How about a lounge makeover to cheer you up?

Some people retiring to Bournemouth or Dorset have so many things to do in their retirement that they wonder how they ever fitted in work before they retired.

Others cast around, suffer from depression and have difficulty in finding things to do or, perhaps more importantly, things that they want to do.

One thing is certain that, in retirement, you are more likely to be spending time in your family home so why not give your family home a make-over, cheer the place up and perhaps yourself in the process.

Brightening up your home by painting and redecorating could even be the start of a new social life too. After you have invited all your friends around to celebrate its make-over, party invites have a habit of being returned and you could be set up socially for months.

Then there is all the fun of selecting the colours and the wallpaper. Rooms that were occupied almost exclusively by the long departed kids could be given another function – perhaps even a home office to launch that home business that you’ve dreamed about for years but never had the time to get started. The possibilities are endless.

So, if you are thinking of retiring or if you are already in your retirement, consider painting and decorating your home as a project to cheer it up and perhaps yourself in the process.

Of course, if you need the help of a professional painter decorator to get the job done quickly and without hassle, and you live in the Bournemouth, Christchurch or surrounding areas of Dorset, please feel free to give me a telephone call on (01202) 425047. Alternatively, visit my contact page. I will be happy to provide a free quotation for doing the painting and decorating work. I’m very experienced, my prices are the most competitive from £8.50 per hour you will find in the Bournemouth area and your satisfaction is guaranteed.

I look forward to hearing from you and – hopefully – cheering you up .

Bye for now

Noel

Noel Watson – professional painter decorator for over 25 years

Meticulous completion of your interior design painting and decorating requirements whether you are an Interior designer, Property Developer or Homeowner

If you are a professional interior designer, a property developer or a homeowner, it is likely you have a very clear vision of how the property you are working on will look after all the painting and decorating work is completed.

However, unless the work is carried out to the very highest craftsmanship standards, there may be a difference between the high quality finish of your dreams and the finished product you actually receive.

My work is meticulous and my craftsmanship developed over many years of experience. Second best for any interior decoration painting or paper hanging design work I undertake is never an option. Difficult to complete work, I accept willingly as a challenge. My paint brushes are the very best and I use the very best paint for the highest quality finish.

So, if you are looking for a painting and decorating craftsman who will carry out your interior designs to the same perfection as in your dream, at rates from £8.50 per hour, why not call me Noel on (01202) 425047 or use my contact form. If I cannot take your call at the time, I or my wife, Christine Watson, will return your call or email you back promptly.

Not all painter decorators are the same and I look forward to fulfilling your painting and redecorating dream

Bye for now

Noel

Noel Watson – painting and decorating craftsman in Bournemouth, Christchurch, Southbourne, Ringwood and Poole

Light and bright entrance hall and stairs improves property sale chances

Without doubt, if you are selling your home, in these times when buyers can afford to be choosy, painting and decorating, redecorating or staging your property to improve its presentation to purchasers can only improve the chances of achieving an early sale on your flat or house.

Yet it is sometimes difficult to look through the eyes of a prospective purchaser when your perception is clouded by memories and emotions, hopefully good.

When a prospective purchaser looks at a property, they are cautious, possibly fearful, and concerned that they might miss a fault which later they will pay for dearly. They are much more likely to look critically.

To get a more independent view about how to make your property more  marketable, your estate agent is a good place to start.

Ask if he thinks painting and redecorating would help achieve a sale. If he thinks it would, the next step is to find out how much it will cost and the cost might be less than you think.

But, you may ask, will the cost of painting and decorating your flat or house be wasted if the property still doesn’t sell?

This is probably unlikely. If your property needs painting or decorating and unless there are other overriding issues, it should always be easier to sell and at a better price after the painting and redecoration has been freshened up, whenever it is sold.

It is perhaps more likely, when you see how nice your property looks after it has been redecorated, that you might decide you don’t actually want to sell after all.

If your property is in the Southbourne, Christchurch or Bournemouth area and, if your agent considers it will improve the marketability of your property, I would welcome the opportunity to provide a free quotation for any painting and decoration or redecoration work that is necessary.

