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DECORATING
Decorating gives you the chance to freshen up tired rooms or go further and transform them by introducing new moods and accents.
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- Paints
- suppliers of paints and wood finishes.
- Wallpapers
- manufacturers and suppliers of classic
and contemporary wallpapers.
- DIY
Tools
- suppliers of power
tools, hand tools, fixings and decorating accessories.
- Plasterwork
& Panelling
- specialists in plasterwork,
wall panelling and architectural joinery.
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Laura Ashley
designer paints and wallpapers.
Designers Guild
designer wallpaper.

Wallpaper Direct
thousands of wallpapers. |
Tips
and advice.
Use
sample paint pots to paint a square metre on the wall (include the
darkest wall, usually the one with the main window), see it at different
times of day and in different weather conditions and at night under
the room lights; remember paint always goes slightly darker when
dry.
Do
the same with wallpaper, get a large sample and tape or stick it
to the wall. If the paper has a design, look at its scale against
the height of the wall and the dimensions of the room.
Many wallpaper manufacturers provide matching fabrics allowing you to team your wallpaper with your curtains and upholstery.
Warm
colours such as red and yellow bring the walls closer (which may
not be a bad thing if you want the room to look more cosy) and cool
colours like blue and green increase the sense of space...
For advice on paints and painting, visit the Paint Quality Institute.
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