mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
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My mum and dad are away for 3 days, they are back friday, my room is the front box room, Ideally I want it done for their return on friday
Im that way inclined I have lost of shelves to put up and a new double convector rad to fit, the wallpapering is my only concern 
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Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
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I did my hall and said never again  I fuckin hate it with passion 
My bedroom needs doing again though 
It's quite easy to do. I'm just proper unfit and was fucked after sanding down all the wood work.
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MikeE
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Registered: 7th Mar 03
Location: Milton Keynes
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need a pasting table, pasting brush, a sharp snap off knife and caluking tool. Oh and a fucking lot of pationts
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J da Silva
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I don't see wallpaper hanging in the same light as you lot, I can line and hang a finish paper in a box room in a day no problem, it's the stripping it off I hate, everywall in my house is either wall art (for the kids) or emulsion.
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Tommy L
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Registered: 21st Aug 06
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Get the paint out matt. Wallpapering is so 20th century
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Cosmo
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Registered: 29th Mar 01
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Once you get the first few up and straight then the rest shouldnt be too much of a problem.
Its not really that hard - and much better than painting. Cant fucking standing painting rooms 
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AndyKent
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I'd never have paper any more (unless its a lining paper to cover an uneven wall).
Paint FTW
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Cosmo
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quote:
Originally posted by aPk
I'd never have paper any more (unless its a lining paper to cover an uneven wall).
Paint FTW
Why?
Some of the wallpapers out their are  and give a much better finish if done properly than paint.
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C2RL R
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Registered: 28th Mar 02
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i see decorating as really relaxing. i dont mind wallpapering or painting. even the sanding down bit i enjoy. i've helped my dad for as long as i can remember though so i picked up all the tricks at a young age.
i always go for wallpaper if the wall hasn't been freshly skimmed. as Craig says, some of the designs are really cool.
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Kathryn W
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Registered: 12th Oct 03
Location: Widnes, Cheshire
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I need one of the spare rooms done because they an abosloute state
It's easy enough.. I have all the aparatus to do it just dont have the time/energy at the minute
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Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
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Isn't wallpaper a bit 10yrs ago? Paint always looks more modern and fresh IMO. Big fan of creams and neutral colours tbh.
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Kathryn W
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I'm painting over my wallpaper.. but yes wallpaper is very out of date 
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C2RL R
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quote:
Originally posted by loafofbrett
Isn't wallpaper a bit 10yrs ago? Paint always looks more modern and fresh IMO. Big fan of creams and neutral colours tbh.
paint if you have a skimmed wall. if not paper.
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AndyKent
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Some are ok, but personally I hate repeating patterns, would rather solid colour.
My bedroom is cream on two walls, pale blue on the other two, looks ace IMO. I reckon it looks far better than any wallpaper could.
Thats my preference though.
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Tom
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Depends how ture the walls are also could alwaus paper one and paint 3
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corsa120
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here is a tip for you mate buy wallpaper which needs to be painted like super fresco blown vinyl type and then when it comes to the corners cut the paper at the corner roughly but neatly and start again on the next wall all you have to do then is use level..... you will have a rough corner then when you have not gone round the corner which is pain if the walls arent straight but to make something new go to focus etc and buy some like quadrant for the corners no nails it to the corner and then gap fill it it with decorater chaulk and then paint as normal.
this will not work for wallpaper that wont requie painting etc.. if i get the chance ill take apic of mine
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corsa120
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how is wallpaper old most of my friends have just painted walls and to be honest i think it all looks CANT BE BOTHERED only time painted wall looks good to me is if its bin skimmed a week ago and is perfectly smooth...
and even then alot of my family/friends walls have cracked which then it needs skimming and then it never looks smooth again...
ideally wallper has its own problems if it gets damaged etc but i would class lairy wallpaper like from 70's old not these modern blown vinyls which you paint over with a nice neutral colour
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
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quote:
Originally posted by C2RL R
quote:
Originally posted by loafofbrett
Isn't wallpaper a bit 10yrs ago? Paint always looks more modern and fresh IMO. Big fan of creams and neutral colours tbh.
paint if you have a skimmed wall. if not paper.
exactly while im painting it, the plaster is 50 yrs old and not at its most fresh
will be putting some shite superfresco up then painting it
just dont know what colour yet, I like B&Qs tangerine dream
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Dean_W
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Registered: 13th Dec 05
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Backing paper painted overFTW.
Really easy specially if the pattern is not too 'busy'
I did my bedroom in 2 nights.
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
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If I can im gonna find some with no pattern at all
probably be at that stage tomorra
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Kathryn W
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My bedroom has wallpaper but doesn't have a pattern 
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
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quote:
Originally posted by Kathryn W
My bedroom has wallpaper but doesn't have a pattern
Mine has LFC paper
(in your house)
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Cosmo
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Registered: 29th Mar 01
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quote:
Originally posted by Whittie
quote:
Originally posted by Kathryn W
My bedroom has wallpaper but doesn't have a pattern
Mine has LFC paper
(in your house)
Ive already called shotgun on that.
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Doldy
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Registered: 13th Mar 08
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Ask Dan on here, he has fuck loads to do i reckon
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Kathryn W
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quote:
Originally posted by Whittie
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Originally posted by Kathryn W
My bedroom has wallpaper but doesn't have a pattern
Mine has LFC paper
(in your house)
It hasn't
Thats the room we're having trouble with getting the paper off.. so that'll be the room that'll get papered
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