tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530322011980194624.post4802000043306635547..comments2024-03-20T12:01:00.233+00:00Comments on Susie So So: Decorating RandomnessSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13656222741423910557noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530322011980194624.post-79175569184527524192015-07-11T20:14:17.044+01:002015-07-11T20:14:17.044+01:00Love the prints Sue - I need to do some for Hugh&#...Love the prints Sue - I need to do some for Hugh's room - it's quiet bare! I have an IKEA map that I have been meaning to assemble and hang for him...I bought it 6 months ago and it's still on my 'to do' list! I seem to be spending half of my vacation adding to that list for when I return! xPoppysStylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15124498651502796909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530322011980194624.post-42229424935460688312015-06-25T11:34:12.594+01:002015-06-25T11:34:12.594+01:00Love this post Sue! You've inspired me to thin...Love this post Sue! You've inspired me to think about re-doing my 6 year olds room. He needs a more grown up decor. Thanks : ) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15685934867484101812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530322011980194624.post-11773449511625765022015-06-24T06:29:09.600+01:002015-06-24T06:29:09.600+01:00Well I used to expend so much time and energy tryi...Well I used to expend so much time and energy trying to clean everything that it would drive me nuts and I'm sure the water bill doubled just because of the brush cleaning. I use the small fluffy ones - they are designed for emulsion. The sponge ones are for gloss paint I think. And if you leave the paint in the tray a long time, it's sometimes worth getting rid of the foil and paint and starting a new lot because if the paint dries out a little, it comes off in little clumps on to your roller and that's annoying peeling those bits off your wall too. I noticed this the next day after I'd left the paint tray for the night whereas when I started, there were no problems with anything going on the wall. Hope that helps!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13656222741423910557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530322011980194624.post-65976030465050238172015-06-24T06:26:13.065+01:002015-06-24T06:26:13.065+01:00It's the closest I will ever get to owning a H...It's the closest I will ever get to owning a Hermes Liz!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13656222741423910557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530322011980194624.post-6736763638819606432015-06-24T06:25:40.191+01:002015-06-24T06:25:40.191+01:00I'm doing everything the wrong way round but t...I'm doing everything the wrong way round but there was a grubby looking wall in Ben's room which was driving me mad and it had to go. Now I have to go through the cupboards in his room. I'm kind of working my way round to culling my stuff by doing his which is not the agreed practice but ... I feel better for it.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13656222741423910557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530322011980194624.post-60261530407862934402015-06-24T06:24:14.014+01:002015-06-24T06:24:14.014+01:00The brushes I saw the decorators use were huge. I ...The brushes I saw the decorators use were huge. I wouldn't have trusted myself with them but a regular 2.5" wide brush seems to do the trick for me. And yes, I bought a few cheap brushes as I knew they would be thrown but they leave brush marks - the bristles are harder and more sparse and the shedding drove me nuts. And a not very fashionable post but I'm glad you enjoyed it Frances.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13656222741423910557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530322011980194624.post-40083742668008829742015-06-24T06:21:55.659+01:002015-06-24T06:21:55.659+01:00Well you're just lucky - sometimes I think it ...Well you're just lucky - sometimes I think it would be so much easier to get someone in to do the job but I'm also a bit of a painting control freak. In my old house, I think I painted the kitchen about 10 times whilst I was there. The Grumps would go off for a night and come back to a different coloured kitchen. And I made a lot of mistakes picking out the exact right shade ... how many shades of cream can there be? Many it would appear.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13656222741423910557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530322011980194624.post-90351309459443020662015-06-23T22:20:14.995+01:002015-06-23T22:20:14.995+01:00Sue I love all these tips - thanks so much for sha...Sue I love all these tips - thanks so much for sharing! We spend so long scrubbing our trays, what a great idea to line them. Now, re the smaller roller, I hear you re arm ache. Do you use the sponge smaller ones or the fluffy one (that is normally what the large come in)? I hope that made sense - I need to hit the sack! Genius ideas re the free pictures as well and Ikea frames are fab, I have loads xGlamRosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05715232195418834831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530322011980194624.post-141192281277124082015-06-23T19:40:22.657+01:002015-06-23T19:40:22.657+01:00Some brilliant tips Sue. I be the prints in Ben...Some brilliant tips Sue. I be the prints in Ben's room. And those Hermes bags..! xxx<br />www.whatlizzyloves.