Dave The Painter Has Done Most Of The Wallpapering In ONE DAY!

I know there are inexpensive places to get nice enough prints to tide us over here in the States. But you are talking to someone who would paint something herself if she got desperate enough...

Strewth! In one day? Really? Let's see; time for some maths... If he started in 1968, wallpapering & chatting away continuously, then either you've got yourselves the biggest darn property in the UK or you've changed your mind so many times... & just what does your husband do for a job these days? Sorry Janey, but it just painted an hilariously funny picture in my mind! It sounds like Janey drives the UK economy!

Wow. Sounds like Dave is having a very productive day! I hope you are having a great weekend!

Hi Janey! I haven't read up on Dave, so not sure who Dave is, but glad it worked out well for you to do your wallpapering in a day! We just moved into a house - and our construction guy was "George" - who was our friend's department administrator's hubby . . . and he happened to have done their kitchen a few months back. He also happened to live very close to us which turned out to be convenient for him. Not only were we able to trust him off the bat, he was full of GREAT ideas. I was less chatty with him - because I didn't want to disturb his work - but he tried to be chatty because he had quite a few stories to tell - ha ha!! You can do a lot with a huge wall and not spend loads of money. You don't even have to think big paintings, or photo frames . . . you can put a bunch of small items together to make it look like one unit. And like another said, you can make your own artwork (we are a family of artists, so we do that all the time!). We have storage issues, so we are putting up shelves and storage furniture against our bigger walls I guess!!

Thats great that you got someone who can get old of work done in a day. That is someone that not only knows what he's doing, but he is dedicated and a good worker. So what if he talks a lot. And as for the pictures, don't worry, things will happen a little at a time. And besides it is probably better that way. You will have some time to decide on what yo ink will actually looks good hanging on the walls.

That is to say, there is no anything left over to let your FIL do.Dave is certainly a great talker and has seen a great deal of life.When You were chatting,the hours crept by .If Dave had come round earlier, the decorating would have already been finished.

Hi Janey. Just thinking about you not having anything for on your walls. Why don't you make something yourself? I have a couple ideas for you. The first one I saw on a channel we have called HGTV...Home and Garden Television...and it seems very easy. You use acrylic paint, like you buy in craft stores, and poster board. Put a few drops of paint on the poster board, and using a straw, gently blow it around to make a design. The one I saw came out to be a tree. Very easy and very pretty. You can pick up inexpensive frames at second hand stores or discount stores. Another idea is to use a pretty print material...mount it and frame it. Hope this gives you some ideas.