Bedroom paint/flooring

fairydust

Hi

I am in desperate need of redecorating my bedroom and would like to find the cheapest possible way of doing it (and easy too if poss - helpless single mother! ::) )

Where would I find cheap, but decent quality paint and flooring? Anyone know?

Cheers in advance ;D

elona

You can paint over wallpaper and a roller is the quickest way to cover large areas quickly.

Is there a local free paper that you could check for any deals?

Cheapest for paint could be white paint on most or all walls then adding colour from a few tester pots as a stripe or alcove etc.

Savvy_Sue

Getting a few tester pots and slapping on big squares to see what you like the look of is a good idea. Anything is likely to be darker on your wall than on a lighter one.

But getting a base coat of white on first would help stop the dark showing through if you want to go really light.

Have you got a LETS (Local Exchange Trading Scheme I think is the full name) near you to 'trade' something you can do for help with decorating? It's much easier with more than one of you.

Mumstheword

I never buy coloured paint, only huge tubs of white, and mix in a tester pot- you'd be surprised how much colour a little tester pot adds to white, so only put in a bit at a time until you get the colour you want.
just in case you need more than you thought- make sure you measure the amount of white and colour you mix together, to get the next lot the same shade.

fairydust

I never buy coloured paint, only huge tubs of white, and mix in a tester pot- you'd be surprised how much colour a little tester pot adds to white, so only put in a bit at a time until you get the colour you want.
just in case you need more than you thought- make sure you measure the amount of white and colour you mix together, to get the next lot the same shade.

What a fantastic idea *insert clapping here* ;D

I'll buy loads of white paint, paint plain white as an undercoat (do you need special 'undercoat' or will plain emulsion do?) and plain white & tester to mix

elona

You will probably need loads of coats to cover the dark blue, unless you can get a cheap one coat cover all paint in the sales.