Paul Barber
Paul Barber Traditional Painter Q&A
I asked Paul Barber 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? Northampton, Bedfordshire, Bucks and Hertfordshire. No more than an hour from our base. At what age did you first Read More
Clean down and paint a waxed wooden kitchen in Ecton
Blog, cleaning, hand-painted kitchen, Paul Barber, tikkurila
Paul Barber, Traditional Painter in Northampton had quite a challenge to paint a waxed wooden kitchen in Ecton. There was 15 years of wax build-up to clean down, prior to painting. Ease the way The addition of paint to the edges of drawers etc on some clear finished kitchens can affect the tolerances, to the Read More
An oak kitchen in Northampton renovated and hand painted
Blog, hand-painted kitchen, Paul Barber
Traditional Painter, Paul Barber, hand paints kitchens for amongst others, A Bell & Co Ltd of Kingsthorpe. He knows his craft, and this oak kitchen in Northampton needed rather more than a clean down, before getting to the finishing line. It came out well though. Photos from the client. Repair first I recently undertook the Read More
Fired Earth Hand Painted Kitchens in Silverstone
Blog, hand-painted kitchen, Paul Barber
Marnie Kitchens of Monmouth have been commissioned by Fired Earth to design and install hand painted kitchens in 14 luxury homes in Silverstone Northants. Traditional Painter Paul Barber was asked to paint them. I recently undertook a contract for Marnie Kitchens of Wales to paint bespoke kitchen furniture on a new housing development in Silverstone Read More
Wallpapering Staircase in a Period Property in Northamptonshire
Blog, Paul Barber, period property, wallcoverings
Some more information about wallpapering a staircase in a period property in Northamptonshire, from Traditional Painter’s Paul Barber who is a master wallpaper hanger. Preparing the walls The walls had some quite bad cracks, which where cut out by scraping the cracks through with a shave hook. I seal the cracks with PVA and once Read More
Hanging Wallcovering To A Period Property Staircase In Northamptonshire
Blog, Paul Barber, wallcoverings
Northampton-based Paul C Barber is a master wallpaper hanger, and here he is running through the fundamentals of papering a large staircase, not a task for the faint hearted! An article covering the finer points will follow. I recently redecorated a period property in Northamptonshire, it was a spiral design stairs with large hall and Read More
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