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splashback behind the hob, sink or basin. Splashbacks for hobs


A splash of colour I


fyou want to make kitchen or bathroom look a bit slicker, without too much dis­ ruption or cost, fit a


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or cookers are typically made of stainless steel, tiles or heatproof glass, while splashbacks for kitchen sinks and bathroom basins are usually tiled, but can be glass. The problem with tiles is that grout can be­ come discoloured over time, so using dark grout makes sense in the kitchen, espe- _ daily in the cooking area. Glass splashbacks are


available in standard sizes for hobs and cookers, but bespoke sizes can be made to order by specialist com­ panies. Glass comes in such a large range of colours and patterns,it’s easy to find something to suit your ■ taste. If you want to inject a limited amount of colour or pattern into the room, a glass splashback is a good way to do it, or you can co­ ordinate the colour of the splashback with the walls. Splashbacks can also be


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matched to a glass upstand, which protects the walls above the rest of the kitchen worktop. Upstands often have to be made- to-measure to ensure the length is correct and the cut-outs for the sockets, ifany.areinthe right places. Ifyou want to


create a unique splashback, how about using wall­ paper? OK, you may think wall­ paper’s not suit­ able for kitchens and bathrooms, but vinyl ones are designed specially for these rooms.


Howto... I f you're painting a room's walls


and woodwork adifferent colour, how do you get a neat edge between the two? I recommend painting the walls up to, but not : touching, the woodwork. Then


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[.'Beige doesn't have to be • ' [•boring. Dulux Egyptian [• Cotton Mattemulsion (£18 • l- for 2.5ltr, or three 2.5ltr. I* tins for £40, B&Q) is just ' ;therightshade,it goes with ■


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f. pretty much everything, but /isn't insipid or dull.- - [ Another good thing about; ■ ■ ^ Egyptian Cotton is that it - ; comes in different ranges,. ; including the time-saving.' r r . Once one-coat emulsion; - ; the Endurance emulsion, - 'i which is washable arid 20 r t times tougher than standard p; Dulux Matt, making it ideal: iforhallways;andKitchen+& .. emulsion, which offers,


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p grease and stain protection, r >• To find out how Egyptian * ; Cotton would look on' : your hoWs walls, use the • . : - ■'new Dulux Visualizer app, ; which isfree to download. fromwww.dulux.co.uk/


. i app. Thanks to Visualizer’s . augmented-reality I; technology,you can virtually ; ; f paint your walls and try all. sorts of colour schemes > .


/from the comfort of your r sofa. Theapp’sfuntouse : and gives you the full range


:=of Dulux colours at your : - ■: fingertips; including more . '■ than 1,200 from the paint-, - mixing machine. Ifyouwanttobaseyour- colour scheme on a _


Conventional wallpaper can often be used too - the im­ portant thing is to protect


it with a clear glass panel, such as the good value Lami­ nate Glass Clear Splashback (£40, B&Q), or a clear acrylic


panel away from the hob or cause the wallpaper’s sealed cooker. Provided they’re


in, so moisture, cooking


fitted and sealed properly, splashes, dust and dirt can’t these panels work well be- get to it.


r. favourite accessory’or piece i of furniture, the app will t'suggest similar colours to ■ ; i, it/This is much easierthan • i trying to match a colour ;• v ; . with tester pots, although j/I'd really recommend v - ; buying testers when . . t youVe narrowed down . l your choices 6 they can be v- l ordered directly from Dulux. p .Visualizer also has a library /ofhow-to videosandcan suggestcolourschemes,


i which is helpful if you're ' v !. notsurewhich colours go .


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paint the woodwork (preferably with quick-drying wood paint) and wait at least afew days, i f ; possible, so it's completely dry. Don't w o rry if some of the wood paint gets on the walls -just wipe .


or smooth it, so you don't have to sanditlater. To finish off, stick low-tack . . v masking tape along the top of theskirtingboardsandthe ■ . edge of the doorframe (where. .


. it meets the wall), and paint above the skirting and around the doorframe in the emulsion '


. you used on the rest of the walls. Carefully remove the tape ■


when the last coat of emulsion


hasstarted to dry. You should getacleanedgebetweenthe \


, woodwork and walls and if a little emulsion bleeds under the tape, you can usually sort this out easily


because the paint's still fresh.


I- Outspirationapp, - . | downloadable for free .’. v ^fromwww.cuprinol.co.uk/-'.,-;.' £r-Cuprinpl Garden Shades.^; r transforms garden wood in r. no time and is currently on; , ; If offer at B&Q (www.diy.com),v! [.with two 2.5ltr tins for £ 3 0.-'/


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