Synonyms and antonyms of To paint and decorate in British Thesaurus

paint (verb)

to put paint onto something to change its colour

decorate (verb)

British to put paint or paper on the walls of a room

paper (verb)

to cover the walls of a room with wallpaper

whitewash (verb)

to paint walls or buildings white using whitewash

do out ()

to decorate a room

render (verb)

to cover a wall with plaster or cement

wallpaper (verb)

to put wallpaper onto walls

redecorate (verb)

to paint a room again or put new wallpaper on the walls

do up (British)

British to repair, paint, and improve an old building, car, boat etc

do over (mainly American)

mainly American to decorate a building or room again in a completely different way

floor (verb)

to put a particular type of floor inside a room

grout (verb)

to fill the spaces between tiles with grout

hang (verb)

to fix paper to a wall as decoration

lay (verb)

to put something such as pipes, wires, or a carpet into the correct position in the ground or on the floor, so that they are ready to be used

prime (verb)

to prepare a surface for paint or some other substance

refresh (verb)

to make something look or feel fresher or brighter

refurbish (verb)

to improve a room or a building by cleaning and painting it, adding new furniture or equipment etc

rehabilitate (verb)

to make a building or system suitable for use again

respray (verb)

to change the colour of something, especially a car, by spraying new paint on it

spray (verb)

British to paint a car by spraying paint on it