Great work from David here on a worktop restoration project in south London.
The Mirka Deros dust-free sander is the friend of every painter and decorator who owns one — especially on a job like this one.
In its absence, this work would have been hopelessly dusty.
With the sanding completed, the surface was protected with Osmo’s Polyx-Oil Rapid — a superb product, perfectly suited to the task.
We’d like to wish you all a happy and prosperous 2016.
We have a varied mix of blog posts in the works for the weeks and months ahead, mixing our portfolio of work with examples of interesting interior design and decoration from London, Europe and beyond.
I thought we would begin the new year by taking an admiring glance at the Louis Poulsen PH5 lamp shade, named for its justifiably-respected Danish designer, Poul Henningsen.
Here is a picture of Henningsen himself, looking every inch the king of 20th century design…
A job that was as as simple as it was transformative…
Restoring and painting a front doorstep in south London Read Post »
Perhaps your eye has once or twice been drawn to the incredibly thin and beautifully elegant pointing on a handsome Georgian building in London?
The technique which yields this appearance — bearing the wonderful name of tuckpointing — is an illusion…
Tuckpointing is a way of using two contrasting colours of mortar in the mortar joints of brickwork, one colour matching the bricks themselves, to give an artificial impression that very fine joints have been made.
You can see the contrast between the more common weather struck pointing on the left, and tuckpointing on the right, here:
And here is an image which illustrates the care and skill involved in the deception…
Should you wish to add another brick to the foundations of your pub quiz knowledge, 10 Downing Street features tuckpointing…
Unusually among decorating businesses, we are qualified to carry out electrical work — this means that we can remove and replace old lighting, enhancing the impact of our redecoration work.
The large metal and glass pendant fitting below was one we recently installed…
