Paint woodwork
New timber should have any knots sealed with knotting solution to prevent the wood resin from staining the paintwork. Use a small cheap throw-away brush. Then first coat with a water based wood primer. When dry, second coat with a water based undercoat. If the woodwork has been previously painted, if in poor condition, after preparation, paint a coat of undercoat followed by your topcoat of choice. If in good condition you could eliminate the undercoat stage. You can either bring the radiators in with the trim colour, or if you wish you could use an eggshell paint in the wall colour. If you were going to use wallpaper as a finish on the walls, the order would change to:
Ceiling, woodwork, wallpaper.
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