Highly decorated

We've had the estimator in from a painting company. He looked at the plywood panelling round the bar which we want painted and looked dubious. Very dubious. He didn't exactly rock back on his heels and suck air in through his teeth, but you get the idea. The problem, it seems, is that the existing wood is varnished and, to paint it, you first have to remove the varnish.

That takes time.
And time is money.

We'd very much like to brighten up both the bar and entrance hall. After all, the entrance hall is the first thing guests see when they walk in off the street and at present it's half dark and distincly shabby. Paint, new carpets and better lighting will make a big difference. I see long paint-smeared weeks stretching ahead of me...

Lorna's uncle has been in the news... for not being in the news... well - he was, but it wasn't him.
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