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Colour advice for 2018 from your local Painter and Decorator

Posted on 22/03/201822/03/2018 by Neil Johnson

At last spring is here! As the light changes and the days get longer our moods change, and we start feeling happier and more positive. This is reflected in the decorative industry during this time of year. sales of paints and wallpapers increase dramatically and the choices of colours and patterns change. So, to give you a help in hand with your design ideas here's the latest trends for colour schemes and papers when you decide it’s for a bit of painting and decorating to the interior or e...
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Restoration tips for a Victorian home

Posted on 02/05/201627/05/2018 by Neil Johnson

When we move into a property it's easy to get carried away, trying to incorporate all the décor ideas' we have found over the years from magazines, on TV etc. However in the process we can create a Frankensteinian home that struggles with it's identity. Many times I have seen wonderful period homes that look incredible on the outside, then as you walk in your confronted with garish colours, sharp plastered corners, modern fitting & furniture and in the majority of cases it just doesn't work...
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Choosing a Colour Scheme

Posted on 05/01/201627/05/2018 by Neil Johnson

Why do we find one place appealing and are uneasy in another? Why are we attracted to one product over another? Color—whether architectural or in products—accounts for 60 percent of our response to an object or a place. The "buzz" about color is usually called "color psychology." But the effects of color are subtle and significant; physical and psychological. Color use is not something that results in a definitive equation between "color and our moods," as is a currently popular expression....
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