In 2005 PJs left the friendly shores of Down Under and went on a European adventure. Berlin is now home to the two of them and their two sons - Tim and Tom. The current happenings appear here with questionable regularity ;) Stay tuned...
Monday, February 18, 2008
Let the painting begin...
With the walls in the Wohnung mostly erected, plastered and sanded (sounds like a good party eh) the Polish labourers have moved on to Tiling, Laminating (aka Flooring) and Bathtub installing:
We in the meantime have moved on to painting, painting, yet more painting, yea gods when will it end painting:
well one tip I can give, is that if you're painting in artificial light, and using the big (industrial kind of) lamps, like we're using now 'cos there are no ceiling lamps atm, don't point the light directly onto what you're painting, 'cos it distorts the strokes and looks completely different afterwards :)
Amazing progress! Impressive speed as well.
ReplyDeleteCan I ask for D.I.Y tip in the future if I ever need do a bit of renovation myself?
heh heh - thanks!
ReplyDeletewell one tip I can give, is that if you're painting in artificial light, and using the big (industrial kind of) lamps, like we're using now 'cos there are no ceiling lamps atm, don't point the light directly onto what you're painting, 'cos it distorts the strokes and looks completely different afterwards :)