Fully insured, Handyman and Decorator based in Church Langley, Harlow – covering Harlow, Sawbridgeworth, Bishop’s Stortford, Ware, Hertford and surrounding areas.

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2025 Snapshots - Part 7 -------- Kitchen transfo 2025 Snapshots - Part 7 -------- Kitchen transformation in Church Langley. Old peeling melamine removed from all doors and drawers fronts. Bare MDF fully prepped and primed, then repainted (front and back) in 3 coats of Farrow & Ball ‘Hague Blue’ mixed into Tikkurilla Helmi 10 Satin. Reveals and front edges of all units also painted. All doors and drawer fronts refitted with new black handles throughout to complete the dramatic change. Wall tiles, cleaned and primed, then repainted in Rust-oleum ‘Cotton White’ Satin Kitchen Tile Paint. Walls finished in Dulux Easycare ‘ Earl Blue’ Emulsion.
2025 Snapshots - Part 6 -------- - Puckeridge bed 2025 Snapshots - Part 6 -------- - Puckeridge bedroom refresh. New coving fitted, prepped and painted in Tikkurila Anti Reflex Ceiling Emulsion, along with ceiling. Walls finished in Neptune ’Driftwood’ Emulsion. Woodwork finished in Johnstones Trade Durable Aqua Guard Satin. - Bedroom given an Aston Villa makeover with Claret feature wall. Old stickers removed and all walls repaired and prepped. Walls finished in Farrow & Ball ‘Lulworth Blue’ Estate Emulsion and ‘Brinal’ feature wall, Ceiling finished in Farrow & Ball ‘All White’ Estate Emulsion. Woodwork and sash windows finished in Farrow & Ball ‘Wimborne White’ Estate Eggshell.
2025 Snapshots - Part 5 -------- - Master bedroo 2025 Snapshots - Part 5 -------- - Master bedroom & en-suite fully redecorated in Puckeridge. Walls finished in Johnstone's Trade Acrylic Durable Matt colour matched into Farrow & Ball ‘Card Room Green’, Bedroom ceiling finished in Tikkurila Anti Reflex Ceiling Emulsion & En-Suite Ceiling finished in Zinsser Perma White Moisture resistant Matt. Woodwork finished in Johnstones Trade Aqua Guard Satin. - Hall, Stairs & Landing finished in Farrow & Ball ‘Blackened’ Modern Emulsion, Ceiling finished in Tikkurila Anti Reflex Ceiling Emulsion & Woodwork finished in Farrow & Ball ‘Wimborne White’ Estate Eggshell. - Hall, Stairs & Landing fully repaired and redecorated in Church Langley. Walls finished in Johnstone's Trade Acrylic Durable Matt colour matched into Farrow & Ball ‘London Stone’. Ceiling as usual finished in Tikkurila Anti Reflex Ceiling Emulsion & woodwork in Johnstones Trade Aqua Guard Satin. - Heavily cracked and tired spare bedroom repaired and fully redecorated into Dulux Easycare ‘Stonewashed Denim’. Ceiling as usual finished in Tikkurila Anti Reflex Ceiling Emulsion & woodwork in Johnstones Trade Aqua Guard Satin.
2025 Snapshots - Part 4 -------- - Hall, Stairs 2025 Snapshots - Part 4 -------- - Hall, Stairs & Landing fully repaired and prepped after woodchip lining paper removal, then fully redecorated. Walls finished in Johnstone's Trade Acrylic Durable Matt colour matched into Farrow & Ball ‘Mizzle’, Ceiling finished in Tikkurila Anti Reflex Ceiling Emulsion & Woodwork finished in Johnstones Trade Aqua Guard Satin. - Outgrown ‘Minecraft’ bedroom, given a more grown up make-over. Walls finished in Dulux Diamond Matt ‘Goose Down’ and darker feature walls in ‘Urban Obssesion’, Ceiling finished in Tikkurila Anti Reflex Ceiling Emulsion & Woodwork finished in Johnstones Trade Aqua Guard Satin.
2025 Snapshots - Part 3 -------- Kitchen units f 2025 Snapshots - Part 3 -------- Kitchen units fully prepped, old fashioned details removed from doors and painted in Tikkurilla Helmi 10 mixed into RAL5004, with new handles fitted throughout to complete the dramatic change. Walls & Ceiling finished in Dulux Diamond Matt ‘Pure Brilliant White’.
2025 Snapshots - Part 2 ----------- - Hall, Stai 2025 Snapshots - Part 2 ----------- - Hall, Stairs & Landing fully redecorated, including painting of old wooden staircase. Walls finished in Johnstone's Trade Acrylic Durable Matt colour matched into Farrow & Ball 'Blue Gray’, Ceiling finished in Tikkurila Anti Reflex Ceiling Emulsion & Woodwork finished in Johnstones Trade Aqua Guard Satin. - Bedroom fully redecorated in Church Langley including small feature wall re-wallpapered. Walls finished in Johnstone's Trade Acrylic Durable Matt colour matched into Farrow & Ball 'Vert de Terre’, Ceiling finished in Tikkurila Anti Reflex Ceiling Emulsion & Woodwork finished in Johnstones Trade Aqua Guard Satin. - Newly fitted bathroom prepped and fully redecorated. Walls finished in Farrow & Ball ‘Green Blue’ Modern Emulsion, Ceiling finished in Zinsser Perma White Moisture resistant Matt & Woodwork finished in Johnstones Trade Aqua Guard Satin.
