Congratulations on finally getting there!Those tiles are fabulous, shakespearegirl
I am joining in on this thread now I finally have the keys to my place. It needs so much work that I will be working on it for a while, but I have to decide on paint colours by tomorrow morning. Any advice? Not sure what colour to have in the living room as I haven't got any furniture or carpets in yet. Something neutral? I have to tell the guy what colours I want in each room and he will buy it tomorrow. Bedroom is easy, one light blue wall, the rest white. White for office. I like the idea of a sunny yellow kitchen. How do people choose paint colours?!
And the first thing I did was paint all the cream white. It's all about putting your own stamp on it really.I agree with moose - it's difficult if you decorate before you really get to know the light in a place, so go fairly neutral for now. First thing I did when I moved in here was strip the hideous wallpaper in the sitting room and paint it a warm cream.
Thanks and welcome to house ownership.Those tiles are fabulous, shakespearegirl
I am joining in on this thread now I finally have the keys to my place. It needs so much work that I will be working on it for a while, but I have to decide on paint colours by tomorrow morning. Any advice? Not sure what colour to have in the living room as I haven't got any furniture or carpets in yet. Something neutral? I have to tell the guy what colours I want in each room and he will buy it tomorrow. Bedroom is easy, one light blue wall, the rest white. White for office. I like the idea of a sunny yellow kitchen. How do people choose paint colours?!
Well done, at last!Those tiles are fabulous, shakespearegirl
I am joining in on this thread now I finally have the keys to my place. It needs so much work that I will be working on it for a while, but I have to decide on paint colours by tomorrow morning. Any advice? Not sure what colour to have in the living room as I haven't got any furniture or carpets in yet. Something neutral? I have to tell the guy what colours I want in each room and he will buy it tomorrow. Bedroom is easy, one light blue wall, the rest white. White for office. I like the idea of a sunny yellow kitchen. How do people choose paint colours?!
Decorator refuses to get Wilko paint. Apparently knows where to get good paint. I shall see. I've seen another place he did and it did look good..but he had some odd suggestions like a purple living room.
He’s probably right, our decorator friend probably wouldn’t use it either. Some do take against a particular paint because they’ve had a bad job with it.Decorator refuses to get Wilko paint. Apparently knows where to get good paint. I shall see. I've seen another place he did and it did look good..but he had some odd suggestions like a purple living room.
Not in a hurry. There is no short cut - you can't know what a colour will look like until you see a sample of it in the room.How do people choose paint colours?!
just paint it all white.
Decorator refuses to get Wilko paint. Apparently knows where to get good paint. I shall see. I've seen another place he did and it did look good..but he had some odd suggestions like a purple living room.
What's 'wrong' with Wilko paint?I agree with him about the Wilko paint.
What's 'wrong' with Wilko paint?
I need to redo my hallway which is peach and the only place that seems to do peach coloured paint is Wilko. Can't be too expensive either as I need about 4 2.5l cans to do it.
If tightening it won't stop it dripping then the tap washer needs replacing.Does anyone know how to stop a dripping tap? A quick solution preferably rather than something involving tools and expertise.
Probably need to replace the washer. If you do a quick Google you can see if it's something you feel up to.I'm just back from Wilkos. Their paint is £8 a tin compared to £25 or something for the other brands. I feel like samples used to be free. Seems pointless to buy samples when the guy won't be using their stuff anyway.
In the mean time, I've bought a bed. I'm not sure I've ever had a brand new bed and mattress. Deep blue ottoman with a headboard and a firm, (hopefully) decent mattress. Looking forward to sleeping on that after six months on a very soft, old memory foam thing. My back hurts.
Does anyone know how to stop a dripping tap? A quick solution preferably rather than something involving tools and expertise.
Short term solution ?Does anyone know how to stop a dripping tap? A quick solution preferably rather than something involving tools and expertise.
If tightening it won't stop it dripping then the tap washer needs replacing.