Interior Designer here. Decorating by committee never works well. I have been watching from the start without comment but…Michael has natural talent and should go with his intuition. He is absolutely on point with the issue of the white and the off white tile issue. Best regards to all! Greetings from Connecticut ⚜️😊⚜️🐩
Absolutely! The dark grey color will look wonderful for contrast. White will provide no contrast and Michael is correct, the white will make the almond colored tiles look dirty which is no one’s goal. Michael, go with what you know will be best and I’m sure Billy will support you!
You wouldn't do it unless you wanted or had to, Simon did the Kitchen Convent ceiling and he's at least twice his age, it's a mixture of energy and experience, both can cope but at different levels!?!
My late dad was a plasterer by trade, watching Yannis plastering is so comforting. I know my dad would have been swearing doing those arched ceilings, hard, hard work. Yannis is doing such a great job ❤
I completely agree with having the contrast of darker columns and a bright ceiling. The room is certainly large enough to handle the darker colored columns. What a stately look!
A paste made of white vinegar and sodium bicarb is a great tile cleaner. Also toilet bowl cleaner helps with calcium build up and works best if left covered with plastic for 24 hours.
My go to laundry stain remover is 2 parts hydrogen peroxide mixed with 1 part baking soda and a bit of Dawn dishwashing liquid. It is safe for colours, unlike bleach. It is a type of homemade Oxiclean .
As a former tile contractor, I would use 10 parts of water to 1 part muratic acid. Fans to ventilate. This will remove even the iron and dirt stains that haven't seeped under glaze.
Baking soda with the hydrogen peroxide. Baking soda holds it on and then the baking soda helps scrub it off. I used it all the time on mole and rust when I cleaned peoples houses. Make a paste with it.
Dupray Steam Cleaner - get the professional White unit - Made in Italy - It blasts the tile clean with steam - U can use for a lot of other chores as well
Billy and Michael, did you see the vlog from Chateau Purnon in the last couple of days? They have discovered original wallpapers and discuss plans to save and/or reproduce.
BILLY & MICHAEL … Ask Stephanie to ask her chapel restoration people what they use to restore tiles. I’m sure they have very specific effective products.
Of course, Michael was right! The color of the columns works just fine. We just have to trust his artistic eye. 😊 The hydrogen peroxide will work. Just let it sit for about 15 minutes before scrubbing. I use it to clean hard water stains in my bathroom.
Yanis, wow, you're doing a wonderful job. I bet Simon is so very proud of you. I can't wait to see Yanis and Simon together working again. The old kitchen is coming to life again, and it looks great so far.
Another thing to try on the green (chlorophyll) 11:50 is intense UV light to break down the pigment in the chlorophyll. The green stains are chlorophyll, a plant pigment, the UV light will break down the C=C double bonds; the pigment will still be present underneath the glaze but invisible to the naked eye. I'd suggest going easy with the chemicals on the old tiles otherwise you risk damage to the glaze, i.e., you'll end up pitting the surface of the glaze. I'm speaking as an old chemistry major and teacher.
My vote goes for the dark color! I'm 78 an American citizen, and will be using my vote for as long as I can! I just pray that a large majority of my fellow citizens will do the right thing for us and the rest of the world as well!
A note from CA, USA. Working on baths in an old home and the old tiles were full of lead. Who knew? We had to have specialists come out to remove them. I know you are keeping yours in so just take care when. working with them. The kitchen's looking great. Love watching your team interactions. Each of you is a gift to us, your appreciative audience!
I agree with the painting the columns dark. They have a beautiful simplicity to them and now are a feature. Plus, with the darker color there is less of a chance someone could accidentally walk into them.
To get my corian sink back white I mixed 9% peroxide and bicarbonate of soda. Brush it in and leave it overnight. Gloves definitely but no fumes. As a retired Hairdresser the peroxide we use is a light cream consistency. Available online from Amazon . Grey definitely better for the pillars. Great job Yannis hope your neck isn’t aching too much❤❤❤👏👏👏
Contrast - quite nice! And though you didn't mention it - also a safety measure, imagining a kitchen aflutter in preparation for hundreds of guests and etc...and there goes the tray filled with perfectly appointed desserts and the waiter who in haste didn't 'see' the column. Of course, my opinion only. I am having almost as much fun watching y'all recreate these spaces as I suppose y'all are performing the actual restoration.
