Repainting a surface is always an enjoyable experience, no matter what material or paint you’re working with. You might be giving your interior walls a touch up, painting old furniture to give it a new lease on life, or maybe braving the elements to repaint your patio. However, not all painting projects need to involve […]
Masonry surfaces are a common sight at home or when out and about. From our lovely garden path to the floor of our garage and even the walls of buildings, there’s a lot of stonework to look after. Painting masonry is the best way to preserve these surfaces. But after years of wear and tear, they’ll start to look less than their best […]
Although we’re still in the drizzly depths of winter at the moment, soon you’ll have to start planning your next big exterior painting project. Over the winter you may have transformed the interior of your home, with freshly painted walls, doors, skirting boards, and maybe even your IKEA furniture! But when you step outside, it’s a very different story. Your exterior walls are looking weathered […]
If you look beyond the polished wood and plaster in your home, you’ll find that plastic is still used a lot, even on brand-new properties. In fact it’s only older buildings that lack it entirely, and many of those have had UPVC window frames and plastic guttering installed over the years. There’s no denying the versatility of plastic, but to some these surfaces can […]
This is one of the biggest questions any keen interior decorator has to ask themselves. Both interior paint and wallpaper have their pros and cons, but there are a few hidden features that you might not know about until you get started. As you can probably imagine, a company called ‘Paintmaster’ is naturally going to […]
Varnish is a fantastic tool that can instantly upgrade everything from Ikea furniture to yachts. It’s aprofessional’s best secret for achieving perfect results every time. Just a few coats can transformyour DIY into a masterpiece. In this blog, we’ll detail some of the uses of polyurethane varnish and acrylic varnish and share tipsto help you […]
Whether your varnish has ended up somewhere it wasn’t supposed to or you just fancy changing up the finish of your wood, it’s good to know how to remove varnish from different surfaces. You may be wondering, do I need to remove varnish before painting? And the answer is yes! Preparing the surface is arguably […]
There are dozens of paintable surfaces both inside and outside your home. When you’re redecorating, your walls, floors, ceilings, and doors are the big jobs you naturally gravitate towards. Outside there are fences, patios, sheds, and garage doors, all of which benefit from fresh paint every now and then. But once these are covered, there’s […]
There are a few things to consider when picking paint for interior walls. Naturally you want your paint to be high quality and durable, so it looks better for longer. You also want it to be the perfect colour; you’ll be looking at it for years, after all! But a factor that is often overlooked […]
As we come into the season of barbeques and lounging outside, it often becomes abundantly clear that parts of our garden are in dire need of some touch ups! Outdoor tiles are something that we may not think of as requiring painting as often as painting fences or painting garden furniture, however repainting roof tiles […]
