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lounge room help , hi everyone I have acquired a 90 year old red brick

3 years ago

Please tell me how to paint this room

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dreamer
3 years ago
What info do you require. Is it colours or physically info on how to paint?
Jan Torney
Original Author
3 years ago
Both ... thank you
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dreamer
3 years ago
Read up on preparation and painting of a room, but very basically:
Entire walls need to cleaned with sugar soap. You have high ceilings, so hire some ladders, make up some scaffolding, so all areas can be reached.
Then preparation is the hardest part of painting. You need to fill any uneven parts of the walls, or along any spaces between walls and the wall railings and skirting boards. Use a product, called Pollyfilla.
Then sand back those repairs with a light sand paper. Clean over to remove any dust.
Use painters tape, a blue tape, to cover the top of the skirting boards, so wall paint does not get on them, same if you are painting picture rails a different colour.
Choose the colour that will compliment your furnishings. Either one entire colour, or a different colour on the higher portion of the wall. Maybe Picture rail and skirting in a crisp white. Use a paint brush to paint all the outline of each wall, as it is easier to paint the rest of the walls with a roller. Maybe an extended roller, and standing on scaffolding. I would also remove the mantel, prepare and paint that wall, then replace mantel.

This is a very basic overview.
Jan Torney
Original Author
3 years ago
Thank you .... do you any advice on colours
emcain
3 years ago
Hi Jan,

What colours do you love or are drawn to personally?

Em.
Jan Torney
Original Author
3 years ago
I would like to do three different colours with above picture rail to ceiling being white ... open to any sugggestipns
Jan
Jan Torney
Original Author
3 years ago
B!&
emcain
3 years ago
Hi Jan,

So two more colours as well as the white, or three more colours as well as the white?
dreamer
3 years ago
Choosing colours is a personal thing. No one can choose for you.
Google images of federation lounge rooms, and see if you find any colour combinations that YOU like.
Jan Torney
Original Author
3 years ago
This is one that I found and love it but would like to see it in different colours
emcain
3 years ago
Hi Jan,

Have you tried something like the Dulux Colour app? You can take pics of your space & then play around with the colours you like on your device. This really helps you get a better idea of what you might like & you can play as much as you want!

Hope this helps : )

Em.
Jan Torney
Original Author
3 years ago
Thank you 😊

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