I went to B&Q for some paint to do up my eldest's room a few weeks ago. I wandered around for a bit before deciding to choose the one coat version for speedy application. I knew I wanted a one coat paint though when it came to shopping for it, I decided on B&Q over Crown and Dulux because it was so much cheaper in price. It was just under £12 for 2.5l which is even better value when you realise that standard multi-coat paint costs just under £11 for the same sized tub. There was only a limited range of colours to choose from but I found a blue my eldest liked. I got it home and set to work the next day with some paint pads ...  Read the complete review

Since moving into my home I've had the job of renovating each and every room to bring them up to a standard that I could stand to live in. The previous occupiers who lived here clearly didn't care what they slapped up on the walls and I've had to re-do all the decorating in every room, fortunately I've had help with the bigger jobs but for painting my skirting boards and wooden doors I've had to become rather familiar with a trusty paint roller and a tin of white gloss. Usually I'd just buy Dulux or Johnstones paint, it's a no-brainer for me as to their quality and compared to cheaper brands I always think either one of them gives the best coverage. However ...  Read the complete review

I cannot rave enough about this paint! I recently spruced up our house prior to selling it and as my taste is somewhat on the zany side I 'neutralised' many of the brighter and darker colours by going over them with paler brighter colours. My bedroom was mid to dark blue colourwash with great big white daisies with pink centres as decoration. There was also a large 'big top' wiggly pink painted border round the room near the ceiling. I chose B & Q one coat as there was such a delightful range of colours to chose from. Very bright, light and funky. The range is also slightly cheaper than the two major well known paint brands. ...  Read the complete review

We have recently deacorated my father in laws house and B+Q being the nearest DIY store hit it with a venegance. We found the own range of B+Q paint absolutely wonderful, their coulours are fresh and bright with a pretty good selection on colours. The majority of paint work in my father in laws house was pretty dull and drab, last being done abut 15 years ago, so we figured on at least 2 coats would be needed to obtain the right colour and good coverage. We spent over £120 on paint alone for all the house, but as it was a wednesday got some off for my father in law being an oap. Thus armed with paint we started work. To our amazement the ...  Read the complete review

Painting is not my favorite pastime,in fact i used to dread it,as have an allergy to the fumes of gloss paint in common with a lot of other people,it makes breathing difficult. So this year i suggested we try B&Q Low Odour Everwhite gloss..Its great to use No Smell & dries in this weather in about half an hour. I have 5 dogs & decorating as you can imagin can be a nighmare trying to keep them all away from the normal wet gloss.as it takes ages to dry,but this year it was simple The only drawback is that the gloss isnt great, more of a sheen, so if you want a high gloss forget it.Also it took 3coats to cover magnolia..one good ...  Read the complete review