Martin Dunn

Martin Dunn Traditional Painter in W Midlands had a call from Martin Guest saying that a client wanted her wooden fire surround marbled, to try and make it blend in better with the hearth. A marbled fireplace? Certainly. The upshot of requirements and timescale and other work commitments meant it was time to bring on Read More

Martin Dunn, Traditional painter and Decorator in Staffordshire is well versed in the art of oil-based surfacer fillers. He was recently sent a tub of Prestonnet Gras a Lacquer to try by Aaron at Beissier.Beissier are Trade Corner members. Seeing as they trust me to give it a go, I decided to put my copy Read More

MARTIN DUNN IS BACK!!! Oh yes, it’s that time of the year again when I switch the computer back on. I’m more focused on period property decorating in Staffordshire these days, so I might not be doing as many hand painted kitchens as I used to, but I still get asked to do the odd Read More

Small businesses need new blood in order to expand. The default position in the decorating trade is to look to local colleges for students to fill painting and decorating apprenticeships, and bring youngsters up through the ranks. Martin Dunn has a vacancy, and lays out the reality of finding an apprentice. It doesn’t quite gel Read More

This article about the uses of Osmo oil for treating wood, was written by Traditional Painter for Stafford, Martin Dunn. As a former college lecturer and assessor, he has a great deal of indepth information to share. Osmo oil on interior timber, worktops and furniture Over the last couple of years I have been using Read More

You know how it is, you wait for the bus then 3 come along at once! Well after my little set back, thanks to Mr Farrow and Bobby Ball, the F&B paper I was due to hang turned up. Not only that one, but some more for another room at the old vicarage and then Read More

To continue the theme from yesterday about how painters are real people with interests beyond the latest decorating tools and dustless extraction sanding equipment…Martin Dunn in Staffordshire reveals all about a favourite cupa soup. Life is a minestrone It’s getting cold out there people, so I thought I would send over tried and tested methods Read More

This is a glimpse behind the scenes of Traditional Painter. It doesn’t matter how much experience you have, everyone has hiccups and annoying problems to solve, (another DIYer’s Farrow and Ball primer failure for instance), and from time to time, just like all our readers, we need to tap into some expert advice. The combined Read More

Traditional painter for Stafford, Martin Dunn, shows off his paperhanging skills in an intimate drinks venue in Rugely. The (non) parlour painters amongst us occassionally get asked to do something a bit different, so when I was rung by a company in London last week, asking if I could hang a mural at Wetherspoons refurb Read More

Martin Dunn revisits a painted wooden kitchen in Lichfield in a property where renovations have been going on for most of the year. IT’S GOOD TO BE BACK! No, this is not a reference to Mr G Glitter singing about his return to his old junior school, it’s about a recent visit to a kitchen Read More