thanks for the reply donna i really liked your article, ive even painted old sets of draws with pink and some in eau de nil, i used an acrylic paint but satin finish is fine, half undercoat and half gloss brings the satin finish, you can sign write on vans with this mixture. your bedroom sounds nice with plenty of nice colours in ,you could imagine that you are sleeping in the open air with the blue green and purple that you have used.i think cream and buttermilk are nice colours for throws, i had some navy blue throws that looked nice. colour is a therapy to all of us its amazing how they change our moods. i had to skim over all the artex in this house and re-paper the walls with blown vinyl then paint them, it saved my sister lots of money. regards lawrence