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Favourite cleaning job : the oven!

Bygeoff November 15, 2012September 3, 2015

What’s your least favourite cleaning task? The toilet has to be up there, but top of the list on a recent survey was cleaning the oven: 40% of people named it as their worst household chore. Cleaning the toilet, if you’re interested, came in second with 18%. With that in mind, here are a few…

Painting and Decorating London

Picasso and your house paint

Bygeoff August 8, 2013January 10, 2014

Did you know that Picasso used regular house paint for many of his most famous paintings?Apparently this has been a source of argument between art historians for years, but it was recently settled by scientists in the US. They used a high-energy X-ray instrument called an x-ray nanoprobe to examine tiny pieces of paint –…

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Is your house angry with you?

Bygeoff January 7, 2022January 7, 2022

Dog owners tend to look like their pets, so I was wondering whether houses and their owners also look alike. A quick glance down my street made me think there might be something similar going on – houses expressing their feelings to anyone who cares to see. It’s scary. Would you sleep well if you…

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Decorating tips – and some new words

Bygeoff October 14, 2014September 3, 2015

As I drive around London in my van I have to think about something. So what about this: Is there a collective noun for decorators? I sometimes use old-fashioned anglo-saxon words to talk about my workmen, but really they are warm and cuddly people. They deserve a proper collective noun, one that isn’t a swear-word….

Painting and Decorating London

Classic painting from Parvin’s

Bygeoff September 13, 2023November 14, 2023

We were shocked to learn about items from the British Museum going missing last week. But just in case you’ve been offered some old marble statues for your garden, we thought we would suggest a better way to bring timeless classical beauty to your humble home. I refer, of course, to the classical exterior painting…

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What colour adds most value to your house – again

Bygeoff March 15, 2021March 26, 2021

We hear a lot about the value of a fresh coat of paint to raise property resale price, but according to survey we value artistic expression above mere profit, and only 4% of homeowners paint for that reason. Fifty-five percent just want a different look, and the main reason homeowners decide to paint is a…

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