The Nice People Thread, No.16: A Universe of Niceness.

ivyleaf

Oh dear silvercar, that sounds grim indeed

hjd I hope the cake was yummy. I love coffee icing/buttercream

PasturesNew

vivatifosi wrote: »

In all seriousness, stop decorating.

You can't stop once you've started. Right now I've started two small walls. One's quite streaky - and the other's streaky where it's done, but it's not been finished. So I have to keep going.

I'm only "dabbing bits and bobs" after this, where it's blindingly screaming in your face "shabby"... like the stair handrail, that needs doing .... but I'm matching the paint in ... as the spindles are fine. Front door also needs "dabbing at" where it's peeled away from round the windows, hoping not to have to do the whole door!

vivatifosi wrote: »

All that matters is that it is clean, tidy and doesn't smell.

Many won't use the PP, they will either ignore it, or just see it as a sign they COULD.... I doubt many would wish to, due to the hassle of the process and living with it.

It'll be clean and tidy - but there are just 1-2 spots that need a quick dab... plus 3 small walls. I'm just super slow and super rubbish at it.

PasturesNew

LydiaJ wrote: »

I agree with viva. "Decor a bit tired" is no worse than "decor done by someone who doesn't know what they're doing". In fact, it's probably better. I wouldn't have a problem buying a house whose owner hadn't decorated for a few years, but I would definitely be scared off by a house that looked as though its owner had been bodging things.

This is part of the problem, I'm not a bodger as such ... and it's because I'm a perfectionist without the motivation/skills that it's taking so long... hand painting, using a child's paintbrush, round something is attention to detail that's painful to do.

It will look perfect WHEN I've finished... it's just the route is rocky

PasturesNew

Somewhere in my kitchen I'm sure I have a small pile of chocolate covered peanuts. I just bought them, I opened the bag, tipped some out into my hand, ate two, then thought "Ah, better put these down while I make a coffee" .... and now I can't find them and I don't remember eating them.

No worries.... just poured more out of the bag, but you do wonder if you're losing your marbles sometimes!

Pyxis

PasturesNew wrote: »

Somewhere in my kitchen I'm sure I have a small pile of chocolate covered peanuts. I just bought them, I opened the bag, tipped some out into my hand, ate two, then thought "Ah, better put these down while I make a coffee" .... and now I can't find them and I don't remember eating them.

No worries.... just poured more out of the bag, but you do wonder if you're losing your marbles sometimes!

Perhaps they rolled into the paint tin. :D:D

PasturesNew

Pyxis wrote: »

Perhaps they rolled into the paint tin.

I know for a fact that can't be possible ... it's only 9.40am, haven't yet mustered the mental strength to even think about getting paint out. I've ticked "WIN" on my day's list just by having been out and bought new brushes/rollers etc

Also bought a bag of disposable gloves since I seem to cover myself in paint, trouble is, they only had size medium and I'm definitely a small, so they might end up causing more problems than they solve

chris_m

PasturesNew wrote: »

Somewhere in my kitchen I'm sure I have a small pile of chocolate covered peanuts. I just bought them, I opened the bag, tipped some out into my hand, ate two, then thought "Ah, better put these down while I make a coffee" .... and now I can't find them and I don't remember eating them.

No worries.... just poured more out of the bag, but you do wonder if you're losing your marbles sometimes!

Not you -you're losing your chocolate covered peanuts instead :rotfl:

PasturesNew

Well, that's gone well!

Kitchen, first coat ... nailed.

Small 4" rollers, a paintbrush and edger for the edges ... Pads are good, but then I whipped out one of the newly bought rollers to give it a different finish and I liked it so much I stayed with that.

Phew... thought I was doomed ... but I think it'll be OK.

chris_m

PasturesNew wrote: »

Well, that's gone well!
Kitchen, first coat ... nailed.

Is nailing the paint on easier than using traditional methods?
:p:p

PasturesNew

chris_m wrote: »

Is nailing the paint on easier than using traditional methods?
:p:p

Anything must be easier than the current method.