b'tips and tricksDIY tipsWhen decorating a room, paint a stick or small board with your chosen colours to carry with you when choosing fabrics, Over the years DIYers have kindly sent in lots of tipsaccessories etc. From: Meg Tyre and ideas to make decorating easier. A selection of these is presented for your education, and in some cases, for your amusement. We hope yound these gems from fellow decorators useful.Please note that these tips have not been tested by Habitat and are included below as supplied to us. ReseneDouble Spanish WhiteIfyouhavebeenaDIYerinthe past but now all your paintbrushes arehardandcrusty,softenhard paintbrushes by putting them in an old tin with vinegar and a little soap powder. Bring to the boil, then rinse thoroughlyinwarmwater.Your paintbrusheswillbereadytouse again. From: Belinda WelchResene ReseneBling Bling PohutukawaTo remove glue from a woodenWhenpaintingstairspainteveryoor use a wallpaper remover that gives offsecondstepandallowtodry steam. We had tried everything else - completelybeforepaintingthe even a spade to try to scrape it off. Afterremaining steps. This will allow you holding the steamer onto the glue forto keep using the stairs while you a couple of minutes, we could scrapeare decorating.the glue off with just a paint scraper. It saved us hours of work. Make sure you use a mask. From: Joanne Wilson Resene Resene ReseneCaraway Jandal Raging Bull104 |'