About Us

The Decorating Specialists is owned and run by Andrew Clayden who has over 18 years experience within the field of decoration.  Originally from Norfolk, he completed his apprenticeship and gained invaluable experience working on listed period properties within the Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk areas.  Having studied paint effects and specialist decorative finishes at Norwich City College and The Design Academy he set up his own business providing all aspects of decoration across London (including contract work for Berkley Homes, St Georges and Barrett Homes working on luxury apartments and penthouses).  He holds a Lincrusta skills card and has attended various training courses with ICI and this has all led on to training in Italy for polished plaster finishes. 

Constantly sourcing new materials and ideas with the aim of providing a better service, Andrew has expanded his knowledge to include a window and joinery repair system from Holland.  This is an ongoing process to enable the company to provide its clients with superior products and finishes from around the word.  

All work is carried out by our skilled decorators and tradesmen.  Our work is not passed on to contractors.

Our emphasis is on quality.  We pride ourselves on providing a high level of service and this shows in the work we produce.  We are a company capable of undertaking multi-trade repairs from a hand painted kitchen through to a total refurbishment, providing a high quality, well organised and reliable service, tailored to each client’s individual needs.