Ooh Michael , if your on you channel Pleeze could we get a little peek at the greenhousearium!!lol just a couple of mins ,, please and thank you big love from Blackpool x. Ps did you find your fan , maybe your little piggy has it 😅
Concur with Michael, those stunning columns look amazing with dark grey paint, the look, grand, imposing and industrial. There was one clip where the column was half painted so it was clearly to see exactly, how grubby the whit paint made the tiles look. Great job guys 👌👌
Michael, once you cracked the lid on a sealed hydrogen peroxide container, it has a very short self life. Exposure to air, as well as direct sunlight will lead to it's break down. Having used hp in a 25% solution as a plumber, I found that ordering it just before need directly from a chemical supply house was best. As usual, another stunning "eyeball" color choice that just popped! Michael, I'm starting to think if you wanted something purple with yellow spots it would look fantastic; your color sense is awesome! Loved Yanis' plaster moustaches on the bill of his cap- truly a man very close and dedicated to his work! We will know it is finished when Rick fails to find something worthwhile to do, I'm sure- nothing seems too big nor anything too small for Rick to touch it and make it better!
Yanis is so serene when he is plastering, even his face…it is beautiful. I think Michael is bang on about using grey on the pillars, he has a perfect eye for colour, and the finished whole. Rick is so steady at whatever job he is on, it is a pleasure to watch him., as is Michael, getting at this kitchen is making him happy. Great filming Billy, love your drone sequences, and views of these three working so absorbed in their tasks…and I LOVE that toad. Music is perfect.🖤🇨🇦
The columns are beautiful painted! Yanis, your neck and shoulders are going to appreciate a weekend of rest! You are an amazing talented worker! Simon is going to be so pleased with your work! Greetings from Pennsylvania, USA! 💕🐻🌷
Columns are glorious! Color is awesome and Michael is bang on with the dark color to make the decor in the kitchen truly stand up to much of the rest of the house. Very well done, Michael!
I think Michael and Rick such combination!!! Absolutely love the banter! They need their own channel; of course Yanis/ Daisy must go with Mrs Patmore! So exciting to see all the projects ready for Dad's monumental birthday!!! Love you guy's! ❤
Hi, Michael. I love that dark shadowy green.... It will disappear and not detract from other elements and colours you use. Plus it is much warmer then that cold white. Brilliant choice.
Designer here too.. White and cream can make a stunning scheme - but not aged, dirty cream.. I would have preferred brazed raw steel (oiled) for the columns, and the colour Michael has chosen is as close to that as you can get, so I absolutely agree with the colour: An alternative could be matte terra-cotta - look at the old floor tiles - the terra cotta colour makes sense in the bigger scheme of things, but I still prefer the gunmetal colour: For what it is worth, when I have done restoration of old white marble to remove smoke stains etc., I use a chloring bleach but layer saturated paper towels over it, and keep wetting them down with chlorine - it keeps the moisture alive long enough for it to be absorbed by the marble - otherwise it doesn't penetrate.. worth a try..
Interior Designer here. Decorating by committee never works well. I have been watching from the start without comment but…Michael has natural talent and should go with his intuition. He is absolutely on point with the issue of the white and the off white tile issue. Best regards to all! Greetings from Connecticut ⚜️😊⚜️🐩
Agreed. I'm an interior designer as well. Michael is on point.
As an exterior designer I completely disagree
Absolutely! The dark grey color will look wonderful for contrast. White will provide no contrast and Michael is correct, the white will make the almond colored tiles look dirty which is no one’s goal. Michael, go with what you know will be best and I’m sure Billy will support you!
Shouldn’t it be what Billy and Gwen want? Michael has his cottage
I agree! Thinking the same thing?
Does everybody know how hard it is to have your hands over your head working all day and doing such a great job
And leaning your neck back🙄
I can’t do it for 5 minutes.
Yes.. it’s so painful after a bit!!
He is tiny but mighty!
You wouldn't do it unless you wanted or had to, Simon did the Kitchen Convent ceiling and he's at least twice his age, it's a mixture of energy and experience, both can cope but at different levels!?!
