Not all painters and decorators in London enjoy their trips into the centre of town, but we always enjoy the experience as well and the variety of the work.
David recently carried out some redecoration at the lovely Morden and Lea restaurant on Wardour Street in Soho.
Perhaps the next time we return, it will be to wield nothing larger than a knife and fork…
Morden and Lea — painting and decorating in central London Read Post »
We were recently asked to redecorate the interior and parts of the facade at the Myla and Davis salon in Brixton.
After several nocturnal visits, things are looking clean and sharp once more…
We have just carried out another redecoration job in south London — the colour chosen by our client for this bedroom project was Teresa’s Green by Farrow & Ball.
Bedroom redecoration in south London — Teresa's Green by Farrow & Ball Read Post »
This elegant living room in an Edwardian house in south London required more preparatory work than usual, particularly on the ceiling and on an area of blown plaster near one of the windows.
The condition of the original lath and plaster ceiling, while parlous, was not unusually so — the number of cracks and general instability is fairly common on ceilings of this vintage, which are now well into their second century.
Repairing a lath and plaster ceiling in south London Read Post »
Like most experienced painters and decorators accustomed to the often unstable walls and ceilings of Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian London, we are used to repairing areas blown plaster.
With the repair shown below, bonding, or undercoat, plaster with PVA was used initially, followed by a surface coat — redecoration had things looking sharp once more.
