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Kitchen Paint

I chose to do this kitchen in Dulux Diamond Matt as it can be scrubbed if any food spillage or stains hit the walls. Ideal for a kitchen as it has a nice modern matt finish.

Papered Feature Wall

I did this papered feature wall today. I started with the focal point which is the fireplace and worked my way each end to the corners. This was a paste the wall half drop pattern paper.

Feature Wall

I did this grey feature wall after I did the other walls in natural calico. I bring my lines in slightly to get a nice edge as the plasterers lines are not always great.

Durable Water Based Paints

I had walls mixed in a Farrow And Ball Conforth white into a Crown Clean Extreme which is a scrubbable matt. Woodwork done in Zinsser Perma White which is a self priming and undercoating scratch resistant anti mould water based paint which doesn’t yellow. The only problem is it takes four coats to build up […]

Sadolin Classic Woodstain

Dried out shiplap boarding was in need of preserving. So I chose to use Sadolin Classic Woodstain in Teak. You can see the difference straight away. I will top coat it in Sadolin Extra which is a Satin Woodstain to protect the wood. It’s a thicker stain than the classic and has a nice finish.