A recent staircase looking great with new panelling and finished with the darkest of shades in Crown Clean Extreme, with White Satinwood. Makes the space look enormous and far from dark and dismal. Coordinates brilliantly with the grey flooring. #crownpaints #backtoblack #blackandwhite

Well, December means only one thing - the elves have been busy at Paint North’s studio and the Leafy Blinders have turned up trying to muscle in on the Grinch’s action... who will save Kevin? #kevinthecarrot #thegrinch #paintnorth #aldi #thelowry #leafyblinders #tameside #bbcnwt #manchestereveningnews @MENnewsdesk #crownpaints #sandtex

Loving this range, by Crown Paints

Well that's it. Everyone is back at work/home. The weather's rotten. Drab, dull and grey greeted me when I opened my curtains this morning. My blog earlier this week focused on how to avoid common pitfalls in the January sales. Today I'm reviewing some other ideas as to how you can add some life and colour to your home this month, without breaking the bank. Ceilings - when rooms are revamped, these are often neglected. Too many of us have old artex ceilings which instantly da

Love this or loathe it? A pop of colour after 2018 was pretty much dominated by the continuing minimalist white/grey hues. I've re-decorated so many homes which heavily feature both. It's been widely reported that burnt orange will be the hot colour in 2019. I'd be interested to hear my client's views and also offer to help them incorporate this in their homes and offices, without it closing in the room. My view? It certainly makes a statement and brightens up the darkest of

So, it's October already. The richer, darker shades are all over the DIY stores, and this week I've been working for some lovely customers who interestingly went for a bold stripe not only on two walls, it also went across their ceiling. They were delighted with the results. This made me think about how many people decide to go for bolder shades at this time of year. I've had plenty of customers ask about navy blue for example, which is really fashionable right now. My only w