Paul Barber

Hand Painted Kitchens Handmade Kitchens of Christchurch Painter Why a beautifully made handmade kitchen deserves a specialist hand-painted finish. A handmade kitchen deserves more than just great cabinetry. We have always admired the quality of kitchens produced by Handmade Kitchens of Christchurch. They are well made, sensibly designed and, in our experience, offer excellent value Read More

Hand painted kitchen refurbishment Cambridgeshire

This is a transformation and a half. A hand painted kitchen in Northampton – 20 years old – bespoke pine kitchen – previously finished in very sticky Danish Oil – a bit of a mess. Re-edited 23rd March 2024 0798 902 5212 enquiries@traditionalpainter.com The brief Paul Barber, Traditional Painter for Northampton, was approached earlier this Read More

CONTACT PAUL AT TRADITIONAL PAINTER FOR GENERAL ENQUIRIES Tel: 07989 025212 Hand Painted Kitchens-Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Cambrigeshire & Hertfordshire. We have 3 specialist kitchen painters with over 50 years of experience between them working across these areas, and can normally book work in between a 8-12 week lead time. In 2012  Traditional Painter was launched Read More

This video is of a hand painted kitchen demonstration showing an overview of the whole process I go through when refurbishing a well made but dated oak kitchen. We specialise in this type of project, and it is not standard decorating work by any means. When you balance the relatively minor inconvenience and cost of Read More

Paul Barber is our longstanding Traditional Painter member for Northants, Herts, Beds and Bucks. His client had inherited a Chalon kitchen in Northampton. Paul delivered a showroom quality finish as usual, but not without a great deal of hard extra work. Unfortunately the previous painter from years ago was not too keen on attention to Read More

Earlier, Paul Barber explained about hand painting a kitchen coated in Danish oil. After 20 years of oiling, the kitchen in Northampton was a bit of a mess and the clients weren’t sure it could be salvaged. All’s well that ends well. Here is a reminder of the result of Paul transforming that particular kitchen. Read More

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

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. Contact Paul C Barber if you are in Northamptonshire www.paulcbarber.co.uk Tel: 01604 767506  M: 07989 025212 Ease the way The addition of paint to Read More

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