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Bathrooms Paint Design Dilemma

Has anyone ever painted a shower screen frame?

3 years ago

Hi. I'm hoping you can help. My bathroom is pretty dire but I cant afford to replace it and everything is in pretty good condition although old. I am planning to paint the tiles a pale grey and replace the flooring with some LVT. I was wondering about painting the shower screen frame in black on the outside but not sure how successful this would be. It is definitely metal.

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