Call me on (01202) 425047 for a free quote based on hourly rates from £8.50 per hour. If neither my wife nor myself are able to take your call, please leave a message or use my web site Contact Form and we will get right back to you.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Bye for now

Noel

Noel Watson – Southbourne, Christchurch and Bournemouth painting and decorating services

Electric socket smeared with paint

Even with my steady hand, I prefer to unscrew electric sockets before painting around them. I know it takes time and, in theory, paint that is smudged onto the socket can be wiped off, but I prefer paint not to get onto the electricity socket in the first place.

Unscrewing the socket takes just a few minutes and painting around the socket then is really easy with the paint being applied behind the socket for best effect.

Electrical fittings unscrewed before painting prevents smearing for a better effect.

If the effort is too much for you, of course, I would welcome providing you with a free quotation for doing the work.

Things are getting busier in the lead up to Christmas with people wanting work done ready for their Christmas parties but, if you are in the Southbourne, Christchurch, Burton, Boscombe, Highcliffe, Walkford or Queens Park areas which I can easily pop out to, I would especially welcome hearing from you and can offer high quality painting and decorating services from as little as £8.50 per hour.

Bye for now

Noel

Noel Watson – Painting and decorating services in Southbourne and surrounding Bournemouth areas.

Cutting in aid to prevent smudging

If you are attempting to get a clean edge between your ceiling and your wall or between your wall and your skirting board, (it’s called ‘cutting in’), a steady hand is ideal to prevent smudging but there are also tricks of the trade.

My brother was once helping me to do a bit of painting on a property I owned and was amazed when, after he had spent half an hour cutting in a skirting board to a wall meticulously, inch by inch, I did the next one in just two minutes. The difference was that I had done it many times before and am a craftsman with a steady hand and a sense of balance whilst bending over or leaning back to do detailed work.

However, for those painters who only do painting and decorating every now and then, there are some tricks of the trade to make ‘cutting in’ paintwork easier and I will mention one here.

Simply place a thin but stiff piece of card or wood in the appropriate position before applying the paint. The card or wood protects the surface where you don’t want the paint to go and enables you to make a fine edge even if your hand is shaky.

Of course, if you are in Christchurch, Bournemouth or Poole and you would consider checking out painters who have painted skirting boards and walls many times before, please feel free to give me, Noel, a call on (01202) 425047 for a free quotation, based on rates as little as £8.50 per hour, that may well work out less than you expected. (If I’m out on a job, please leave a message with your telephone number and I or my wife, Christine, will shortly get back to you without fail.)

Alternatively, you can leave me a message below.

I look forward to hearing from you

By for now

Noel

Noel Watson – painters and decorators in Christchurch, Bournemouth and Poole

Neutral colours work best when painting and decorating hotels guest houses and bed and breakfast accommodation

As I travel around in Bournemouth and Poole, working in my trade as painter decorator, I’m often asked whether I like a particular colour scheme for a hotel, guest house or bed and breakfast (B & B) accommodation.

When I appear reluctant to give an opinion, the proprietors are sometimes puzzled until I explain why. The truth is that, whatever my opinion, it would be completely irrelevant because the sort of painting and decorating that works best for hotels, guest houses and bed and breakfast (B & B) accommodation is neutral painting and decorating that offends nobody. (The position is similar to rented houses, letting rooms and buy to let properties about which I wrote recently.)

The simple fact is that, if the painting and decorating is individual to the extent that somebody likes it, then it is probably individual enough for somebody to also dislike it.

Imagine you are offering somebody your last available bedroom late in the day after which you will have little chance of another person taking the room for the night, the last thing you want is for them to take a position on whether they like the colour scheme and for you to lose the business.

Of course, that is not to say that a bedroom should not have colour to brighten it up. Colour is fine in the cushions and pictures on the wall, the towels and other bedroom accessories. All of which can be removed, if  necessary, but which, in any case, are less  likely to offend.

As we move into the part of the year when many hotels, guest houses and bed and breakfasts (B & Bs) are thinking about painting and redecorating their premises ready for the Spring and Summer next year, I hope these few comments will be helpful.

Of course, if you have hotel, guest house or bed and breakfast accommodation that needs painting and redecorating in the Bournemouth or Poole area, I would be happy to visit you and give a free quotation for the work and, at the end of the day, the choice of colours is ultimately your decision which I will always be happy to implement at rates competitive from only £8.50 per hour.

