat? I've found it very good and it goes on wood and rads too.
Of course !
Not
We had the F&B colour consultant and she did a "scheme" (different colours) for all the ground floor apart from my study
The price came back and even with the discount from using the consultant was a bit "heady"
We have a decorator we have used for a few years, does a great job and is very reasonable. He came round to price to do the work for us. Didn't point blank refuse, but as good as when we said we wanted to use F&B
In the meantime Mrs Tab painted the spare room / her WFH office
F&B ceiling, wall and woodwork. It was a nightmare
Doesn't cover (area or adhesion) very well and we very quickly found you can't "touch up" of you mark or need to go back over a "patch" it doesn't blend in, you have to do the whole wall again ....
We then did the utility room and used the B&Q "V&Co" colour match - was a very close match and went on a lot better and no issues with patching
The price came back from the decorator (using a colour match to the F&B) and was actually less (to supply the pain amd decorate) than the F&B paint, with the discount ....
He's done the lounge, it looks great, really happy with it and the match is, well, spot on
Color consultants sample and the color matches wall
