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Bedroom with deep blue-green walls and matching trim

Colour drenching: choosing one colour for your ...

Explore colour drenching with a single room colour. Consider natural light, texture and contrasting accessories when planning walls, trim and furniture.

Colour drenching: choosing one colour for your ...

Explore colour drenching with a single room colour. Consider natural light, texture and contrasting accessories when planning walls, trim and furniture.

Textured distressed paint finish on a small decorative cabinet

How to create a salt-textured chalk paint effect

Try a decorative salt-textured paint effect on a sample before your project. Follow the mixing, application and finishing stages in this original tutorial.

How to create a salt-textured chalk paint effect

Try a decorative salt-textured paint effect on a sample before your project. Follow the mixing, application and finishing stages in this original tutorial.

Green painted furniture with decorative drawer fronts

Wax, glaze or sealer: choosing a furniture finish

Choose a finish for painted furniture by comparing wax, glaze and sealer. Learn which adds decorative colour and which provides surface protection.

Wax, glaze or sealer: choosing a furniture finish

Choose a finish for painted furniture by comparing wax, glaze and sealer. Learn which adds decorative colour and which provides surface protection.

Close-up of a smooth grey-blue painted cabinet door

How to get a smooth chalk paint finish

Reduce brush marks and build a smooth chalk paint finish with careful preparation, suitable tools and thin coats. Read the painting and sealing tips.

How to get a smooth chalk paint finish

Reduce brush marks and build a smooth chalk paint finish with careful preparation, suitable tools and thin coats. Read the painting and sealing tips.

Wooden chairs before and after a bright red paint makeover

How to repaint wooden chairs with Polka.Paint

Prepare and repaint old wooden chairs with Polka.Paint. Follow the cleaning, stain-blocking and finishing steps inspired by an Imperial Silk chair makeover.

How to repaint wooden chairs with Polka.Paint

Prepare and repaint old wooden chairs with Polka.Paint. Follow the cleaning, stain-blocking and finishing steps inspired by an Imperial Silk chair makeover.

Original Granny B’s graphic showing the chalk paint and Armour mixing tip

Mixing chalk paint and sealer: the original pro...

Read Granny B’s original chalk paint and sealer mixing tip, with an updated note on testing the mixture and choosing a suitable finish for your project.

Mixing chalk paint and sealer: the original pro...

Read Granny B’s original chalk paint and sealer mixing tip, with an updated note on testing the mixture and choosing a suitable finish for your project.