Dark columns in kitchen!!! I agree with Michael, very lovely color. It will all come together as Michael sees color vision. Colorado Cherri
Yes.... indeed it is..... painfully hard.
My late dad was a plasterer by trade, watching Yannis plastering is so comforting. I know my dad would have been swearing doing those arched ceilings, hard, hard work. Yannis is doing such a great job ❤
Makes my shoulders hurt just watching
And hes doing it whit a big smile 😂❤
He's so full of spunk!
Michael is 100% correct with the color choice for the columns. Totally agree!
Michael is right about the color of the metal columns
I agree Michael, the gray is much better on the columns, they are more visible now.
I prefer the darker columns, it's more classy
That’s exactly what I thought … classy! After all, it’s Micheal! Classy with a smile that lights up the room💕
I think the floor has a buttery yellow. White would be too stark. White ceilings only.
When all is said and done, Yanis deserves a statue in recognition of his endless devotion to these properties.
I agree with Michael to paint the columns dark. Breaks up the room! 😊
I completely agree with having the contrast of darker columns and a bright ceiling. The room is certainly large enough to handle the darker colored columns. What a stately look!
A paste made of white vinegar and sodium bicarb is a great tile cleaner. Also toilet bowl cleaner helps with calcium build up and works best if left covered with plastic for 24 hours.
My go to laundry stain remover is 2 parts hydrogen peroxide mixed with 1 part baking soda and a bit of Dawn dishwashing liquid. It is safe for colours, unlike bleach. It is a type of homemade Oxiclean .
The columns look great. Michael strikes again. 🥰
You know the best part of your videos??? Everyone's laughter!!!
As a former tile contractor, I would use 10 parts of water to 1 part muratic acid. Fans to ventilate. This will remove even the iron and dirt stains that haven't seeped under glaze.
I like the Grey! It makes them blend in rather than be all in your face.
Would be afraid of having my face all in the columns if they blend too well!
BILLY! Please vary Yanis work so he can rest. It’s tough to do all that above head plastering.
The dark colour is lovely.
Yanis is kicking so much ass on the plaster.
Love the dark color on the pillars.
Oh my, how regal, love the dark color on the columns.
The dark color highlights the details in the columns.
Keep the gray column, absolutely! Lovely contrast!
Michael; you are right! White against cream makes cream look dirty!
I like contrast, but, I don’t live there
I really like the gray on the post. Much better!
Baking soda with the hydrogen peroxide. Baking soda holds it on and then the baking soda helps scrub it off. I used it all the time on mole and rust when I cleaned peoples houses. Make a paste with it.
I like the colour of the column, definitely need the contrast.
Wow Yannis! That ceiling is spectacular!
Pretty surprising that there’re ppl doubting Michael’s color choice when he’s an amazing artist who clearly knows what he’s doing.
I love the gray on the columns. It gives them a more substantial importance and an increased look of strength.
Love the Dark columns look just right 👍🤗
Love Sue❤❤❤🇬🇧❤❤❤
Dupray Steam Cleaner - get the professional White unit - Made in Italy - It blasts the tile clean with steam - U can use for a lot of other chores as well
Must be about one of the worst jobs he could be given plastering that ceiling for a newbie plasterer
Billy and Michael, did you see the vlog from Chateau Purnon in the last couple of days? They have discovered original wallpapers and discuss plans to save and/or reproduce.
BILLY & MICHAEL … Ask Stephanie to ask her chapel restoration people what they use to restore tiles. I’m sure they have very specific effective products.
That's a great idea!
Of course, Michael was right! The color of the columns works just fine. We just have to trust his artistic eye. 😊 The hydrogen peroxide will work. Just let it sit for about 15 minutes before scrubbing. I use it to clean hard water stains in my bathroom.
Love the dark columns!
Yanis, wow, you're doing a wonderful job. I bet Simon is so very proud of you. I can't wait to see Yanis and Simon together working again. The old kitchen is coming to life again, and it looks great so far.
Straight white vinegar might work on the tiles.
Fantastic work Yannis 🇬🇧and all the others
Yanis, you have become a true artist with your plastering. we are all so proud of you, and you just get on with it, bravo yanis
❤.
