concrete grey plaster colour paint??
Tani H-S
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Tani H-S
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Back again...that darn pine ceiling - paint or plaster?
Comments (14)Well, the interesting thing about the Swiss market/Swiss - the majority do not buy property (73-76% rent) and based on the properties we viewed, they aren't really all that bothered about interior design (many people may live in a house 20-40+ years without updating unless broken - sorry we are talking Swiss people in the middle class range - not the super wealthy!). As a result, you get some very modern/stark new build design slapped up next to a faux chalet up next to a wooden farmhouse next to a rather hideous 1970s bungalow. As for the interiors - things tend to last (solidly built - REALLY solidly built) and high-quality materials, if sometimes ugly. It is also PAINFULLY expensive to do renovation work (can run 2-4 times what you'd pay in US or UK for simple improvements and the selection of materials / options are limited unless you import). So, people generally price for the neighborhood, take what's in the house and live with it. Because many/most of the walls tend to be structural/load bearing (and made of 2 layers of brick or concrete with a layer of insulation) you just don't get a lot of weekend 'knock down the wall' projects. I think we will plaster in between the beams and leave the beams/support exposed (to stain/paint or not to stain shall be determined) - kind of like the pale grey-blue option, especially as we have a lot of skylights in the roof. At worst would put a lot of blue or grey into the white and maybe just re-finish the beams to tone down the orange/yellow due to aging. More fun stuff to come! Especially if we follow through on our threat to attempt to tile a bathroom/shower stall by ourselves.......See MoreTadelakt or other polished plaster or even concrete in bathroom?
Comments (5)Hi Lucy, Loving the concept you have chosen! i would recommend you do the Tadelakt on the long bath wall as you are planning, plus all three walls in the shower area. i would also do the bulkheads on both sides. Then either tile or paint the rest of the bathroom (its a bit difficult to judge without seeing the space properly). If budget allows, i would do the whole room and ceiling in Tadelakt. In my experience its easier to keep clean than grouted mosaic tiles in a wet area. I completely understand your concerns about Tadelakt so heres a useful article about maintenance. i would use this same cleaning process for the whole bathroom and use an E cloth (which is so you wont need to use any other chemicals). the article also recommends that if you do need to use cleaning products elsewhere then its best to spray the cloth and then clean. https://betterhomeblog.com/how-to-take-care-of-tadelakt/ I also agree with you about the larger hexagonal tiles. Hope that helps. Would love to see photos of the finished space! Regards, Shareen...See MorePaint colour for grey tiles in bathroom
Comments (7)Thanks everyone, I can totally see why you’re saying soft pink / plaster but this is our only bathroom and the rest of my family are male - I wouldn’t be popular!! Plus I don’t really like pink myself 😊 I like the sage green idea but have a feeling we might end up with a warm white...See MoreWarm Grey Neutral colour for bedroom
Comments (7)There's no such thing as a 'warm' grey per se as colour temperature can't be measured. Greys all have a hue, this means they are blue-ish, or greenish etc. A blue-ish grey will look much cooler than a reddish grey and so on. My advice would be to paint the room pure white (dulux trade) first, then you have a direction to go in. If you love how light the room then looks, you know that you want a paint that has a high LRV (light reflectant value). If the room feels very cold pure white, then you know to avoid anything that looks and feels a bit blue. If the paint you test feels bleak, then you might want something with more colour or saturation. As the room has a sloping ceiling, my advice would be to paint the whole room the same colour which may mean somehting not too dark. I am really sensitive to colour temperature which means in terms of neutrals I would always opt for something that feels warmer than cooler, especially in less well lit rooms. I second Sonia's recommendations of Skimming Stone and Slaked LIme and would add Portland Stone (Little Greene) as another grey that can feel warmer than blue greys. Hope this helps. In summary, colour temperature is relative and so a grey that is described as 'warm' is subjective, that 'warm' grey is likely to look cool in different rooms and likely to look cool next to a warmer grey, it constantly shifts. Avoid any greys that you think look blue is my advice....See MoreJuliet Docherty
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