So I stripped it off this morning and redid it this afternoon, doing it the old way, bucket of water and make your own paste in a packet. Hey presto, a lot better looking
I looked for a paper that was similar to what was already up, but there was nothing suitable so having looked at all the options, including blinds etc, we have decided on going for the pale browns that were already there, but accenting it with purple/aubergine. While looking through B&Q I came across the above paper that covers all the colours and also goes well with the oak of the cabinets.
While waiting for the paper to dry I decided to start work on the cabinet that holds the fridge, the original one was rotten and I couldn't salvage it. Looking at its construction though I appeared to be strip wood with a think oak plywood on the front, I couldn't get a thin oak faced ply but Beers sell oak strip wood the right width to make the cabinet with. This means that I don't need to worry about facing it with anything.
The cabinet is being held together using polyurethane glue, that way I don't need to worry about nail holes or screw heads. For something like this, you really need a lot of clamps until the glue dries.
