How paint colours affect mood

How paint colours affect mood

Our customers are always asking us which colours they should choose for their properties. That’s why we’ve used our experience in the paint industry, plus expert tips from designers and even psychologists, to create this guide on colour psychology. Your choice of colour might have more of an effect on your mood than you think, so read on and discover which colours will help you relax, think, feel energised and even passionate! Regal Paints have created this as an informational guide only, and do not offer paints for domestic use.
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Going Solo & Brightening Walls

Regal Round Up – April: Going Solo & Brightening Walls

Hello and welcome back to the Regal Round Up. This is the Regal Paint team's dedicated spot for sharing our favourite blogs and resources all about painting, decorating and DIY every month. Each month we keep tabs on the best of the world wide web, sharing the best blogs, most helpful resources and most interesting reads all about the practical side of painting and decorating. Whether you're a professional looking for some inspiration for a current project, or a novice DIYer wondering whether you should go it alone, you'll find plenty of great stuff below. This month; read Decorwise's article to find...
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Springtime Spruce Ups & Colour Picking

Regal Round Up –March: Springtime Spruce Ups & Colour Picking

Welcome back to a fresh Spring edition of the Regal Round Up from Regal Paints, our paint experts' monthly spot for sharing ideas and inspiration for DIYers, designers and professional painter and decorators. With the clocks going back, the weather (supposedly) cheering up, the lambs frolicking and the evenings getting lighter and lighter, you or your clients may be thinking about having a spruce up for Spring. Whether that means a whole, fresh revamp, or simply a tidy up, our latest collection of blogs and resources from some of the web's best sources is sure to inspire you. This month; discover how...
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Penny Pinching & Eco-Friendly Paint

Regal Round Up –January: Penny Pinching & Eco-Friendly Paint

Happy New Year painters, decorators and DIYers! Whether you're a seasoned professional, or new to “doing it yourself” you'll find great deals on paints in our online store, along with lots of helpful advice and inspiration right here in our “Regal Round Up”. Every month we scour the web for the best tips, tricks and ideas when it comes to painting and decorating. From “how tos”, to spaces with the “wow factor”, you'll find tonnes of great stuff, fresh this month, below. This month: Find out which everyday kitchen items could help to make house painting projects much easier, learn everything you...
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Traditional Paints & Painting Plaster

Regal Round Up – December: Traditional Paints & Painting Plaster

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and a warm seasonal welcome back to the Regal Paint Round Up. As stockists of great, affordable paints and tools for everyone from professional decorators, to keen DIYers, we like to keep up to date with everything the good folk in our industry and sector are up to. Each month we keep up with blogs written by painters and decorators, interior designers and Do-It-Yourself heroes to bring you the most helping posts and interesting news from the world of interior painting. This month: Explore traditional paints perfect for period houses, find out how to paint brand...
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Front Doors & Tricks of the Trade

Regal Round Up – November: Front Doors & Tricks of the Trade

Hello there and welcome to Regal Paints' November Regal Round Up. We stock high performance paints for both professional painters and decorators and keen DIYer – which means we like to keep up with the latest tips, tricks and techniques. Each month we collect our favourite posts and blogs to share you with, so you can create even more beautiful spaces. This month: Learn the tricks of the trade from a team of skilled painters and decorators to get that perfect finish, find out how to degrease kitchen cupboards ready for a revamp and give the façade of any home a...
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Inspiring Painted Concrete Floors

Inspiring Painted Concrete Floors

Inspiring Painted Concrete Floors Posted on November 18th 2015 Painted Concrete Floors- Concrete floors don't need to be dull grey! We’ve brought together some of the most colourful and inspiring examples of concrete floor paint out there. From industrial floors to DIY stencilled walk-in wardrobes, if you’re looking for inspiration for your concrete floor project, you’ll find it here. Images by Concrete network, design Custom Concrete Solutions. You should always do a color sample on the concrete you plan to stain since all surfaces are unique and the stain will react differently with each slab. Create your sample in an area that won’t be seen...
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Saving Dried Brushes & 5 Shades of Grey

Regal Round Up – October: Saving Dried Brushes & 5 Shades of Grey

A warm welcome back to the Regal Round Up from Regal Paints. Every month, our painting and decorating experts share their favourite posts from across the world wide web on all things paint related and décor based. Introduction A warm welcome back to the Regal Round Up from Regal Paints. Every month, our painting and decorating experts share their favourite posts from across the world wide web on all things paint related and décor based. Stocking competitively priced paints and equipment for everyone from professional decorators to first time DIYers, we’ve created this monthly round up as a way to share tips,...
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Rustic Wood & Family Friendly Floors

Daily Grind – October: Rustic Wood & Family Friendly Floors

Welcome back to The Daily Grind. Each month the Floor Sanding Experts use this space to share the blogs and online resources which have caught their eye in recent weeks. From interior design inspiration, to flooring advice and professional tips, we collect it all and share it with you. How to Get That Rustic Wood Look Interior design trends come and go, but if there’s any flooring look which has maintained its popularity over the past couple of decades, it has to be a rustic wooden style. Intimately linked to our appreciation of authenticity and history, rustic wood flooring is a real...
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Fireplaces & Watching Paint Dry

Regal Round Up – September: Fireplaces & Watching Paint Dry

Hello there! Welcome to a fresh edition of the Regal Round Up. Regal Paints' regular sport for sharing handy tips and tricks that will help both DIYers and painters and decorators transform homes and commercial spaces with consummate ease! Introduction Whether you’re an old hand in search or some new tricks or a complete decorating novice, our monthly collection of blogs and online resources contain useful advice for everyone. This month: How can you give a bland, dated hearth and fireplace a chic makeover? What effects can you achieve with tinted wax and what can you learn from watching paint dry? How to: Makeover...
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