If you would like to see examples of my work, my wife Christine owns and runs Newpoint holiday accommodation in Southbourne. You are welcome to visit us and discuss options (by appointment  because I’m usually working at clients until late).

Alternatively, I can visit you and give you a free quote. Just call me, Noel, or my wife, Christine, on (01202) 425047 and I will be happy to oblige.

Bye  for now

Noel

Noel Watson – Bournemouth and Poole Painter Decorator

Hotel breakfast room

It may sound strange but a painter decorator needs to understand the different paint products and have an affinity with the way they flow onto the different surfaces as much as needing to be skilled in the actual paint application.

In the course of decorating the ceilings, walls and woodwork of a lounge, hallway, staircase or bedroom, sometimes over a period of days, paint can thicken up and, unless it is diluted appropriately as the job progresses, an unevenly painted and poor finish is almost inevitable.

Understanding the paint products is vital too. There are some paints that I just wouldn’t use. There are others that I would use without fail every time because I know I can rely on the high quality finish they produce consistently to the customer’s satisfaction. They flow on better, they cover better with a reasonable number of coats and afterwards the ceiling, wall or woodwork has a satisfying lustre that makes the job really worthwhile.

Knowing where to source painting and decorating supplies is vital. Every town has a supplier where most knowledgeable professionals will source their paint and decorating products. They will have good reasons relating to price, quality and ease of application for using that source rather than ones of which the general public may be more aware.

So, if you are planning to redecorate the ceilings, walls and paintwork of a hall, stairs, landing, lounge, bedroom or living room, I would strongly advise you to get the advice of a professional painter decorator who really understands paint products before spending your hard earned money on materials. Not only are you likely to make cost savings but you are also more likely to get a better paint product that will produce a better finish.

If you would like more information on the sorts of paint that would be appropriate to your painting and decorating needs in the Bournemouth and Poole area, and a competitive quote with rates from £8.50 per hour, call me, Noel Watson, or speak to my wife, Christine Watson, on (01202) 425047.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Bye for now

Noel

Noel Watson – painter decorator in Bournemouth and Poole

New furniture looks at its best in a room recently redecorated.

You’ve decided on your new furniture and chosen your new curtains and are set fair for the refurbishment of your room – or perhaps even your whole house. Then somebody asks whether all this new furniture will look at its best without redecoration?

Which leaves you with the problem of finding somebody who is professional and reliable from perhaps an anonymous and extensive list of painter decorators in the Bournemouth and Poole area.

Will they do a good job? Are they expensive? Are they recommended? Are they reputable? Are they trustworthy?

Painting and decorating your home sets the tone for all your nice  belongings and you are inviting a person unknown to you into your home so, of course, you should be careful and you need to find somebody who will complete the redecoration of your home to your satisfaction!

Here, I answer some of these questions in respect of the painting and decorating services I provide so you know you can contact me for a free quote without fear and can be confident, when I do the work, you will have satisfaction guaranteed.

Am I local? My wife runs Newpoint Hotel B & B in Southbourne. We are well known and trusted locally by many people, especially our visitors who enjoy coming back to our hotel B&B each year.

Am I recommended? I will be more than happy to refer you to tradesmen who have seen my painting and decorating work and appreciate my high level of craftsmanship. Painting and decorating is a professional trade and I have years of experience. Feel free to come along to Newpoint Hotel and see some of my work and to talk about my painting and decorating services first hand. (An appointment is advisable because I’m usually working at client’s premises.)

Am I expensive? Not at the moment. After many years working for clients, I’ve been fortunate enough for the last ten years to be able to work exclusively on home renovations of properties and businesses my wife and I have owned. With the slowdown in the UK economy, property development is no longer so feasible so I am returning to my roots to work for other people as a contracting painter decorator. As my client base builds up again, my rates will naturally rise but, for the moment, I can offer very cheap rates from £8.50 per hour. All quotes, of course, are free so you have nothing to lose.

Am I reliable? As I explained, I have been working for myself for many years and am used to working long days. The quality of my painting and redecoration work is of the utmost pride to me, as is my client’s satisfaction. You can rely on me!

