hi all,ive jump across from the chippies board .Christmas is coming and i want to re-decorate my dining room,its been 3 years since the room was totally refurbished{ie.new skirts,archs,door etc}and because its got solid fuel fire and computer in the room ,its started to look a bit jaded.Im not to bad with the old brush and dont mind sanding down,What i want to know is what should i takle first,ie.sand down woodwork,undercoat woodwork,paint ceiling,walls and finally gloss woodwork.Any advice would be appeciated.Cheers steve
I'd use sugar soap for walls and ceilings too personally and I use a bucket and a wall brush and a decorators sponge. Wash and scrub it on with the brush, wipe off with the sponge, that's for the walls. Woodwork needs less scrubbing as it's not absorbant paint.