I've finished decorating the front room. Yesterday I painted the area above the picture rail (which involved standing on top of the step-ladder and strrrretching). Today I gave selected areas a second coat.
It's interesting to me that folks in England use the word "decorating" to denote activities we'd call "painting." We former colonials reserve "decorating" for a comprehensive overhaul including paint/wallpaper, carpets, window treatments, furniture, and bric-a-brack. Some of said overhaul may include a decision to retain the existing whatevers, and decorating need not involve repainting.
Interesting. "Decorating" is a fairly loose word. I use it interchangeably with "painting" but I might also use it to include those other things you mention.
I've known other English folks who've told me that they're having "the decorators" in and then I learn that they're having their houses or flats painted.
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Date: 2011-12-08 02:29 pm (UTC)It's interesting to me that folks in England use the word "decorating" to denote activities we'd call "painting." We former colonials reserve "decorating" for a comprehensive overhaul including paint/wallpaper, carpets, window treatments, furniture, and bric-a-brack. Some of said overhaul may include a decision to retain the existing whatevers, and decorating need not involve repainting.
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