General Chat

That when you paint the door frames in a room it immediately shows up that the next room needs doing too?

yes, and you must carry on throughout, so the whole b£$%y house needs the woodworks doing, :-( :-( :-(

i hate decorating lol

me too Stray

I've found a really good solution to that problem.................never do any decorating at all !!!!

Kath. x

Hmm. Actually we are lucky in that our doors are varnished and don't neeed painting. But Forth bridge yes.

Wouldn't it be lovely if we could afford to go on holiday and pay a decorator to do it all for us?

I also stripped(by hand) all my thirties doors,skirtings and the whole staircase,but there are still some things to be painted. I discovered water based gloss and it is a godsend,no nasty smell and it dries in under an hour.

I admit that it isn't as shiny as oil based,but who cares,anything for an easier life, ;-) ;-) ;-)

I had a burst of enthusiasm during the summer months and painted all my flat...except I ran out of paint and energy half way up the stairs and so it remains :-D

A two tone effect then BC, meant to be like that of course.

Well lounge and dining room are finished and gradually getting all the bits and pieces back. It does look nice and fresh, even though all except the fireplace wall are near enough the same colour as before. Next step is to buy a new light fitting for the dining room. :-)

Just knock a few chips of paint off and call it 'shabby chic' ;-)

Lol!!!

i started mine after having a new heating system fitted
i now have only one room left to do
and a bit of emulsion in the bathroom
thank god its been a nightmare

Stray's next then Joy?

I have to agree but with a 12' x 30' home and only 1 internal door I don't have that problem often :-)