The project in detail
This project started with problems that needed properly addressing before a decorator could get anywhere near a brush. The paint was peeling, not surface flaking but actively failing, lifting away from the substrate and indicating that the previous decoration had been applied over unsuitable or unprimed surfaces. That's not something you can paper over. The affected areas were fully stripped back, the substrate assessed and treated, and the surfaces re-prepared from scratch. On top of that, the covings had come loose and required careful refitting and re-securing before any finishing work could begin. Skipping either of those steps would mean the new decoration failing in exactly the same way, just more recently. With the groundwork done correctly, the ceiling was finished in Dulux Trade White Emulsion, giving a clean, bright result that will hold up properly. The walls were decorated in Valspar, supplied by the customer, a quality choice that took well and produced a consistent, attractive finish throughout. All woodwork was finished in Benjamin Moore Scruff-x Satin tinted to Chantilly Lace, providing the kind of durable, refined surface that holds up on high-contact areas and ties the whole room together. The full room tour on YouTube shows the transformation from start to finish.