Am I available? I am pleased to provide painting and decorating services anywhere in the Bournemouth or Poole area including Holdenhurst, Kinson, Moordown, Pokesdown, Southbourne, Wallisdown, Westbourne, Wick, Winton, Christchurch, Highcliffe, Hurn, Mudeford, Winkton and Boscombe. If in doubt, call me!

So, if you want high quality painting and decorating work and complete reliability, from a professional painter decorator, at rates from £8.50 per hour, call (01202) 425047 and talk to my wife Christine Watson or myself Noel Watson for a free quote on redecorating your home.

I look forward to hearing from you! Call me on (01202) 425047.

Bye for now

Noel Watson – Bournemouth painters and decorators services

Light colours really are best when painting, decorating or refurbishing a tenants room.

In these hard times when there seems to be a new ‘credit crunch’ horror story in the news almost every day, many people I come across are thinking of letting out a room in their house or letting out a second home to help pay mortgage or running expenses.

However, paintwork and wallpaper that has been adequate for years soon begins to look in need of redecoration and renewal when it is viewed through the eyes of a rent paying tenant or guest.

If you are thinking of letting out a room in your house or flat or renting out your second or even your own home, perhaps while you work away for a while, here are just a few suggestions about the type of refurbishment or redecoration that may be helpful.

• Choose a neutral paint colour for your walls. Magnolia really is the safest.
• Light colours make a room look bigger which is another reason for using magnolia. Gloss white your skirting boards and doors to give a clean and smart appearance.
• Ask whether there is anything in the colour scheme or wallpaper you are considering that is personal to you. If your answer is yes, consider revising your ideas. Depersonalised rooms are preferred for most people because they can put their ‘own stamp’ on the room.

If you are thinking about doing the work yourself, which is understandable when money is tight, consider, getting at least one quotation for the work from a professional painter decorator who will be able to give you a good idea of how long the work to refurbish your accommodation is likely to take.

Not only will you be able to better assess whether you have the time to do the redecoration yourself, bearing in mind you are likely to take longer than somebody who does it for a living, but you may feel that the expense of the professional painting and decorating service, once identified, is justified in view of the speed and quality of finish that can be achieved. The faster the redecorating work is completed, the sooner you can start receiving the rental income, of course.

I hope these few pointers are helpful to you and would welcome hearing about any painting and decorating, refurbishment or redecorating projects that you are planning in the Bournemouth or Poole area for which I will, of course, be happy to give a free quotation with competitive rates from £8.50 per hour.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Bye for now

Noel

Noel Watson – Bournemouth painter decorator providing professional painting and decorating to clients satisfaction for over 25 years

Halls, landing and stairs can present health and safety issues for DIY painting and decorating

Redecorating or refurbishing your Bournemouth or Poole hall, landing and stairs has a huge impact on the appearance of your home to visitors because it is the first room that they see and it creates a first impression. However, halls, landings and stairs present particular challenges to the DIY amateur painter decorator and some dangers that suggest perhaps you should seek the help of professional painting and decorating services.

In my previous article I mentioned some of the problems arising out of attempts to ‘do it yourself’ because the quality of finish might not be as nice as you would wish or have seen in the magazines but, where halls, stairs and landings are concerned, for the inexperienced DIY enthusiast, there is the added problem of a real danger of injury.

Reaching those parts of halls, stairs and landings that are difficult to paint is always possible and safe, if the right techniques are used, although a sense of balance and a head for heights is helpful. Even where paper hanging is concerned, redecorating difficult to reach walls can be done safely.

However, each hall, stair and landing is special and it takes the skill and experience of a professional tradesman to know the best approach.

So, why not give me, Noel Watson professional painter decorator for over 25 years, a call on (01202) 425047 and I will be happy to come along, give you a free quote, based on rates from £8.50 per hour, designed to be the most competitive in Bournemouth and Poole, and then complete the work to your satisfaction.

By using professional painting and decorating services, you get your paper hung, your gloss painted and your emulsion laid down to the highest quality of finish with no risk to life or limb.

What could be better?

I look forward to hearing from you on (01202) 425047.

Bye for now

Noel Watson – professional Bournemouth painter decorator providing painting and decorating services for over 25 years.