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How To Paint Your Ceiling

@chloghome. As you can imagine, painting a ceiling is a task that, without care, can prove quite messy thanks to our old friend gravity. From the odd crack to unsightly stains, it’s easy for us to neglect our ceilings, but learning how to paint them

How to Paint Your Walls

Thinking of giving your space a fresh new look with a coat of paint? Painting your walls can completely transform the look and feel of a room. Whether you're a painting novice or a seasoned DIY enthusiast, our handy guide will help you achieve profes

How do you Paint a Scalloped Wall Border?

One of our most frequently asked questions is how to achieve the scalloped wall colour block that's popping up all over Instagram and Pinterest accounts! It’s not hard to see why this is one of the biggest interior trends of the moment. It’s such a s

How to Skim a Wall

Have you ever looked at a bumpy, tired old wall and thought “Can I fix this myself?”… the answer is yes, you absolutely can. Skimming a wall might sound like something only a professional plasterer can do, but with the right tools, products, and a bi

Painting Fresh Plaster

Mist coating is a term bandied around quite a lot when decorating but do you actually know what mist coating is, how to do a mist coat, and also when you need to do one? As always we have your back here at Decorating Centre Online with a handy blog p

Why Is My Bathroom Ceiling Flaking?

So, you’ve noticed flaking paint on your bathroom ceiling? You're definitely not alone! This pesky problem seems to pop up more often than we'd like, especially in humid spaces like bathrooms. But what’s behind this annoying bathroom ceiling paint pe

Why is my matt paint marking?

All matt coatings irrespective of durability, mark very easily, it is unfortunately down to the formulation where most of the pigments are not encased within a resin (which creates the matt look) and as you rub against them, due to their relatively r