Homebase Paint

After browsing various DIY stores I finally found a really strong colour that I liked and would look good and give a warm feel to our new conservatory. I chose a matt vinyl emulsion paint from Homebase, choosing a matt paint against a silk or eggshell paint as I don’t like shiny walls and it is a bright room anyway. I chose a vinyl paint as having a variety of animals and children who use the conservatory a lot, I needed something that would be wipeable yet stay on the walls. Homebase paints are actually produced by Crown paints, and so are of the same quality. I have never used any of Crown paints, always being deterred by the price thus opting ...  Read the complete review

I recently bought some paints from Homebase and was suprised by the range and quality of their range. The product I bought was the all purpose primer. This provides an excellant base for undercoat and then gloss paints on wood - having spent out on new skirting boards thought it best not to skimp on the finishing. The paint was easy to use, requiring little stirring, didn't run and dried fairly quickly. Being all purpose this can also be used on metal and brickwork to provide a key for undercoat / topcoat. One paint that will work with most surfaces. The cost was less than the other brands. The 750ml was £6.99 the 2.5l was 10.99. Very good ...  Read the complete review

Okay, so I woke up in bed one day last week and apparently in typical woman style said 'I don't like it', meaning the shocking pink and brown combination on the walls in our room which was all done around a 10 inch square picture I bought with a lovely design on. I mean, I like it now. Now that I have torn all the wallpaper off and repainted half of the room! I actually choose the Homebase Flawless Matt Finish in Duck Egg (as shown in the picture above) in th e New Year to go in our spare room and have never gotten round to doing it. I get new bedlinen and bits and bobs, so decided that I could use all that stuff in our bedroom. We have moved into the ...  Read the complete review

We are going through a bit of a decorating pahse at the moment... and many of the rooms in our house have succombed to a good painting. Amidst the types tried have been Dulux, Crown, a wierd one called "homeart" and homebase' own brand. Now it was upon the walls of my own room that I used the Homebase paint, and I needed to cover up a heavy dark blue that had been on the wall for several years. I knew it was going to be a big job, and it was only by chance that I was using the homebase paint. The paint was dubbed "one coat only" however this would only presumably apply should the colour that you wanted to cover be white, or another light ...  Read the complete review

Cant think of what paint to buy or that paint is too far expensive so what do I do? When I was painting my house I searched for paint and always come across the two main manufactures are Crown and Dulux, which are the two most expensive. There are several types of paint manufactures that supply company’s own brand of paint such as Homebase, B&Q, and Wicks etc. not many people would compare Crown paints with homebase paint but why? Somebody has to make the paint for Homebase but who believe it or not it’s CROWN and far cheaper. You would actually think in store paints are not good quality paints but you wouldn’t think that it has been ...  Read the complete review