I have always been told that if you want good quality paint you need to pay good prices, mainly buying Dulux. However I recently went to B&Q and discovered I had missed the bogof offer on dulux, and due to the recession I'm a bit more skint so decided to go for the B&Q colours range which were £9.99 for 2.5 litres or x2 for £15. I bought 2 pots and thought well I can't afford Dulux but I am totally sick of neutral walls so thought, why not! The paint comes in a clear tub so you can actually see the paint colours which is really good. However, I do know paint often dries a darker colour so B&Q have cleverly painted samples above all the paint pots ...  Read the complete review

When moved into our cottage two years ago it had been well maintained and we didn't need to rush round painting every room. The lounge, however, did need doing as we had to have some plastering done on the chimney breast wall which meant that it all looked a bit of a mess. The cottage was built in 1896 and almost all the walls are plastered but are not smooth; the plaster has sort of random swirls and sweeps in it (not like Artex I hasten to add!) which is in keeping with a cottage of this age. To keep costs down we decided to use own brand paint and we chose B & Q as we had some vouchers for the store. The room is fairly small so we ...  Read the complete review

When it comes to paint, my theory has always been that if you want to a good job in the least amount of time, you have got to spend a little bit extra and buy a decent quality of paint, which normally I always opt for Dulux, however Dulux doesn't always work, even though it is one of the more premium brands. When I get in decorating mode, thats it, no one sees me and I get motivated and will not stop until I have finished the job. I get all excited, like a big kid and just want it finished so I am able to see the end results sooner rather than later. This weekend has been one of them, decorating mode, i get an idea of what sort of colour I am looking for and ...  Read the complete review

I have two very awkward children who can not agree on what colour they wanted in their bedroom so we came to a comprimise of yellow and green. These were picked because they will go with the ben 10 theme that they both want. The colours in the ben 10 theme are very vibrant and I thought I would have problems trying to find them. When I got to B & Q I spotted the colours range. It is one of the cheapest matt paints that are available but did still cost me £11 a tub. They are a 2.5 litre tub so due to the room I have decorated I have got plenty left over. This paint only needed to be painted on once which was great because it was so thick. ...  Read the complete review

Like many other people on here, i firmly believe that in the whole you get what you pay for with paint. I have tried many own brands such as Focus and Homebase and Wickes and always found them to be rubbish quality that just prove hard work to paint with. Even their so called one coats took 3 or 4! As a result i had become an avid fan of Dulux paints deciding that they obviously were the experts in paint! However i have now changed my mind! We were recently wanting to paint our nursery lemon, and searched for the perfect colour, of which only B&Q seemed to fit the bill - so i decided i would get it and give it a go - well i was very very ...  Read the complete review