2025 Snapshots - Part 1 2025 has been non-stop, s 2025 Snapshots - Part 1 2025 has been non-stop, so apologies for the lack of social media updates, so here's the first batch of what I've been up to.... ----------- - Period property Living Room fully repaired and prepped after wallpaper removal. Walls finished in Farrow & Ball ‘New White’ Estate Emulsion, Ceiling finished in Farrow & Ball ‘All White’ Estate Emulsion & Woodwork finished in Farrow & Ball ‘Wimborne White’ Estate Eggshell - Kitchen fully redecorated in Puckeridge. Walls finished in Dulux Easycare ‘Polished Pebble’, Ceiling finished in Tikkurila Anti Reflex Ceiling Emulsion & Woodwork finished in Johnstones Trade Aqua Guard Satin. - Living Room & Media Unit fully redecorated. Walls finished in Neptune ’Shell’ Emulsion, Media Unit finished in Johnstone's Trade Acrylic Durable Eggshell colour-matched into Farrow & Ball ‘Purbeck Stone’ Ceiling finished in Tikkurila Anti Reflex Ceiling Emulsion & Woodwork finished in Neptune ’Shell’ Eggshell.
Full living room refurbishment and redecoration in Full living room refurbishment and redecoration in High Wych - inc. new floor, skirting & coving. The first job in this room was a full strip down - everything was being removed and replaced - old flooring taken up, old skirting removed and old coving taken down. After stripping off the old textured wallpaper from both the walls and ceiling, both where in need of quite a lot of repair and attention, with multiple stages of sanding and filling to get them ready for painting. After fitting new coving all around, the ceiling was then finished in 2 coats of Tikkurila Anti Reflex ceiling emulsion with the walls finished in 2 coats of Dulux Easycare ‘Just Walnut’. I then fitted the new vinyl click floor and flowed this through into the hall, before fitting new skirting all round. Along with the rest of the woodwork and fireplace, this was finished in Johnstones Trade Aqua Guard White Satin. To complete the transformation, I finished off the room with the feature wallpaper.
Bedroom wardrobes, units, walls and ceiling fully Bedroom wardrobes, units, walls and ceiling fully repainted and given a complete new look. After removing all doors, drawer fronts, trims and handles, the old peeling melamine laminate was then stripped of all surfaces. The various pieces were deep cleaned, any knocks and damage filled, before all surfaces where dustless sanded, the base MDF sealed, prepped and primed. Everything was then painted in 3 coats of Rust-Oleum ‘Chalk White’ Satin Furniture Cupboard paint (including the backs of all doors and drawer fronts) before all being reassembled. The ceiling was also dustless sanded, along with the walls and woodwork, repainted in 2 coats of Tikkurila Anti Reflex ceiling emulsion, walls in 2 coats of Dulux Easycare ‘Willow Tree’, and all woodwork and doors in Johnstones Trade Aqua Guard Brilliant White Satin to complete the makeover.
Kitchen units, walls and ceiling fully repainted. Kitchen units, walls and ceiling fully repainted. After dismantling the units, dresser and central island as much as possible - removing all doors, drawer fronts, trims and handles - the various pieces were deep cleaned, any knocks and damage filled, including the old handle fixing holes, before all surfaces where dustless sanded and prepped and primed. Everything was then hand-painted in 3 coats of Rust-Oleum ‘Chalk White’ Kitchen Cupboard paint (including the backs of all doors and drawer fronts). On re-assembly, new modern handles where fitted throughout. The ceiling was also dustless sanded with damage from old spotlights repaired and repainted in 2 coats of Tikkurila Anti Reflex ceiling emulsion and walls in 2 coats of Farrow & Ball ‘Blackened’ Modern Emulsion to complete the fresh new modern makeover.
Living Room fully redecorated in Church Langley. Living Room fully redecorated in Church Langley. The first job here was to remove the old dado rail and coving, as well as channel out the wall for the TV cables ahead of the owners getting the ceiling re-plastered. Once the new plaster was dry, I could then finish repairing the walls with any damage from the old dado, coving and old fixtures and fittings smoothed out. After an initial mist coat throughout, the ceiling was finished in 2 coats of Tikkurila Anti Reflex ceiling emulsion. The walls were finished in 2 coats of Dulux Easycare ‘Willow Tree’, for added durability. All woodwork was undercoated, then finished in 2 coats of Johnstones Trade Aqua Guard Durable White Satin. Fitting of new curtain poles and oak shelves finished the transformation.
Large hall, stairs and landing fully redecorated i Large hall, stairs and landing fully redecorated in Braughing. Sympathetic repairs were made across all walls, ceilings and woodwork to repair major damage and cracks - whilst not losing the character of the property - before all surfaces were dustless sanded and cleaned ready for painting. All ceilings were finished in 2 coats of Tikkurila Anti Reflex ceiling emulsion. The walls throughout were finished in Farrow & Ball ’School House White’ Modern Emulsion, for added durability in these high traffic areas. All woodwork, main window, doors, stairs and the large bookshelf and were all undecorated in Zinsser BIN, then finished in 2 coats of Little Greene ‘Slaked Lime’ Intelligent Eggshell.