Johnstone’s Aqua Vs Dulux Quick Dry

A professional decorator paints half a door in Johnstone's Aqua gloss and the other half in Dulux Quick dry. it's a battle to the death!

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Dulux Paint Review and Guide

Professional decorator Mike Gregory gives his full and honest review of Dulux Trade Paint products, including the best place to buy what you need.

Zinsser Allcoat Exterior Satin Reviews

Professional decorators give their honest thoughts on water-based Zinsser Allcoat Exterior Satin, a multi-purpose paint from Tor Coatings. Check it out!

A nasty stain on a ceiling that needs to be prepped and painted

The best paint to cover and block a stain

Professional decorator Mike Cupit talks about the best paint to block and cover a stain. This simple guide will give you the insight needed to tackle major issues

Laura Ashley Wallpaper Review

Laura Ashley manufacture a very popular range of wallpaper which decorators tend to try and avoid. This is a review by Mike Cupit

Macpherson eclipse contract matt emulsion

Best Contract Matt Emulsion on the Market

Professional Decorator Mike Cupit explains the difference between the main brands of trade contract matt emulsion and which is the best on the Market

Zinsser Peel Stop to stop matt emulsion crazing over silk

Matt Emulsion Cracking and Crazing

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

How Much Does it cost to Wallpaper a Feature Wall

Professional decorator Mike Cupit Explains how much he thinks a professional decorator should charge to wallpaper one feature wall

How Much Does a Decorator Charge to Wallpaper

Professional Decorator Mike Cupit answers that age old question; How much does a decorator Charge to Wallpaper a Room. Let's hope this helps

Albany Super Satin Review from Brewers

Professional Decorator Ben Byrd gives a full and honest review of Albany Super Satin. a reasonably priced waterbased satin from Brewers

Tikkurila Optiva White Review

Professional decorator and all round nice guy Mike Gregory gives a short review of the new Formula Tikkurila Optiva White. what a guy!

Johnstone’s Durable Matt Review

Johnstone’s Durable Matt review, I’m really not sure!! So, I’ve been asking on Decorators Forum UK about Johnston’s Durable Matt. To be honest I was a Valspar Trade fan, but heard Johnstone’s was far superior as a scrubbable Matt. So I thought I'd try it and give...

Kolorbond Single and 2K - the perfect paint for plastic and upvc

Kolorbond Single and 2K review

This Professional Decorator gives an honest review of Kolorbond single and 2K paint. These are products developed for use on uPVC.

Best Vinyl Matt Emulsion for walls

I’ve been a decorator for the past 18 years and I’m a little bit of a geek when it comes to paint products. I thought I'd sit down and write a quick (and honest) guide to vinyl matt. To state the obvious, trade paint is of better quality than retail, so you should...

Best Emulsion for a Kitchen or Bathroom

Professional decorator and guru Mike Cupit talks about the best emulsion to use in a kitchen or bathroom so see what he thinks about this

Trade Durable Matt Emulsion paint products

Best Durable Matt Emulsion Paint

I have been a Professional Decorator for the past 21 years. In that time, I have used a lot of different paint brands. This is my unbiased guide to the best durable matt emulsion paint products on the British market. I hope you find it useful when deciding on paint...

Oldfields Paintbrush Review my paintbrush

I was recently given a set of Oldfield paintbrushes to try out and review by Andy Cherry from My Paintbrush. These are brushes that I’ve wanted to try out for a long time. They are really popular in Australia. I have a friend in Oz who had told me about them, but I...

Dulux Trade Colour Sensor Review

This Professional Decorator gives his full and honest Dulux Colour Sensor review after using it on several jobs. Let’s see what he has to say.

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