Hi there. We are painting the outside of our house this weekend, and I need to pick the colours in the next day or so. I have attached a picture…

Thanks Colsy - is your guy in Sydney? Would love his details if he is.

Thanks for replies. These are definitely OLD floors, but $27 sqm is a bit cheaper than what I was quoted. Yes, I guess I was trying to find out if…

I have an area of about 7 sq metres that I need sanded and polished. I've had a quote from an outfit that charge $35/sqm but they have a minimum…

Thanks for feedback. I dropped in to Porters this morning and they have a specific stain/wash for floorboards. I wasn't too interested in this at first because the example picture…

It's flush.

Hi PK - thanks for your thoughts. I did see that fact sheet from the Lifestyle Channel - I wish they had photos! I'd like to know what they mean…

I tried this in finishing touch section, but got no response. Hopefully someone browsing flooring will be able to help.
We have a problem floor in our dining room. We pulled…

This should possibly go in the flooring section but will try here first...
We have a problem floor in our dining room. We pulled up the ugly old carpet, to…

Maleena - what colour is on your walls?

Thanks Michelle - appreciate your advice.

Not at all - thanks for giving me your opinion. Any thoughts on Half Blanc, to counter the problem of it looking a little dark, grey or drab in poor…

Hi Maleena. Is White White a resene colour? And have you used Resene Eighth and Resene White?

Oh I completely agree, but this particular shade - Blanc - is kind of dark, and in full light looks beautiful in the test patch on our wall, but looked…

Thanks Wingies for your thoughts - it is actually helpful. Because the person who gave us the original advice just talked about 'ceiling white', and we got the impression that…

Hi Michelle - just joined and thrilled to know there is someone like you who can help with these random questions.
My query is about the colour trim I should…