My friends had a green kitchen, she says after having it for ten years she hated it! Not saying you will too, but it might be safer to go for a more neutral colour and use green to accent (sofa/rug/curtains etc).Thanks for your help @Agent Cooper
Definitely neutral walls for sure - I have one colour in mind but I've no idea if I'll like that colour in years to come. (Sage green/ green in general).
If the floors need done because of damage then it's best to do it while it's empty, nothing worse than having to move everything around to make room for the floors, neutral colours is best because you can decorate freely without having to replace because you want certain colours, greys an the typical wood colour are both good since you have wide ranges of colour to go with, if you really want to paint if the walls are marked then I'd go with creams, at least then when it comes to decorating you have a blank canvisThank you @itsjustt and @Snippysnips your advice is greatly appreciated.
Doing all the work before moving in was the plan but after what everyone has said we won't be doing that. All that needs to be done before moving is the flooring as in some areas it's pretty damaged and the carpeted areas are in a bad state. I've decided to just go for natural/neutral colours for flooring. I just can't move in with how it currently is but as I'm writing this I'm now doubting this decision!
Wow very colourful places like b&q should help advise what you could use but I reckon you'd need maybe two coats for primer and then your paint, unfortunately it maybe means buying the more expensive brands as the cheaper ones might require a ton of coats done, my brother had dark walls an we used two coats of primer then two coats of cream an it was fineI'm talking vivid reds, lime green and dark purples! It's too much
My parents have suggested to just paper over the accent walls as so many coats would be needed!
Oooh I will take a look and see what companies do that. Thanks!
Unless it needs urgently updating, wait until you’ve lived there for a few weeks before making any decisions.
You’ll know better then how you use the space, the natural light levels over the day.
Its much easier and cheaper to stick with neutral walls and flooring while using accessories to make the creative statements.
Ohhh haha, I hope you manage to paint over them, nothing worse than having really strong colours on the wall an needing 16 coats to cover itThankyou! I was thinking about an idea trip simply to just get some inspiration! Next would be good too, I forgot about there!
The walls are painted so boldly at the moment is like an explosion of colour it makes my eyes hurt! Haha!
You will get there in the end, having moved twice it can get pretty stressful an then you have the first few days of trying to find out which box the mugs were put into for a cuppy but it's worth it, I look forward to hearing how it's decoratedOh cool that could be something to look at then!
Thanks for you help @Snippysnips
Hopefully in a few months I can report back on what we did! Still all very nerve wracking at the moment as I hope it all goes smoothly!
We have 2 scatter backs one in the front room an one in the back living area, honestly there's pros an cons with them, to me I don't find them anymore uncomfortable than the normal backs, they are just as padded than the other an the pro is there's some freedom in moving them so you can get yourself more comfortably, we also bought two small cushions for one of them that fits nicely in the little space between the cousinsHi hope you don’t mind me asking a question, I’m also buying my first house. I’ve had a quick look at sofas and found a scatter back one I like and found the most comfortable but I’ve read they are actually uncomfortable as well as looking messy? Just wanted to see peoples opinions on them vs formal backs?