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Hello, I am going to decorate my hall with modern pink colours and
divide them with dado rail, but my neighbour told me that it is old-fashioned. What do you think about it? Old-fashioned, good, bad? |
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"lenusa" wrote in message ups.com... Hello, I am going to decorate my hall with modern pink colours and divide them with dado rail, but my neighbour told me that it is old-fashioned. What do you think about it? Old-fashioned, good, bad? Dado rails are very practical for rooms with higher ceilings, and for hallways, as they make those long lengths of paper manageably shorter ! It entirely depends on the style of house. For a Victorian or Edwardian house they are fine, but for a 2000's loft apartment in Docklands they may look a tad silly ! AWEM |
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"Andrew Mawson" wrote in message ... "lenusa" wrote in message ups.com... Hello, I am going to decorate my hall with modern pink colours and divide them with dado rail, but my neighbour told me that it is old-fashioned. What do you think about it? Old-fashioned, good, bad? Dado rails are very practical for rooms with higher ceilings, and for hallways, as they make those long lengths of paper manageably shorter ! It entirely depends on the style of house. For a Victorian or Edwardian house they are fine, but for a 2000's loft apartment in Docklands they may look a tad silly ! AWEM I agree with Andrew, but I have to pass on the memorable comment from my (then) four year old boy to the lady houseowner on going into their house and finding a new pink carpet. Oh, you've got a pink carpet. (Pause). I like pink. (Longer pause). A bit girly, though. |
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lenusa wrote:
Hello, I am going to decorate my hall with modern pink colours and divide them with dado rail, but my neighbour told me that it is old-fashioned. What do you think about it? Old-fashioned, good, bad? lenusa, I would have thought that the real question is "what does lenusa think"? If you like them, fit and decorate them to your taste - not anyone else's, after all it's your hall and you live there! Brian G |
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lenusa wrote on 02/06/2007 :
Hello, I am going to decorate my hall with modern pink colours and divide them with dado rail, but my neighbour told me that it is old-fashioned. What do you think about it? Old-fashioned, good, bad? Does following fashion really matter that much? Fit them if you like them - they'll be back in fashion in ten years anyway. They also make wall papering much easier due to the shorter lengths needed and offer some protection too. If you decide to go ahead with it, get yourself one of those self levelling lasers on a stand - around £20. they make the job very much easier. Fix it with temporary pins and No More Nails type stuff. -- Regards, Harry (M1BYT) (L) http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk |
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On Jun 2, 10:51 pm, "Brian G" wrote:
lenusa wrote: Hello, I am going to decorate my hall with modern pink colours and divide them with dado rail, but my neighbour told me that it is old-fashioned. What do you think about it? Old-fashioned, good, bad? lenusa, I would have thought that the real question is "what does lenusa think"? If you like them, fit and decorate them to your taste - not anyone else's, after all it's your hall and you live there! Brian G Yes, but we are going to sell house in some years, therefore I asked. |
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Andrew Mawson wrote:
"lenusa" wrote in message ups.com... Hello, I am going to decorate my hall with modern pink colours and divide them with dado rail, but my neighbour told me that it is old-fashioned. What do you think about it? Old-fashioned, good, bad? Dado rails are very practical for rooms with higher ceilings, and for hallways, as they make those long lengths of paper manageably shorter ! And what ever happend to picture rails? Apart from not bang hooks in everywhere a picture needs to be hung, they are most useful for pinning the christmas or kiddies' party decorations to. Cheers Tim |
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