Rule 1 - put the cat outside! Failing that... Rule 2 - shut at least two doors between the decorating room and the dog / cat room, forming an air lock. It reminds me of the shame we felt taking our spaniel pup to her obedience classes - white gloss paint in the dark hair on one occasion; but another time she'd been swimming, wearing her new pink collar, and the colour had bled down her white chest. Day-glo spaniel, not a good look.
That made me laugh out loud! I wish I had seen that. I have a greyhound now who sleeps all the time in the house - however, I can't say that it has spurred me on to do any decorating lol!
Quote: Originally posted by Tigermouse on 22/2/2014
Quote: Originally posted by Aderynglas on 22/2/2014I blame all those decorating programmes, esp Changing Rooms, and the 'One hour makeover' programme.
Weeks of actual work condensed into a one hour programme!
Talk about unrealistic expectations!
OH is a qualified, time served Painter and Decorator and used to get really annoyed at these progs. He admitted he'd have been taken in if he hadn't been qualified. And it has done nothing for the reputation of proper decorators, why should they take so long when the ones on telly get it all done in an hour? And why so much prep? the ones on telly don't do it!
I seriously don't believe that all the work they do only takes an hour, even with so many people doing it. For one thing, how one earth can you paint walls and skirting boards then put carpet down immediately afterwards? Surely you'd end up getting paint on the edges of the carpet?
I decorated my son's room a few months ago, did all the painting one day then put the new carpet down the day after once the paint was dry. That programme must be very seriously edited to show all the work they do in just one hour.
I use water based gloss and undercoat, and while 1 hour is impossible, you can certainly put 2 undercoats and one gloss coat on in a day, and it will be dry by the evening. Its great stuff, never goes yellow and no smell.
I whoosh round with a light sanding block for the gloss and use paint which is low fumes as anything else would kill me .... it is not possible to go anything in quick time especially when your assistant is a rather naughty beagle!!!!!
Said beagle having a liking for chewing sanding blocks and wagging his tail and playing high fives when he sees you with a stick in your hand ... the stick being a paintbrush.
Silly beagle bum
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I love beagles. I knew they could be bad for running off, but had no idea they could get into such mischief indoors. Merlin makes my flakey lakies sound like model dogs by comparison, and they're right handfuls really.
I always put a baby gate on the doorway of any room I'm decorating, with the dogs on the other side of it. That way, they can watch (they are nosy, and hate not being able to see what you're up to) but not get tempted to "help".
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Topic: decorating ... why