🙋♀️💯 Agree, The pillar looks AMAZING! Excellent choice in color! 😍🥰🤟🤗
Another thing to try on the green (chlorophyll) 11:50 is intense UV light to break down the pigment in the chlorophyll. The green stains are chlorophyll, a plant pigment, the UV light will break down the C=C double bonds; the pigment will still be present underneath the glaze but invisible to the naked eye. I'd suggest going easy with the chemicals on the old tiles otherwise you risk damage to the glaze, i.e., you'll end up pitting the surface of the glaze. I'm speaking as an old chemistry major and teacher.
Michael, you are right. The color contrast is great. It brings out all of the details of the post. Beautiful.
You can mix peroxide with cream of tartar to a paste and plaster it on the surface a leave for 24 hours then rinse off Wella!!!
Voila!
Oh yes much easier to clean off as opposed to GLUE 🙏🙏🙏🙏
The dark grey for the columns looks great, plus it will make the room pop. And gives detail to the columns ❤
My vote goes for the dark color! I'm 78 an American citizen, and will be using my vote for as long as I can! I just pray that a large majority of my fellow citizens will do the right thing for us and the rest of the world as well!
Thank you for making the iron kitchen roof/ terrace supports a suitable lovely colour guys..
Lovin the kitchen resto.
A note from CA, USA. Working on baths in an old home and the old tiles were full of lead. Who knew? We had to have specialists come out to remove them. I know you are keeping yours in so just take care when. working with them. The kitchen's looking great. Love watching your team interactions. Each of you is a gift to us, your appreciative audience!
I agree with the painting the columns dark. They have a beautiful simplicity to them and now are a feature. Plus, with the darker color there is less of a chance someone could accidentally walk into them.
i agree with you...the darker columns are better...stick to your guns...Rick in Toronto Canada
Original dark columns is exactly right, the colour you are using is beautiful
Love the color used on the kitchen columns. Brilliant choice of color!!!
The Little Green greens is great!
The beauty supply has hydrogen peroxide in 140 volume. It would work.
It may come in cream form too!
You can buy powdered hydrogen peroxide. It may work better for that project…..
The dark paint on the posts works really well.
You'll need to go over the details in the column so they show because they are stunning.
Great work Janis!
Yannis you are an incredible young man, your/work ethic is a great witness to all ….well done. Kiwi NZ
To get my corian sink back white I mixed 9% peroxide and bicarbonate of soda. Brush it in and leave it overnight. Gloves definitely but no fumes. As a retired Hairdresser the peroxide we use is a light cream consistency. Available online from Amazon .
Grey definitely better for the pillars. Great job Yannis hope your neck isn’t aching too much❤❤❤👏👏👏
There were companies 90's that refurbished wall tiles by spray painting them with a two part auto paint .
It will be lovely to have you back on your channel Michael! Thank you for the video!
Contrast - quite nice! And though you didn't mention it - also a safety measure, imagining a kitchen aflutter in preparation for hundreds of guests and etc...and there goes the tray filled with perfectly appointed desserts and the waiter who in haste didn't 'see' the column. Of course, my opinion only. I am having almost as much fun watching y'all recreate these spaces as I suppose y'all are performing the actual restoration.
Exactly!
Ooh Michael , if your on you channel Pleeze could we get a little peek at the greenhousearium!!lol just a couple of mins ,, please and thank you big love from Blackpool x. Ps did you find your fan , maybe your little piggy has it 😅
For sure the grey, it looks perfect!
Maybe the walls should be painted the same colour as the tiles? It'd still be bright. Looking forward to seeing more, whatever you choose :-)
Concur with Michael, those stunning columns look amazing with dark grey paint, the look, grand, imposing and industrial. There was one clip where the column was half painted so it was clearly to see exactly, how grubby the whit paint made the tiles look. Great job guys 👌👌
Just loving getting to see so much of Michael!
Michael, once you cracked the lid on a sealed hydrogen peroxide container, it has a very short self life. Exposure to air, as well as direct sunlight will lead to it's break down. Having used hp in a 25% solution as a plumber, I found that ordering it just before need directly from a chemical supply house was best.
