tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176805307442675187.post4385187735746850343..comments2024-01-31T10:56:24.961-06:00Comments on Brit Gal in the USA: Needing decorating help...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09542425639950850366noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176805307442675187.post-2803079697377386462008-06-04T11:42:00.000-05:002008-06-04T11:42:00.000-05:00Sarah - I've done it before and it dries hard like...Sarah - I've done it before and it dries hard like drywall does. I've never had a problem with it not staying up because it just sticks like concrete. But it could bring you comfort in what pamokc said to buy. I'm with you - no fun scraping paper off walls..Its Just Me - Daring to Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14889187540957479496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176805307442675187.post-79184942840240200522008-06-03T20:10:00.000-05:002008-06-03T20:10:00.000-05:00Can't face thinking about home improvement solutio...Can't face thinking about home improvement solutions as I've done so much in my time as a homeowner, but lordy that kitty is pretty - and I'm NOT a cat person either.Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176805307442675187.post-16175507128043588232008-06-03T17:31:00.000-05:002008-06-03T17:31:00.000-05:00Well I've been scraping away and am fed up already...Well I've been scraping away and am fed up already! LOLAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09542425639950850366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176805307442675187.post-7250785985576379502008-06-03T14:17:00.000-05:002008-06-03T14:17:00.000-05:00i have this romantic ideal about decorating...but ...i have this romantic ideal about decorating...but perhaps that's because i've never really done much. <BR/><BR/>good luck with it. sounds like you're getting a fair bit of advice!<BR/><BR/>tomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176805307442675187.post-34740468115079928582008-06-03T12:03:00.000-05:002008-06-03T12:03:00.000-05:00i forgot to say that once you scrape the loose pai...i forgot to say that once you scrape the loose paint off the wall, then paint it with Kilz to prime and seal the walls before you do anything else. mybadPamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357397551761295138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176805307442675187.post-65452233378899217072008-06-03T11:55:00.000-05:002008-06-03T11:55:00.000-05:00Buy a product called "Kilz". It is a primer and h...Buy a product called "Kilz". It is a primer and helps cover/kill any underlying mildew associated with the moisture. Should give your paint a better surface to stick to also. It rolls on just like paint.<BR/><BR/>Then apply the texture (and there is an art to the spackle application). I think there are also some roll-on texture products that make this fairly easy.<BR/><BR/>Then paint. Then post on your blog as the brit word of the day why it is called emulsion in England instead of paint! or why you call it "decorating" instead of painting!Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357397551761295138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176805307442675187.post-38268228944413996912008-06-03T11:50:00.000-05:002008-06-03T11:50:00.000-05:00But will the spackle stick on the wall if there's ...But will the spackle stick on the wall if there's alot of loose paint?<BR/><BR/>Because if it will then this would be perfect!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09542425639950850366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176805307442675187.post-52586487709779673942008-06-03T11:11:00.000-05:002008-06-03T11:11:00.000-05:00What you could do, is buy spackle in a tub. Slath...What you could do, is buy spackle in a tub. Slather on top of what you have (without scraping) and create a bumpy textured wall covering with a design originally created by you! Then once it dries (because its solid once it dries completely) you can paint it whatever color you wish or sponge if you like. And if you want to fill in a nail hole later - you just spackle it again *wink*Its Just Me - Daring to Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14889187540957479496noreply@blogger.com