Ashgrove · Hertfordshire · since 2003
A room is a light trap.
Paint decides what it does with the light. Scroll, and we'll decorate this one while you watch.
01 · Walls
Warm walls for a north-facing room.
Filled, sanded, mist-coated and two full coats. The prep takes longer than the painting, and that's why it lasts.
02 · Colour consultation
Or the same room, cooler.
We paint sample boards and live with them on your walls for a week, in morning and evening light, before you choose.
03 · Woodwork & period details
Then the details carry it.
Sash windows eased and repainted, skirtings, picture rails and fireplaces brought back. Oil or water-based, your call.
04 · Your room
Pick a colour. We'll roll it on.
Bare plasterAG 000
What we do, properly
- I
Interiors
Walls, ceilings and woodwork in lived-in homes, with dust sheets down and furniture back where it was each night.
- II
Period woodwork
Sashes, panelled doors and staircases stripped where they need it, repaired with resin, and finished by hand.
- III
Exteriors
Render, timber and metalwork with breathable systems that suit old walls, guaranteed for five years.
- IV
Colour advice
A morning with our colour lead and large painted sample boards, free when we do the work.
"Every colour is three colours: what it is at nine in the morning, at four in the afternoon, and under a lamp at night. We paint for all three."
Book a colour visit
An hour in your home with sample boards and a fixed quote within two days. Free within 20 miles of Hemel Hempstead.
studio@ashgrove.example · Hemel Hempstead, Berkhamsted, Tring, Harpenden