As usual, another stunning "eyeball" color choice that just popped! Michael, I'm starting to think if you wanted something purple with yellow spots it would look fantastic; your color sense is awesome! Loved Yanis' plaster moustaches on the bill of his cap- truly a man very close and dedicated to his work! We will know it is finished when Rick fails to find something worthwhile to do, I'm sure- nothing seems too big nor anything too small for Rick to touch it and make it better!
Yanis is so serene when he is plastering, even his face…it is beautiful. I think Michael is bang on about using grey on the pillars, he has a perfect eye for colour, and the finished whole. Rick is so steady at whatever job he is on, it is a pleasure to watch him., as is Michael, getting at this kitchen is making him happy. Great filming Billy, love your drone sequences, and views of these three working so absorbed in their tasks…and I LOVE that toad. Music is perfect.🖤🇨🇦
Do what you want Michael
The columns are beautiful painted! Yanis, your neck and shoulders are going to appreciate a weekend of rest! You are an amazing talented worker! Simon is going to be so pleased with your work! Greetings from Pennsylvania, USA! 💕🐻🌷
Michael is correct about using the darker color on posts
Michael, caustic soda and wallpaper paste could work. A steam cleaner and CIF multi surface cleaner I use and brings the tiles and grout up well.
Columns are glorious! Color is awesome and Michael is bang on with the dark color to make the decor in the kitchen truly stand up to much of the rest of the house. Very well done, Michael!
I think Michael and Rick such combination!!!
Absolutely love the banter!
They need their own channel; of course Yanis/ Daisy must go with Mrs Patmore!
So exciting to see all the projects ready for Dad's monumental birthday!!!
Love you guy's! ❤
Love what is happening in this kitchen. Here in Canada we use melamine paint over tiles. Makes them look like new
Michael’s right, dark paint is much better!
Love the darker columns! Well done Michael! Yannis - the plaster looks amazing!
The gray columns suit the room much better in my opinion
A mouse in the chapel organ - a toad in the kitchen - mmm, another tall tale?
Like the color for the columns. The contrast looks great.
I've had problems with heat messing up my chemicals as well. I sympathize, Michael!!! It's frustrating!!
Love the colour on the columns! Beautiful ❤
Yes! I was literally going to comment that they should paint the beam as well and they did!
Love the color of the columns! Always trust Michael when it comes to color.
I do as well. In my humble opinion, it absolutely compliments the wall tiles!
The dark grey is beautiful! Cant imagine how gorgeous it looks in person. So glad you decided to paint the columns!
The kitchen will be amazing! Great work and design style 👏👏👏👏
Thank you for sharing 😊
Hi, Michael. I love that dark shadowy green.... It will disappear and not detract from other elements and colours you use. Plus it is much warmer then that cold white. Brilliant choice.
Looking absolutely fabulous!
I would try buckets of denture cleanser tabs on the tiles.
Pro-dark columns.
Less likely to collide with them
Mix hydrogen peroxide with bicarbonate of soda to make a paste
These columns can look gorgeous in charcoal to contrast with the rest of the kitchen. They are beautiful.
The paint on the columns reminds me of the invisible green all around London. Beautiful.
I like the columns either way. You make wonderful choices, so I look forward to seeing what you come up with.
Looking forward to your video, Michael! See you soon!!
I love the contrast of colours . Amazing job , you all have endless energy and wonderful enthusiasm. ❤
Designer here too.. White and cream can make a stunning scheme - but not aged, dirty cream.. I would have preferred brazed raw steel (oiled) for the columns, and the colour Michael has chosen is as close to that as you can get, so I absolutely agree with the colour: An alternative could be matte terra-cotta - look at the old floor tiles - the terra cotta colour makes sense in the bigger scheme of things, but I still prefer the gunmetal colour: For what it is worth, when I have done restoration of old white marble to remove smoke stains etc., I use a chloring bleach but layer saturated paper towels over it, and keep wetting them down with chlorine - it keeps the moisture alive long enough for it to be absorbed by the marble - otherwise it doesn't penetrate.. worth a try..
The columns are gorgeous! I’d be tempted to do something to bring out the details at the top but the color is fantastic for a kitchen.
Dark/black columns! Agree with Michael! W/look more regal I’d say! Also keep cleaner also.