First Published on Traditional Painter For this project I was contacted by a lady in Halifax, West Yorkshire, who had inherited this lovely table and chairs and wanted to have it repaired and updated. The style she had decided upon was for the chairs and table base to be painted with the table top being left wood. A lovely choice […]

This rustic wall paint effect was done in one of the spare rooms at the stately Oare Manor in Devon.  Each of the rooms was being completely revamped, with each having its own particular style and feel. For this bedroom and en-suite the clients wanted a shabby chic look, with the walls and furniture having a rustic look with subtle […]

I panted this colourwash paint effect in the master en-suite bathroom of some very good clients of mine. Over the years I have designed and created a variety of different paint finishes throughout the house, including broken colour finishes in the master bedroom and kitchen, three-tone stripes in the dining room and a metallic pearlescent finish in the lounge, to […]

For this kitchen painting project I was phoned by a lady in Linton who wanted her bespoke hand made wooden ‘Jeremy Wood‘ modernised. It had been installed over 10 years ago and was now looking a little tired and worn in places. After emailing me over some photos I was able to give her a good idea of the costs […]

This blog was first published on Traditional Painter I recently hand painted this kitchen for a lovely couple in North Leeds. They wanted to update their kitchen, making it lighter, brighter and more contemporary. Instead of ripping out the units, having them replaced and going through alot of upheaval, they decided on the much easier and cheaper option of having […]

This Blog was first published on Traditional Painter For this project I traveled to Darrington near Pontefract to transform an oak kitchen table and four chairs. The client was changing her kitchen and wanted to update her table and chairs by painting it in a plain colour. I used Empire by Tikkurila, a fabulous furniture and kitchen paint that I […]

For this shabby chic painting project I headed down to Oare in Devon, where over the years I have done a lot of decorative painting and faux work for the same client. The manor house is beautiful as is the countryside around, and this time my main jobs were to transform a couple of fireplaces, creating a faux stone and […]