[Closed] The house of magnolia

White.

Dezzie - posters are where it's at, you know the ones you (probably) had in your bedroom when a teenager. Don't conform, that's dull. 😉

I've got a Johnny Rotten poster, but its artily framed 🙂

Cool, is he spewing expletives?

purple, black and red?

Stripes or spots?

Dezzie - posters are where it's at

You know it makes sense.....

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For balance....

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As a bloke who lives in a magnolia house. How about - magnolia.

Never go full enduro on your house walls ,

Lol @ binners. I'm thinking of having Poldark on my bedroom wall, gotta be better than a 'feature wall' shirley?

How has someone not talked Guy Martin into recreating that poster?

Why don't you commission an artist to design you a bright contemporary, yet unique print of your favourite trails, maybe even featuring yourself.

Hmmmmmmm.... [url= http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/blimey-binners-has-been-busy ]If only you knew someone who could do such a thing.[/url].... 😀

Ponders whether to go down take the piss road or give serious answers...

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White.

Cheap & no cutting in.

Bravissimo - pi$$-taking is what you do best so go for it. 😀

May I suggest the following colour scheme.

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I gave up trying to have a part in decision making so my missus choose a version of beige slightly distinguishable from all the others which I'll let you in on: Laura Ashley's Pale Sable. Men have nearly died to get to that decision, be grateful.

[i]Ponders whether to go down take the piss road or give serious answers[/i]
Serious please. Everyone has been so helpful thus far 🙄 😆

My mum & dad had the tennis girl poster on their bedroom wall back in the 80s. They liked tennis.

Wallpaper... speckled grey. Furniture black ash

sounds lovely, but I'm not wallpapering or buying new furniture! 🙂

Do you have a redundant bike frame to hang on the wall? Pretend it's been 'curated' whatever the heck that means. Or an OS map of your fave riding area with various routes indicated by different colour highlighter pens?

It's an opportunity to get your creative juices flowing, as the saying goes. Be bold!

[i]Do you have a redundant bike frame to hang on the wall? [/i]

Yes! My old Yeti 🙂
But I still need to paint the damn walls!

Would someone please show 'Poldark, the pasty and ale years' for c_g. I don't have the skill. Thanks.

Get some paint, get your mates round, get leathered then go all Jackson Pollock....

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Ok, I'll go serious. If there's one advantage to magnolia, at least it covers easily enough.

Greys & greyish blues are very popular at the moment and look really good with white woodwork - you'll probably have to spruce your skirtings and architraves up if you give the walls a fresh coat. Personally, I'd stick with white for woodwork, but maybe eggshell instead of gloss.

If you're doing it yourself, avoid anything too dark, you need bloody good paint and a skilled decorator to get a good finish with a dark paint.

As far as good paint is concerned, we used Fired Earth for our downstairs - but that's ok, because the rooms aren't massive so the expense, over say, Dulux or Jonhnstones was worth it. Our decorator who was really good said she was impressed with it anyway.

Play around with this for inspiration and then go for magnolia because it's easier.
https://color.adobe.com/

Try Dulux chalky downs 6 for a not quite white.

Yes! Serious stuff. Thanks - was thinking of going for a light grey, but the sample I tried was much too dark. Dulux Polished Pebble will get tried next - will set off the 575 frame nicely 🙂

For not-magnolia but not *too* not-magnolia, Crown Sail White and Dulux Perfectly Taupe. Both look great with white woodwork.

We got a sort of purple grey for our bedroom a German eco paint it looks nice and had the added advantage of smelling of orange peel when we applied it and while it dried.
Willow and light green khaki for the rest of the house .