Hi Michelle,

I am in exactly the same boat. I want to paint for all the reasons you stipulate but hubby doesn’t – he likes the timber look which I feel is outdated and of course the workload to sand it all back will not be fun.

I notice you haven’t had any replies which is a shame and you posted this back in January. I’m keen to know what you decided to do and if you did paint, would you mind sharing your experience please? Any tips on what products to use to make the job as easy as possible?

Many thanks
jussi