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13173778557125530000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530322011980194624.post-68299502089036033062015-06-23T07:42:49.541+01:002015-06-23T07:42:49.541+01:00Superb tips Sue.....I can feel another project com...Superb tips Sue.....I can feel another project coming on once I've finished destuffocating! The prints are a brilliant idea! Gracie's room is long overdue a make-up! Can't believe you've got me all excited about DIY! :0) xxCuratingMihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00772398808846950425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530322011980194624.post-34730344988068143562015-06-22T19:21:01.230+01:002015-06-22T19:21:01.230+01:00Thanks, I had a look, its gorgeous!Thanks, I had a look, its gorgeous!Lucy Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08492340196238278129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530322011980194624.post-50582553556009856122015-06-22T17:36:52.437+01:002015-06-22T17:36:52.437+01:00Love these tips, especially the one about a larger...Love these tips, especially the one about a larger brush being better at lines, we have always used a small one and the wiggly lines on our toilet ceiling account for the fact it doesn't work..so we will use a big one next. Love the cling film and tin foil idea in the paint tray too - and much to my Dads dismay we always buy cheap brushes and rollers and chuck..life is too short to be cleaning them! Love this post Sue, you are fab! xxThe Fashion Lifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06432880387119507281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530322011980194624.post-83787877995231363182015-06-22T17:12:30.413+01:002015-06-22T17:12:30.413+01:00Brilliant post Sue - you could be me, I do all of ...Brilliant post Sue - you could be me, I do all of those things except paint to the left. Still trying to work that one out if I'm a left hander. Anyway it's academic really as I hung up my brushes years ago and get Pete the Decorator in now lol xxI won't wear sludge brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425313534867225963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530322011980194624.post-8651608351235210092015-06-22T16:29:01.791+01:002015-06-22T16:29:01.791+01:00They had some nice bedlinen sets round about Chris...They had some nice bedlinen sets round about Christmas time but their range has dwindled a bit or else I would be seeing what I could get my hands on. I've not seen the book you mention but when you said B & G, I thought you meant for my boys Ben and George then. I will have to take a look ... but it does seem almost criminal to take a book apart doesn't it - they're a little sacred I think. I have a beautiful book which you might be interested to take a look at. http://www.foliosociety.com/book/BFB/blue-fairy-book It's expensive but a little something different.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13656222741423910557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530322011980194624.post-49665806174105746002015-06-22T16:25:16.904+01:002015-06-22T16:25:16.904+01:00I'm too scared to go red. However, I'm not...I'm too scared to go red. However, I'm not too scared to go dark blue for a wall with lots of white frames on it. I have ideas in mind. I'm just waiting my time ... I just need George to go and stay with his auntie for a couple of days ... or on another camping trip with Daddy.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13656222741423910557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530322011980194624.post-27252073567888876152015-06-22T16:20:23.247+01:002015-06-22T16:20:23.247+01:00Oh and Primark have Coke duvet sets now - not as s...Oh and Primark have Coke duvet sets now - not as soft and the chambray ones because of the ink for the print but sort of classic looking and very red. My boys like them anyway, what with coke being such a rare treat. And do you know the book Paul Thurlby's Alphabet? Its beautiful and if you can bear to tear out a page they make beautiful prints. I used the whole book here http://onthestripeycouchonasaturdaymorning.blogspot.ie/2014/02/childrens-book-illustrations-as-art.html. The G page is "G is for Graffiti" and the B one is "B is for Bounce". Great post - with great painting tips, thanks!Lucy Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08492340196238278129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530322011980194624.post-20814413848146356862015-06-22T14:57:09.289+01:002015-06-22T14:57:09.289+01:00Red might work...with lots and lots of stuff on th...Red might work...with lots and lots of stuff on the walls? My friend did one of her downstairs rooms very dark grey - almost black, it makes the pictures on the walls look amazing. Our house needs painting so badly - we have ten years of handprints and doodles to erase. Lucy Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08492340196238278129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530322011980194624.post-56397485227124707912015-06-22T13:12:32.799+01:002015-06-22T13:12:32.799+01:00My stairwells are a mess but painting them is a no...My stairwells are a mess but painting them is a no go as they go all the way to the top of the house and I can't afford a decorator to come in to do them every time. Instead, I use a magic eraser which I use to clean the walls down with. As I am doing it and the walls are a little damp, wipe over with a dry cloth as this stops the walls looking shiny from where you have obviously wiped it down. Learnt from experience that one. And your house sounds like my old cottage - I creamed it all the way through as there was a lot of wood doors and skirting and not that much light. The blue in Ben's room was a break in my usual neutrals for decorating and I think it grated me on for the last 7 years actually so I finally took matters in to my own hands. But I think everyone agrees it looks better than it did before. Now what shall I do about George. He wants red!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13656222741423910557noreply@blogger.com