Quick tip with regards to painting when redecorating......

There is nothing wrong with selecting that special colour for the living room, and especially now that wallpallpaper has fallen out of favour choosing something special that will individualise your home can be a brilliant idea, however....

Top Tip:

Whenever you use paint to cover a wall or major part of a room, make sure you have one tin of paint left over. Keep it in the shed or under the sink. After a year or two of wear and tear you will be able to touch up the marks on the wall perfectly without going through the nightmare of trying to remember or match the exotic mix of paint you selected!

Paint colours go in and out of production so this means you dont have to repaint the entire surface if you get a little scratch

Good advice, I was a "victim" of not following this advice and it was a nightmare, I now have one complete different colour wall!