If you’re looking for ways to express your creativity beyond selecting funky colours for your walls, then patterned painting is for you. By infusing your walls with dots, stripes and other delightful designs, you can bring your home to life in a myriad of creative...
Most of us only decide to repaint an interior wall when we feel the colour needs changing. However, there are other, more important factors which indicate that walls need a bit of paint love. Here are the seven signs to look out for to avoid your...
To add a few more years to your paint job, the addition of a polyurethane coating truly helps, by providing a durable, protective, long-lasting coating with a glossy finish. Reasons to pick polyurethane Polyurethane is used across the board, from residential to commercial and industrial projects. It’s...
Most of us agonise over finding the right colour paint for a room. But have you stopped to think about the best type of paint to use? Historically, gloss was the paint of choice for the kitchen, but it has been established that over time, the...
The state of the exterior of your home says a lot to passers-by. A home with peeling paint and faded colours brings a neighbourhood down and will have a negative effect on your home’s resale value. Repainting your home’s exterior is a key factor in improving...
Maybe you’ve mistakenly splashed paint on your brick wall while painting an adjacent wall. Or you’ve come to regret painting your bricks in a not-so-delightful shade of rusty red. Whatever the reason, if you need to get paint off brick efficiently, without causing damage to the...
Polyurethane is a protective topcoat that is colourless and resistant to moisture, scratches and UV. It creates a tough layer over your paint that can withstand bashes and scrapes for a long-lasting finish. However, applying polyurethane isn’t the simplest of procedures. Drying conditions need to be...
The paint work in a child’s room has to fulfil many roles. It needs to be tough enough to survive marks, scrapes and, yep, crayons. It needs to be easy to clean and safe to breathe. And we haven’t even mentioned the colour choices! But not...
This post looks at colours that designers feel are becoming obsolete and the colour trends that are emerging in their place. But let’s start with a caveat: Colour choice is always personal, based on your perceptions and the needs of your family. That said, it is...
When deciding on the colour scheme of a dark, dimly lit or windowless room, it’s best to start by eliminating the colours which don’t work. By using our guide, you’ll be able to plan a colour scheme that will make even the most unpromising room a...