Paddington Painters & Decorators
Period flat interiors
A flat within an older house may combine generous front rooms with smaller spaces formed by later alterations. Decorating should respond to those proportions, preserving the character that survives while giving the rooms a deliberate, settled finish.
Discuss your project
Start with the features you will retain
Identify cornices, ceiling details, shutters, panelling and window joinery before choosing the wall scheme. Some may be original, some later additions; their treatment should follow their condition and significance. If earlier decorative finishes are uncovered or suspected, seek appropriate advice before stripping. Historic England warns that removing old finishes can destroy evidence that cannot be recovered.
Balance the room from floor to cornice
Look at proposed colours beside the flooring, fireplace surround and fabrics that will stay. In a high room, the junction between wall and ceiling can be as influential as the wall shade itself. Agree whether decorative plaster, doors and skirting should sit quietly within the scheme or provide a defined edge, then inspect samples in the room's ordinary daylight and evening lighting.
Allow for the details around tall windows
The schedule should distinguish sashes, frames, reveals and shutters rather than grouping them as 'windows'. Establish what is included on the room side and who is responsible for any external work. Check that opening parts can be accessed and operated, and note damaged timber or faulty fittings requiring attention before painting. Curtains and blinds need their own removal and reinstatement arrangements.
An occupied home needs a room order
Tell us which rooms must remain available, where furniture can be held and how daily access will work. A sequence might begin with a room that can be fully cleared, but it should follow the household's needs and the agreed scope. Protection, ventilation, drying and the return of possessions all belong within that sequence; a final coat is only one stage of returning a room to use.
Connect the flat to its shared building
Clarify material deliveries and stair protection with the building representative where access is communal. If the property is listed, consent considerations extend indoors and cannot be decided from the appearance of the outside alone. Send any existing finish schedule or relevant approval with photographs of the rooms, particularly where the instruction involves changing historic joinery or decorative plaster.
Tell us about your Paddington property
Let’s put your
repaint into focus.
Describe the rooms or frontage and what you would like to change. For a managed property, include the person giving instructions and the arrangements for making the space available.
Your decorating enquiry
Start with the address, the extent of the repaint and any practical details we should consider.