Crown Paint

I'm a lazy old sod at heart, and if I can find a handy short cut to assist me to complete a task a wee bit easier and quicker, then that's just fine by me. Add to that the fact that in general 'do-it-yourself' would most definitely NOT be one of my strong suits. My better half had been nagging (sorry, requesting!) me to paint the woodwork in the halls, stair and landing for simply ages. About a year ago I eventually got around to actually undercoating everything, but the glossing had then been 'put on the long finger', (an Irish expression for put off) as it's a job that I loathe with a passion. But even I'd began to notice that the old undercoat was ...  Read the complete review

When we moved house, one of the main rooms that we wanted to change was our bathroom. When we had looked round the house, we had not really thought about the colour of the bathroom, rather taking in the whole appeal of the place than focussing on specifics. We knew the bathroom would need decorating but thought that we could live with it as it was for a while. After 4 months of living in our new abode we had really had enough of the bathroom and had moved it to the top of the to do list. One of the main problems was the colour of the walls. They were green. Very green. And the carpet (why oh why put carpet in a bathroom?) was like a shaggy bath mat (another ...  Read the complete review

Although it is probably fair to say that Crown do not have the product range, or the extensive stock in the D.I.Y. Stores that Dulux do. I would say, that in terms of the quality of the actual paint they are certainly right up there. In the past I have been strictly a Dulux person, but I thought I would give Crown a try after seeing their three for two offer. After purchasing these paints, I dropped along to their website to find a great colour picker, and you can even "test" your paint choices on photos of bedrooms, hallways etc, to see what it will ultimately look like! Admittedly it would be better to visit this site before making a ...  Read the complete review

We have been doing some Spring decorating lol, a little earlier than usual but hubby felt `in the mood`! Of course any household decorating means a visit to B&Q, one of the busiest places you can visit during a weekend and to me not the most interesting of places to visit either. I am just the labourer, I do the cleaning up, paint the odd skirting board and make the cups of tea. Men tend to take the decorating pretty seriously, the equipment is everything, they have to have the right paintbrushes and good quality paint. B&Q often have some brilliant offers on top quality paint and although we have used Wilkinson`s paint many ...  Read the complete review

There are many Do it yourself programs on the television nowadays and some of these are creative, whilst some a little mundane and temporary. Changing rooms is one where little things are done to change a room's ambiance instantly. Unfortunately, some of the changes are a little questionable and I would not let these people near my home. Myself, I prefer subtlety. When I painted my kitchen white, it was functional, it served its purpose, but there is more in life that white paint. I did an experiment and I want to share it with readers because making changes does not have to be drastic. A subtle change of colouring in a room can make the room go from cold to ...  Read the complete review