Ending White Tyranny

[Feltwell]

I reckon Joce wants a nice Council flat in Southampton:-

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/new...flat-into-a-replica-Palace-of-Versailles.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/8313921.stm

 

[Penners]

I’ve always fancied a bit of trompe l’oeil around the house.

Here's a chap who could oblige: http://www.boredpanda.com/44-amazing-3d-sidewalk-chalk-artworks-by-julian-beever/

 

[Jill]

Moo - the toile is for the duvet and pillowcases. Its a Marks & Spencer set, the stripe is the reverse.

Joce - the dark blue, surprisingly lets quite a bit of light through, I found that out this afternoon when I started making the roman blind. I'm lining and interlining so that will block some of the light out. As I always sleep with my head under the duvet I don't mind the dark. It wasn't expensive fabric, I came across it on the day I bought the duvet and I would have kicked myself if I hadn't bought it, as I haven't seen anything else that colourwise matches the toile so well. If they don't look right it won't have been a big expense.

I've just discovered there is a F&B stockist in Lincoln that appears to have a comprehensive range of goods - Callyco on Bailgate.

 

[Moo]

the toile is for the duvet and pillowcases.

In which case it will be the dominant feature in the room, so I stand by my assertion that you should match the white paint to the toile.

xxx M

 

[Penners]

It all sounds like double, double, toile and trouble to me.

 

[Moo]

Boom-boom - Penners strikes again!

 

[Penners]

The really bad news is that, in the Penners Anthology of Weak Attempts At Humour, we're only on page 278...



...of Volume 1.

 

[AMc]

As promised. This shows some of the progress with the mammoth task of redecorating the hall.
It started with painting the ceiling (TP brilliant white) and walls Farrow & Ball Teresa's Green.

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Then realising I'd have to pull up the carpet to paint the wood work we took a long hard look at it and decided it was past its best. So I bit the bullet and decided to strip and seal the floors. I should have done this first which I knew but had hoped to avoid.

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I then spent a lot of time and energy scraping flaky pure white gloss off a bitumen covered staircase and bitumen off the boards upstairs - then sanding which covered the walls in fine brown dust which had to be dry wiped down.

Then a coat of Osmo dark oak colour foundation, followed by 2 coats of polyx.
Finally I got to paint all the 'gloss' in Craig & Rose Regency white. You can see the subtle difference in the shading on the 3rd photo between the hall ceiling (Brilliant white) and the woodwork around it (Regency white).
Then a wet sponge wash down of the walls to remove the rest of the sawdust and touch up the emulsion where I'd scratched it or splashed on floor sealant.
Put the pictures up, decide we hate the curtains but fail to find better ones .

If B&Q could stock more than one tin each of Craig & Rose Regency white in each of their Norwich stores I might be able to move a little faster on the next room.

Take the barcode to the customer service desk and they can order it in for you. Depending on the size of the store it shouldn't take longer than 3 days, if their distribution centre is in stock.

Ah yes, but if I were that organised I would check stock online and make sure they had it before I turned up or have it delivered to the house from C&R .
http://www.craigandrose.com/brands/1829/detail?colour=REGENCYWHI&type=93ACRYLICE

I worked out recently that it's borderline in cost between driving between my house and the nearest B&Q/screwfix vs. the £5-£6 most places charge for delivery.
I reckon my car does about 32mpg and at £1.25 a litre my 26 mile round trip costs a fiver - ignoring wear and tear and my time. Its certainly not worth the trip for a single item.

 

[Moo]

That's why my paint suppliers are limited to Fired Earth (nearest), Thorns, and Laura Ashley!



ps Don't your stairs look wonderful! I went through the same stripping and sanding nightmare when we 'did' our house, and spent ages trying out all the wood bleaches I could find in a fruitless attempt to even up the colour. Why on earth didn't I do the sensible thing (as you've done) and just stained them?***
Perhaps next winter......



*** I do NOT want an answer to that question.

 

[AMc]

MY paint suppliers are limited to Travis and Dulux trade - my partner chose the 'colours' with my final veto against battleship grey for one room.
It's not that I'm not interested, just after all the work to get the structure of the house ready I had no enthusiasm for colour charts and was happy to let her make the choices.

 

[Penners]

The stairs look great, AMc!

 

[AMc]

Thanks - it has taken an enormous amount of time to get the whole area done - along with the horror of lining papering the ceiling and stripping the floors.
I'm currently just glad its over, I'm sure eventually I'll feel proud of it.

 

[JoceAndChris]

Very nice work AMc! Love the Teresa's Green, and the stairs are a real labour of love. You'll come to feel very proud, I'm sure.