It’s
11.30 am and I’ve just had my daily ‘crack’ fix – Dulux not drugs as I’ve spent
the last couple of days off work refreshing the ceiling and coving in daughter’s
bedroom with some of that marvellous white crack-free paint. It’s become my ‘go to’ emulsion for sprucing
up tired, grey ceilings as it does leave them looking like brand new.
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| New coving before painting |
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| Two coats of emulsion and a coat of crack free paint to finish |
As
a teenager, I berated my parents a thousand times for not letting me festoon my
bedroom in posters of Mark Bolan or David Bowie and decades later I now know
why the answer was always categorically ‘NO’ to sticking things up on the
wall. Growing up in the 1970’s I suppose
I should have been grateful for having a bedroom with walls. Nowadays, kids would be ringing Social
Services and reporting their parents for child abuse.
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| Just say 'NO' |
Blu
Tack! This and double sided sticky pads
are the work of the devil when it comes to decorating walls. Blu Tack leaves small greasy marks which can
sometimes be difficult to paint over and sticky pads, well that’s a different
kettle of fish… Ironically, both of
these are best removed with a large lump of Blu Tack and hairdryer. My advice to parents facing the poster
dilemma – apply lining paper to your walls first or better still, sell your
children on Ebay.
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Remove sticky stuff from walls before painting
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But
now it’s time for a spot of wallpapering. No tradesmen this time round, it’s a case of ‘do
it yourself’ as it’s only 1 feature wall.
In
keeping with my new 1930’s theme, I’ve bought a wonderful geometric vinyl
called Deco Paradiso. This paintable,
luxury vinyl Anaglypta paper is available from B&Q (£7.50 per roll) and has
a beautiful fan style motif.
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| Paintable, luxury vinyl wallpaper from B&Q |
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| Deco Paradiso with it's lovely geometric design |
Pattern
matching is fairly straight forward on this design and there’s not too much
wastage, three rolls was more than enough to cover the entire wall.
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| To save time, have all your kit to hand |
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| Paste paper then leave to soak |
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| Starting in the corner and work to the middle |
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| Paper centred across the chimney breast |
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| Finished wallpapered feature wall |
Wait
until completely dry (which shouldn’t be too long is this hot weather) before
painting.
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| Wallpapering? I think it's time for a cat nap |
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