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    From a painted kitchen to wallpapering; damp-affected ceilings to painted wood furniture; Farrow & Ball to Little Greene traditional paint; interior decorating & design to exteriors & restoration

    Reliable painting tips, advice and services from a specialist craftsman with traditional values: best trade practices, focus on customer service & creative solutions.

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1 – Submit questions about troublesome decorating, design or associated projects

Describe the problem, and include a photo(s) with your question, if it helps to better explain the issue. We will do our level best to provide a practical solution.

Recent troubleshoots
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  • How to re-paint stained exterior door
    This is in response to the sample Troubleshoot from Andy.In this case, I would clean out the silicone, probably with a combination of utility knife and my fingers, Sand the [More...]

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2 – Submit before and after shots
If you have any before and after photos of recent work, you are welcome to add them using the ADD PHOTO link below. The bigger the transformation, the biggest difference between before and after, the better! Write a description in the caption.

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You can submit case studies of work you have done, and we will gladly publish them. Or send us a link to a case study you have published somewhere else and we will feature it on a post.

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3- Tweet your decorating questions!
You can always ask questions on Twitter.

Use a hash tag to attract attention on Twitter. eg Need help #painting #pine with #FarrowandBall paint.

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Great resource if you have questions about colour co-ordination, colour cards, colour sampling…

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