Daydream thread... without the rose-tinted specs

jenie_2

Davesnave wrote: »

Well, you'd be right there:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Land-Green-Ginger-Noel-Langley/dp/0571226183

It was also the title of a novel by Winifred Holtby, I can see the appeal, its a nice name

welovemarmite

mmm considering retraining as a woman plumber... gets me out of current job (which makes me ill with stress) and would be handy when I got my small holding and likely run down house that needs dealing with.

rhiwfield

At the risk of getting my head shot off I had a laugh at one of the dream builds on telly last night. The couple were struggling with their budget, pan camera to the woman berating one of the trades for describing her paint choice as "mushroom" colour. Its Charleston Grey she exclaimed, not mushroom, its Charleston Grey. Hope that F&B gave her some freebies!

Itismehonest

rhiwfield wrote: »

At the risk of getting my head shot off I had a laugh at one of the dream builds on telly last night. The couple were struggling with their budget, pan camera to the woman berating one of the trades for describing her paint choice as "mushroom" colour. Its Charleston Grey she exclaimed, not mushroom, its Charleston Grey. Hope that F&B gave her some freebies!

:rotfl: What is it with F&B? They seem to attract the same customers as the NT :eek: which is somewhat concerning.
It all leaves me wondering if both brands aren't just seen as a sort of ladder for social climbers.:think: It's a [STRIKE]puppet[/STRIKE] paint for Pete's sake :rotfl:

lostinrates

Itismehonest wrote: »

:rotfl: What is it with F&B? They seem to attract the same customers as the NT :eek: which is somewhat concerning.
It all leaves me wondering if both brands aren't just seen as a sort of ladder for social climbers.:think: It's a [STRIKE]puppet[/STRIKE] paint for Pete's sake :rotfl:

I use them. . The flat matts are beautiful. (I actually prefer little greene for colour, and we are using them, but the flat chalkiness of f and b is somehow deeper.

I know you used lime, and then made the point that's its hard to match afterwards. That's the joy with a commercial paint. I can touch up as needed, no stress, no fuss. As we have ongoing work in all rooms it seems prudent to be able to repaint! (Actually once the bathroom is finished painted, that's it...short of maintenance we'll have our first FINISHED ROOM!

If it were COLOUR then I think the f and b range is certainly rather beatable indeed.

Itismehonest

lostinrates wrote: »

I use them. . The flat matts are beautiful. (I actually prefer little greene for colour, and we are using them, but the flat chalkiness of f and b is somehow deeper.

I know you used lime, and then made the point that's its hard to match afterwards. That's the joy with a commercial paint. I can touch up as needed, no stress, no fuss. As we have ongoing work in all rooms it seems prudent to be able to repaint! (Actually once the bathroom is finished painted, that's it...short of maintenance we'll have our first FINISHED ROOM!

If it were COLOUR then I think the f and b range is certainly rather beatable indeed.

You use them but you aren't 'precious' about them, LIR.
Some people seem to consider them as some sort of status symbol. That's the sort I was referring to.

We only use lime on the old walls. The newly plastered ones all get a Wickes Trade paint job No point using lime where it isn't necessary but where the plaster & walls are old & need to breathe it's the best choice we find.

lostinrates

Itismehonest wrote: »

You use them but you aren't 'precious' about them, LIR.
Some people seem to consider them as some sort of status symbol. That's the sort I was referring to.

We only use lime on the old walls. The newly plastered ones all get a Wickes Trade paint job No point using lime where it isn't necessary but where the plaster & walls are old & need to breathe it's the best choice we find.

Couldn't be less precious about them.

I only care about the light quality/refraction and the colour.

Couldn't care less which historic organisations use them or lend their name to them at least, or the funny names, (could be numbered or called cat vomit for all I care.....though some are nicely named I think it can be distracting in fact, some are straightforward misleading I think. )

Yep, couldn't give a toss about the make. I almost NEVER use plain white, but have just done on bathroom woodwork. It was the cheapest eggshell I could get. I might change my mind and want an off white and then I'll look at the options, but for a 'white white' seemed no point in seeing what more expensive options were over cheap ones:rotfl:. Also, I discovered LAST year that the f and b grey colour we've used outside is exactly available in a cheaper range, and so we swapped to that half way through, it was a better finish for exterior metal too.

Edit: I think for others who aren't that confident. they probably are a useful edit of colours. There are no 'duff ones' or difficult ones. Even the 'brave' choices seem to coordinate quite well. (I think its the light refraction thingy) and the darker neutrals are really where their colour range is IMO strongest.

alfie_1

i use F&B... well whats left in the tins from other peoples :rotfl:

i cant remember the last time i bought paint from a shop/outlet !

in fact i cant remember buying any interior goods from a shop.:cool:

i get given stuff then i plan how to use it.... i end up with a room with similarities of various friends rooms...;) :rotfl::rotfl:

i have the most horrendous cold.:( i cant breath normally and have a stonkin sore throat :(

thanyou all for thoughts on my mabel...:)

Rummer

alfie_1 wrote: »

l::rotfl:

i have the most horrendous cold.:( i cant breath normally and have a stonkin sore throat :(

thanyou all for thoughts on my mabel...:)

Massive hugs. It is no wonder you have caught a cold with all that you have been dealing with the last few weeks/months. Tonight can you crank up the heating and snuggle up on the couch with Bimble and eat delicious things?

alfie_1

well looks like its gonna be a no show from mr pratt so friday afternoon will be P DAY.

envoirenmental health and waterboard first
then a nice long bill of expenses incurred during the duration of this debarcle....

its gonna be all guns blazing next monday.. the preverbial poop will hit the fan...;)
and hopefully mr BUHA is stood in front of it...:rotfl: