5 RENOVATION COLOUR AND STYLING TIPS FROM FEMKE MEINES

The chance that Femke Meines will ever sign up for Help, my husband is a handyman, is zero. By purchasing their house, Femke and Justin discovered unexpected handyman talents in themselves. For Femke, these were, for example, masking and painting. Justin turned out to be able to weld steel doors and much more. Take advantage of the tips from Femke and Justin.

1. WIDEN AND HEIGHTEN THE FRAMES

'It seems like quite a drastic intervention, but we had all the door frames downstairs widened and raised to the ceiling. This house was built in a period when the ceilings were somewhat lower than they are now. The new interior doors with glass gave the interior a huge sense of space and height. We thought it was absolutely worth it.'

LAB Wallpaint Amaze no. 535 (wall, skirting boards and frame), Frosted Sand no. 374 (ceiling) and LAB Wallpaint and LAB Binnenlak Mister MT no. 156 (door, skirting board and ceiling).

2. USE WALLFIX AS A PRIMER

'What I found a real discovery was the primer called wallfix . It is a watery substance in the shade of the final paint. Wallfix ensures that the wall is less absorbent. Because it dries very patchy, you initially think: will this be okay? Well, more than that! It worked perfectly. Even on the newly plastered walls downstairs, the paint covered in one go after applying this stuff.'

3. GO FOR QUALITY

'When painting, we really noticed that the paint you use makes all the difference. The paint from LAB is a bit more expensive than the house brand from the hardware store, but because it covers so well, we only had to apply one coat. That saved us money, and also time. And if you have to paint a ceiling, you are also very happy that you only have to do it once, I can tell you.' Of course, this depends on the wall (or ceiling), the color and the application.

4. LED SPOTS IN THE CEILING

'We wanted ceiling spotlights in the living room, but without having to lower the ceiling. Justin solved that nicely with skirting boards along the walls in which he incorporated LED spotlights. The ideal thing is that we can adjust the colour temperature. The beautiful colour of your walls can sometimes look less beautiful in the evening with artificial light. With the adjustable colour temperature of our lighting, we can correct that. And of course we can also dim the light, all simply with the telephone.'

5. BOOK A CONSULTATION

'I went to LAB for advice and brought all the accessories and samples that I liked. We looked for paint colours together. Together, that resulted in a super nice mood board, which Justin and I have not looked back on. In fact, I have that mood board on my phone. With everything we buy, that remains the guideline.'

Also read: COPY PASTE: EVERYTHING ABOUT THE COLOURS FROM FEMKE MEINES' HOME

WANT TO TRY OUT COLORS?  

Then use ourLAB Sample pots . With the sample pots you can test your LAB COLOUR directly on the wall or a sheet of paper and discover how the colour turns out in your home. Sample pots are only available in LAB Wallpaint . This is a matt type of paint that is intended to assess a colour. Are you hesitating between multiple colours? Then also order our colourcar d , large colour samples or the complete colour fan .

PAINT YOUR HOUSE, COLOR THE WORLD

Can't wait to choose color for your living room, bedroom, study or studio? Order your products 24/7 online and get started right away. Do you want personal advice or even more inspiration? Then come visit our inspiring VESTINGH CONCEPTSTORE, where you enter a colorful walhalla and you can be carried away on a journey of discovery along all inspiring shades and materials. Our interior professionals are ready for you in the concept store at Huizerweg 29 in Bussum.

Author: Chris Muyres
Photography: Lotte van Uittert 

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