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When selecting wall finishes for a room you must consider:

1. Function of room

2. Size and shape

3. Type of room

4. Condition of walls

5. Cost

6. Maintenance

|Type |Properties |

|Water-based |Easy to apply |

| |Quick drying |

| |No strong odour |

| |Inexpensive |

| |Range of colours - Variety of colours |

| |Durable |

| |Easy to clean |

|Oil-based |More difficult to apply |

| |Slow to dry |

| |Strong odour |

| |Durable |

| |Easy to clean |

| |Range of colours |

| |Water resistant |

| |Suitable for large range of surfaces |

| |May require undercoat |

| |Not good on blemished walls |

|Type |Properties |Uses |

|Emulsions |Easy to apply |Interior walls and ceilings |

|water based |Dries quickly |Matt: dull and can’t wash |

| |Variety of finishes |Silk: shiny, washable |

| |No unpleasant smell | |

|Non-drip emulsion |Thick and jelly like |Ceilings |

|water based |Easy to apply | |

| |Cannot mix colours | |

| |One coat required | |

|Exterior emulsion |Expensive |Outside walls |

|water based |Long lasting | |

|contain cement and plastic to make the |Waterproof | |

|finish waterproof | | |

|Gloss |Water resistant |Kitchens |

|oil based |Hardwearing |Bathrooms |

| |May require undercoat |Doors |

| | |Skirting |

| | |Metals |

|Strengthened |Durable |Furniture |

|oil based |Dry quickly |Skirting |

|plastic added |Difficult to apply |Doors |

|Radiator |Does not discolour with high temps |Radiators |

|oil based | | |

|Specialised | | |

|Textured |plastic fibres give textured finish |Walls with minor blemishes |

| | |Walls and ceilings I high risk areas|

|Flame resistant | |Interiors of caravans and boats |

| | |Walls where moisture levels are high|

|Anti-mould | | |

|Wall paper |Suitable in all rooms | |

| |Huge variety | |

| |Camouflages faults | |

| |Makes rooms cosier | |

|Lining paper |Thin paper |Walls with blemishes |

| |Improves surface before paint or paper | |

|General purpose |Design printed onto paper |Sitting rooms |

| |Varies in thickness |Dining rooms |

| | |Bedrooms |

|Embossed |Design is stamped into paper |Sitting rooms |

| |Can be painted after hanging |Dining rooms |

| | |Bedrooms |

| | |Walls with blemishes |

|Washable |Coated with a plastic layer |Sitting rooms |

| | |Dining rooms |

| | |Bedrooms |

|Vinyl |Withstand condensation |Kitchens |

|- Coated with layer of vinyl |Durable and strong |Bathrooms |

| |Washable | |

|Wood chip |Wood is pressed between two layers of paper |Halls |

| |Gives textured effect |Dining rooms |

| |Can be painted over |Sitting rooms |

|Decorative paint effects | | |

|Sponging |Sponge dipped in paint and applied over base | |

| |coat. Gives textured effect | |

| |Same as above using rag | |

|Rag rolling |Cut from cardboard, taped to wall and painted | |

|Stencilling |over. Stencil removed to leave pattern | |

| |Splattering paint onto wall | |

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|Splatter | | |

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