Matt Emulsion Cracking and Crazing

Professional decorator Mike Cupit talks about matt emulsion cracking and crazing, including the cause, prevention and the cure

Tips for Airless Spraying and painting

Professional Decorator and Decorators Forum UK owner Mike Cupit gives his top tips for Airless Spraying. Follow this advice for better results.

Sick of bad plastering on walls and ceilings

Are you sick of really bad plastering?? Why is it always the decorator who has to sort it out? A lot of spreads need shooting!!

Dulux Academy Design Beautiful Spaces Course

I have just spent two days at the Dulux Academy doing the ‘design beautiful living spaces’ course. I thought I’d write a quick review in case there were any other Decorators, budding interior designers, or other colour lovers who might be interested. What is...

how to spray a new build house

This professional decorator explains the easiest way to spray a new build house. This is a perfect guide for anyone new to spray painting

The mess on an insurance job that a decorator has been asked to price

Decorator being Asked To Price An Insurance Job

What do you do if you're a decorator and you get asked to price a job which is being paid for as part of an insurance claim? We asked members of the Decorators Forum UK to share their advice about being asked to price an insurance job.Just charge £50 per quote for...

First Time Using Tikkurila Paint

Is Tikkurila all it's cracked up to be? Professional decorator Ray Horton gives us his review after his first time using Tikkurila

spraying will always make sense when you are decorating. It's faster and neater than brush and roller

Spraying Makes Sense When Decorating

A lot of decorators who haven't yet sprayed want to know whether spraying makes sense? This professional decorator explains the benefits

the best solution for flaking paint on scuttles

Tackling Flaking paint in Scuttles

Tackling flaky paint when using a scuttle is one of the BIGGEST PROBLEMS TO EVER BURDEN THE DECORATING INDUSTRY. Here's what professionals do to remedy it

Dulux Academy Kitchen Furniture Refreshment Day Review

Professional decorator ian Frost writes a full and honest Dulux Academy Kitchen & Furniture Refreshment Day review. Was it worth his time?

Decorators top Christmas jokes

We asked members of The Decorators Forum UK to give us their funny jokes and Christmas stories. This is an example of what they came back with.... hope you find them funnyWhere does mistletoe go to be famous? Holly wood I told my girlfriend she drew her eyebrows...

A wall that has been lined and wallpapered

Decorators line walls before wallpapering

Do professional decorators always feel the need to line a plastered wall before wallpapering? We asked Members of the Wallpapering Forum UK what they do

what is the best way for a decorator to make the leap and learn airless spraying?

The Best Way for a Decorator to Learn how to Spray

We asked professional decorators to tell us what the best way is for a decorator to learn how to spray. This should help you make the leap.

Paint cracking over caulk, but what is the solution?

Paint cracking over caulk – what are the solutions?

Paint cracking over caulk has been a common topic on The Decorators Forum UK over the last few years, and decorators are always on the hunt for a caulk that ‘doesn’t crack’. After a hell of a lot of research and some personal experiments, I thought I would share my...

knauf blue top interior ready mixed filler

Skimming with knauf blue top

This professional painter and decorator talks us through skimming walls the easy way with Knauf blue top. Who needs a plasterer when you can do it yourself