Recent content by emilybronte

Ah, I see. I somehow doubt it would pass current safety at work standards though... The lip you have added round two edges serves no use at all, does it? It certainly won't prevent the ladder coming off.

How many coats have you applied?

It seems like a lot of effort for not much return...you can't reach much higher with that than if you stood on the stairs themselves.

Chartwell Green: BS 14 C 35 It's a standard RAL colour. Not sure if you can get emulsion paint in it, though.

I agree. Then charge the grubby-handed tradesman/men for the cost of repainting if needed.

Why do you want a gloss finish on sandstone? Oilbased eggshell is much subtler. Gloss should be restricted to wood in really good, smooth condition - anything else tends to look tacky. Best o/b eggshell (and undercoat to go with it) is Little Greeene's Traditional Oil Eggshell, btw.

The word you need is 'complement', btw. However, I maintain that the colour schemes in both your photos are aesthetically unpleasing. A little bit of lime green or lemon yellow goes a long way. A lot of either has a bilious effect. The green in the bedroom photo looks terrible with that coffee...

If the grubby marks are just dust, then yes. If they are greasy, probably not.

I am losing the will to live over this one... Just sand the thing down and apply several coats of Ronseal matt finish stain and varnish in the colour you want (as long as it is darker than the original colour).

i think you mean eggshell.

Hammerite?

I hope this is a joke. Those combinations sound appalling.

Waterbased varnishes are thinner and may well show brush marks more than spirit-based. You could put it on with a soft lint-free rag.

The colour is immaterial. What matters is whether it was a water-based or spirit-based product. Which was it?

Just light it, gather round the thing with some friends and some wine and have a good time. Life is too short to be painting chimineas. Seriously!