Martin Guest

As a hand painted kitchen specialist and a master painter, I recently had the pleasure of completing a stunning kitchen project in Worcestershire. The kitchen, crafted by the renowned Hand Made Kitchens of Christchurch, was supplied in bare wood, presenting a blank canvas for what would become a dramatic and contemporary centerpiece. The transformation began Read More

Martin Guest Traditional Painter for Staffordshire, tells us about a recent hand painted kitchen in Haughton. 07835351943   

Traditional painter covering Birmingham and Worcestershire shows us this James Mayor Furniture hand painted kitchen in Bournville. Made from MDF, it is practical and extremely functional, having been treated to a Farrow & Ball Exterior Eggshell finish; durable, hard-wearing and looking very stylish in two colour livery.  Contact Martin 07835351943 The main feature was a Read More

Martin Guest is our Traditional Painter for Shropshire  and runs us through a hand painted kitchen in Oswestry Shropshire, and has a new gadget that will interest handle fitters   contact Martin: tel:+447835351943   This Traditional Painter job was a hand painted kitchen in West Felton, Shropshire. From the communication and photos we received, we thought Read More

Professional decorating specialist and Traditional Painter, Martin Guest, explains how he tackled this hand painted kitchen in Great Wyrley, Staffs.   Tel: 07835351943 Preparing a wooden kitchen for painting On my advice, all handles had been replaced (2 hole handles instead of 1), and tiles and work surfaces had also been upgraded prior to me Read More

Martin Guest in Staffordshire relates a recent period property decorating labour of love.   Martin is Traditional Painters recommended specialist kitchen and furniture painter working across Staffoldshire Contact Martin for more information Tel: 07940 111516 No, not a dodgy album by UB40 ( Ok Many rivers to cross is a classic, but Red red wine??! Read More

I asked Martin Guest Traditional Painter, a few questions in order to provide some background to how he arrived at this point in his career. What part of the UK do you cover for Traditional Painter? Birmingham, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Staffordshire & Shropshire What is the best part about being a kitchen painter? Meeting with some Read More

This site is all about raising awareness and spreading the word about the best in the world of specialist painting and decorating. This week we are therefore delighted to announce the arrival of Lincrusta on Traditional Painter Trade Corner. Contact Martin Guest our lincrusta specialist  0794 011 1516 Lincrusta is without doubt a world-leading wallcovering Read More

I received a question today about using Ronseal Paint and Grain on Lincrusta. If you are not familiar with the Ronseal product, this is it doing what it says it does on the tin! The only constructive advice I could think to offer was that, to achieve a grained effect somewhere close to the advertised Read More

The decorating forum for homeowners, keen DIY and trade is developing a good following. Here are some highlight topics from the past week, to illustrate the diverse range of information you can find and ask about. High gloss hand painted kitchen JG Mason Decorator asked for feedback on hand painted gloss kitchen cabinets. Is gloss Read More