Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Aug 25, 2008 5:33 pm Sorry about the subject title...I was really struggling to be succinct
I am wanting to re-paint my bathroom and laundry as part of a mini reno/house refresh. The paint throughout the rest of the house is OK; certainly nothing I want to go around changing uneccessarily (btw it's Dulux "Clotted Cream" - a yellow toned neutral I think you'd say). I am looking at Dulux "Chalk USA" - more white, nice and bright. I am not interested in getting in a painter for such a small job but I am puzzled about where I stop painting the new colour If I do the outside of the door...when it's closed it will be a different colour to the rest of the *other* room. wth!? So to get around this I was thinking of painting the hallway that the laundry exits on to. The main bathroom door also exits on to this hallway so that's 2 birds with the one stone! On the other hand, the enquite bathroom exits in to the bedroom. Can I get away with painting a kinda 'feature' wall if it's a paler colour so that the whole wall, including the doors, is the one colour? Or is that just plain weird! Clearly I am a newbe at this game. Any advice appreciated Re: Where do I stop painting if I'm only doing individual rooms? 2Aug 25, 2008 5:37 pm I don't really understand the problem sorry, maybe someone else does! I would do inside the wet rooms in the new colour.
Or is it the trims that you are worried about? We had the same problem with the trims, we wanted the bathroom to be white but the rest are china white. In the end we did the bathroom walls white white (rest of walls antique white usa) but we did trims the china white throughout, including bathroom. Re: Where do I stop painting if I'm only doing individual rooms? 3Aug 25, 2008 6:42 pm Sorry...I am having trouble understanding it myself
I will try again to explain it! Ok...you're looking at a closed door...behind that door is an ensuite painted in Chalk. Do you paint the side of the door that is facing you in Chalk to match the ensuite behind it? Or leave it the colour it was....? If it is not painted to match the ensuite, when the door is open - into the ensuite - it will not match. But it will match the bedroom. If I do paint it to match the ensuite, when the door is it is closed it will not match the bedroom! Argh! I really don't want to repaint the bedroom if I can avoid it. So....to combat this I was thinking I could paint that whole wall including the 'troublesome' door, in Chalk....but I have only ever seen feature walls done in darker colours...never the other way around. Does anyone ever do a light feature wall I fear it will look bizarre. Sorry my explanation is still probably cr@pola *sigh* Re: Where do I stop painting if I'm only doing individual rooms? 5Aug 25, 2008 7:09 pm _kelly_...I understand what your saying.
Yes it’s a painter’s nightmare, but the Clotted Cream and Chalk USA should work well together regardless. Now I have to try and explain……let me know if you don’t understand me. Keep the wet areas in the chalk and the other areas in the Clotted cream, meaning you paint the doors different colours either side. As I said the 2 colours will work well together so it won’t matter when the doors are open. Now the architraves….. paint them the chalk usa all the way through. Does this make sense??? I’m lost trying to explain. Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Where do I stop painting if I'm only doing individual rooms? 6Aug 25, 2008 7:28 pm Michelle Now the architraves….. paint them the chalk usa all the way through. Ooh, really? I hadn't thought of that That could definitely work! And even *I* can understand how to do it There is scope at some point to paint right through in Chalk but since I am doing it myself it might be over the course of a few months...if not a year, lol. I am done with paying so-called master painters to do second rate work Would rather just DIY and save some cash in the process! Thanks for the advice! Re: Where do I stop painting if I'm only doing individual rooms? 7Aug 25, 2008 7:39 pm I know what you mean; I do all my own painting when it’s a fairly small job. Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com The DIY project can be broken into two major steps. Planning and Design and Construction. Both of these steps are as important as one another to ensure you give… 0 5172 Hi group, have some damage to the door frame and skirting board. It's a side door to the laundry area. Only has a security door. I had a termite inspection (note drill… 0 5054 0 2020 |