Hand-finished interior and exterior painting and decorating across W8 / SW7. Sash-window restoration, full redecoration, period-sympathetic finishes for Stucco-fronted Victorian & Edwardian terraces, Edwardian mansion blocks, garden-square houses, period flats.
The housing stock between Kensington High Street and Holland Park — stucco-fronted Victorian and Edwardian terraces, Edwardian mansion blocks, garden-square houses around Kensington Square and Edwardes Square — was built before electricity reached it. The decoration brief here lives or dies on respecting that fabric.
The Kensington brief is almost always the same in shape: Strip back to sound surfaces, lining paper where the plaster demands it, finish in premium paints, with stucco exterior restoration and sash-window refurbishment as part of the same crew.
This is the work we do. We prepare surfaces properly, prime correctly, and finish by hand to a level you cannot reproduce with a roller. The painters are trusted members of our crew, not a sub-contracted team brought in for the day.
Every painting and decorating project we deliver in Kensington is end-to-end. One team. One point of contact. One standard.
Fillers, sanding, prep coats, mould treatment, lining paper where needed. The work that decides whether a finish lasts five years or fifteen.
Farrow & Ball, Little Greene, Paint & Paper Library, Edward Bulmer. Specified to suit the room’s light, the finish you want, and the rest of the house.
Cut-in by hand, not masked. Crisp lines at cornicing, skirting, panelling and door frames. The visible quality difference.
Sash window restoration, panelling repair, door refurbishment, hand-stripping where the building demands it.
Stucco, render, sash window exteriors and front doors, prepared and finished to specification with appropriate masonry, wood and metal paints.
Walk-through with you before sign-off. Touch-ups handled on the spot, no return visits needed.
A decoration in a Kensington stucco-fronted terrace is not the same brief as a decoration in a new-build apartment. The variables that matter are different, the constraints are different, and the design moves that work elsewhere fail here.
We have refurbished decoration projects across W8 and SW7 long enough to know what those variables are: where the load-bearing walls live, how Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea conservation areas affect external work, how mansion-block managing agents handle freeholder approvals, and where access genuinely constrains delivery. All of it is factored in at quote stage, not discovered mid-project.
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I’ve hired Igor to do the flooring in my kitchen and I can assure this has been one of the best decisions I made. My kitchen now looks immaculate and I couldn’t be happier with ProCraft’s services. Fast, reliable and delivers quality to your needs. Very well recommended.
We needed help with repairs after a water leak. Igor came back to me quickly with a quote and completed the job that weekend. Would highly recommend.
Many of our Kensington clients commission us for the surrounding work too — kitchens, bathrooms, joinery, complete refurbishment. Each can be delivered alone or as part of a single programme.
If you are just outside Kensington, we almost certainly cover you for decoration. Explore our adjacent area pages.
Igor will arrange a free consultation at your Kensington property within 48 hours. No obligation, no pressure — just an honest conversation about scope and what is possible inside the building you have.