A quick wipe, a coat of paint, and a tidy room at the end. That's the popular version of how to prepare a wall for painting, and it's also why so many repaints begin to peel, flash, or show old stains soon after completion. In Dublin homes, the wall may be older plaster, several layers […]
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You've chosen a colour that looked perfect in the shop, but it shifts from soft and warm in the morning to grey by evening. The older wall beneath it has hairline cracks, a faint damp mark and several layers of previous paint. Meanwhile, the family still needs access to the kitchen, bedrooms and stairs while
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What's the best colour for a hallway if the space is narrow, receives little daylight and opens directly into several rooms? The answer isn't a universal trend shade. It depends on the light you have, the hallway's width, ceiling height, architectural detail, flooring and the colours visible through adjoining doorways. In Dublin homes, the safest
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A standard 12×12 bedroom typically takes a professional painter 3–5 hours of active work, but 1–2 elapsed days once drying between coats is included. A DIY painter usually needs 6–12 hours of labour across that same window, because the wall doesn't care how fast you roll on the first coat. You're usually not asking how
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