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A second life for pre-finished panelling

avatar - 4 April 2013
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The first thing that comes to mind when you think of pre-finished panelling are the brown-groove imitation-wood panels that still cover many walls. Vestige of a bygone era? What do you do with it? Remove it? Reuse it?

Walls that are finished with this material use grooves, wood or plastic baseboards and door and window frames.

If you want to reuse this panelling, be careful when removing the nails (dry wood breaks easily). Then it’s up to you to decide if you want to reuse them in a pantry or other fairly hidden space. (more…)



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Virtual Paint

avatar - 1 April 2012

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Feel like freshening up your decor now that spring is here? Changing the colour of a wall can do miracles. Virtual paint makes it child’s play to imagine the effect of a colour on a wall, furniture or an accessory. We had a look at a few sites for you that offer a virtual paint service: CIL, Sico and Benjamin Moore.

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Create “your” colour in a single click!

avatar - 5 January 2012

You no longer have to search for a colour code for a wall that catches your eye. With CIL’s new iPhone application, finding “the” colour becomes child’s play!”

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