Painting
From Mint and Beige to White Walls
Rooms in strong mint and beige, with cracks and dents, were filled and painted white for a brighter home.
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Step by step
1. The green room
A bedroom painted a strong mint green, with marks and wear on the walls.
2. Filling around the window
The cracks and dents around the window are filled and sanded.
3. Under the sill
The same goes for the wall under the sill, so the whole surface ends up flat.
4. White over green
The first white coat goes over the strong colour. On such a dark base it takes care to stop the old colour showing through.
5. The room in white
Bright, even walls with no trace of the old green.
6. A second room
In another room, the cracks in the corner and across the wall were filled before painting.
7. Done
The corner after painting, with no sign of the repairs.
Questions this job answers
I want new colours at home. Where do I start?A few colours repeated from room to room, one wall in a stronger shade if you want character, and a darker colour where walls get dirty easily. A strong old colour needs extra coats to cover.Our walls are painted a strong colour (lime green, blue, mint). How do you turn them pure white without the old shade showing through?To cover a strong or dark shade cleanly, any flaking paint is scraped first and repairs are filled and sanded, followed by successive coats of white with proper drying time in between until the colour is completely uniform.