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The Knutsford Decorator is not afraid to take on a challenge. Whatever the age or size of the property and regardless of the amount of work involved, we have the skills, expertise, and resources to decorate your home to the highest standards.

As a decorator in Plumley, Cheshire, in recent years we have at various times worked on a project in Plumley. This is a gorgeous 17th Century cottage. We were initially asked to decorate the inside of the cottage as well as a converted barn. The latter had an amazing open space with mezzanine bedroom which you can see from the photographs. We painted the high ceilings, walls and all the wood work including the steps and spindles leading up to the mezzanine. The whole space had a complete make over.

The cottage was decorated throughout with various different Farrow and Ball paints, the colours of which were perfect for the age and style of the house. To create feature walls, for example in the bedrooms, Laura Ashley wallpaper was used. The paint and the wallpaper, perfectly complimenting one another. You can see from the photographs that the finish was spectacular, and our clients were thrilled with our workmanship and the overall look and finish.

Being a decorator in Plumley, Cheshire, Sara and I have subsequently been invited back by our clients to paint the outside of the house, so we have now painted the whole of the inside and outside of the property!

It has definitely been one of our favourite jobs, working as a decorator in Plumley, Cheshire and we have recently returned yet again, a few years later to do some touch ups!

Customer testimonial

“Chris and Sara have done an incredible job of decorating our 17th century cottage and barn over the course of the last 3 months. They are very talented, diligent and creative and with their perfectionist approach have transformed both the house and barn.

The team have been delightful to have around the home and go the extra mile at every opportunity.

We are looking forward to welcoming the team back this spring to decorate the exteriors and look forward to working with the team again very soon!

A huge thank you to the Knutsford Decorator”

Fiona Armstrong
Plumley
December 2016 to February 2017

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“Many thanks to you both for all the good work – we have enjoyed having you In our home and as well as now having a freshly painted home we have gained a couple of new friends in the process.”

Jan & Chris Gradwell
Higher Whitley
October 2019

As a decorator in Higher Whitley, Cheshire, when we come to decorate in your home, we are keenly aware of the fact that we are working in a family’s private space and that there are things in the home that are of value either financially or sentimentally. It’s for this reason that the Knutsford Decorator takes great care not to damage anything, being respectful of your property at all times. Take for example a project the Knutsford Decorator completed in Higher Whitley, where the customer had recently had a brand new engineered wooden floor installed in their converted barn.

Whilst we always take the upmost care with all customer’s flooring, we had to be extra careful with this floor. It had recently been fitted and was quite ‘soft’ as it was still curing but we needed to erect heavy scaffolding on to the floor in order to reach the high ceiling in order to decorate it.

We completely covered the whole floor with xboard and used sheets of plywood to spread the weight. We were then able to erect the scaffolding on the floor and using it we were then able to paint the ceilings in Tikurilla Anti Reflex White.

The customer had chosen Dulux for us to use, which isn’t a brand we particularly like using and after our recommendation, they thankfully decided to use Benjamin Moore paints in subsequent rooms. With our years of experience and use of a range of different brands of paint, we know the best products that are available to match your requirements and give a quality finish

As always, we brushed Benjamin Moore on the woodwork and sprayed a dressing table in the satin finish giving it a new lease of life.

Being a professional decorator in Higher Whitley, Cheshire, we are able to adapt our plans around your needs and requirements. If this means we have to take steps to protect your flooring or furniture, we will go above and beyond our usual precautionary measures.

We thoroughly enjoyed working at this house. It was a lovely job to work on, both for the customer’s hospitality and the age and character of the building. We are due to return soon to work on an extension!

Customer testimonial

Jan & Chris Gradwell
Higher Whitley
October 2019

Are you looking for a decorator in Higher Whitley, Cheshire?

The Knutsford Decorator has been working for many years throughout the Cheshire area and has built up a reputation, for reliability and professionalism. We take great care over the quality of our work and the overall finish.

To find out more about a decorator in Higher Whitley Cheshire, ring the Knutsford Decorator on 07747 444 528.

As decorators in Knutsford, The Knutsford Decorator recently completed a whole house redecoration in Knutsford. Our customer had a significant extension built and was keen to bring the old and new spaces together by painting and decorating throughout.

There were several aspects involved with the painting and decorating of the house. Part of this included removing all the doors from each room. They were put in the newly empty extension and were thoroughly cleaned and sanded and then sprayed with Benjamin Moore Scuff X. This is a durable 100% acrylic paint which won’t yellow over time, compared with oil and hybrid paints, and leaves the smoothest finish. Its finish is even more smooth when sprayed!

As a well-established decorators in Knutsford we can draw on our years of experience to recommend and use the very best products available. With our expertise and knowledge, we know what works and where it works best. In this instance we recommended a product which is specifically engineered to resist scuffing, which was perfect for the purpose we needed it.

You can see from one of the videos the steps we took sanding and cleaning the doors, and the finished appearance. Sadly, the photographs don’t do the doors justice! They were completely transformed, looking spotless and brand new and made more durable for every day wear and tear.

Also included in this painting and decorating project was painting all the walls throughout the house. The key to a great finish is in the preparation. We sanded down all the surfaces including the walls and ceilings. Ordinarily this would create copious amounts of dust that settles throughout the house. To minimise the amount of dust created we use the very best dust free sanding equipment available on the market. The sander is attached to a hoover and is able to suck up 95% of the dust. Once the walls had been sanded, the surfaces were filled and then sanded again to ensure a smooth, level finish. They were then cleaned and wiped to ensure a clear surface for the paint to be applied. We put on up to 3 coats on all surfaces to ensure an even, thorough coverage.

For this project we also sanded down the wooden worktops until all the old black marks had disappeared and then oiled them. Doing this restored them back to new. Oiling the work surfaces giving them a protective, water resistant layer.

To paint the walls, we used Tikkurila paint. This is a particularly durable paint that is ideally suited to areas of high traffic. It’s perfect for households where there are children and pets. While it is durable, this doesn’t affect the overall look. When applied to walls it creates a beautiful smooth finish so can be used anywhere in the home.

For our customers, in this instance the Tikkurila paint was tinted to match a range of Farrow and Ball colours. The match was near perfect! Using this paint means if they don’t have a colour you like from their own range, you can colour match it with a paint you do like from a different brand.

After the painting had been completed in one of the bedrooms, we sealed the fresh plaster work and hung some wallpaper to create a feature wall. It was a fairly high wall at around 4 metres from the highest point so took some effort to cover, however the wallpaper looked seamless from top to bottom and had a striking impact.

In addition to the internal work, we prepared and sprayed the garage door in Zinsser Allcoat. As our customers loved the colour of Farrow and Ball Downpipe the paint was tinted to this. You can see what we did and what the colour looked like from one of the videos. We also removed the slightly tired looking composite front door, sprayed it and rehung it. While it looks like a brand-new door that should have cost hundreds of pounds, to paint it only cost around £70!

Customer testimonial

“I can strongly recommend Chris and Sara. The quality of work and care over the finish was excellent. Patient advice was readily provided and was invaluable. They were an absolute pleasure to work with and testimony is us entrusting them with our home to work on whilst we were on holiday for 2 weeks. “

Google review
James Hulme
Knutsford
July/ August 2019

As you can see from the customers’ testimonial, they were really happy with the professional service they received and the overall finish of both the internal and external work that we carried out. He was so happy that he has booked us in to work on a second extension, once it has been completed!

If you need decorators in Knutsford, call the Knutsford Decorator today on 07747 444 528.