This wasn't a full renovation — the owners in Fulham simply wanted their home to feel fresh again. A busy family home naturally picks up scuffs, wear marks and small signs of life over the years. We were asked to repaint the main hallway, the staircase walls, and the kitchen extension. While we were there, the owners added a few extra jobs: replacing old silicone seals in the bathrooms, fitting new Velux blinds, and touching up the front facade and metal railings outside.
Small jobs, different skills
The main challenge was the variety of the work — this wasn't just painting. Each job needed different materials and skills. The staircase walls are always tricky because of the height and the awkward angles around the banister. The kitchen extension had water stains from a past minor leak that needed proper sealing before painting. The bathrooms had old, discoloured silicone that had started to peel, and the Velux blinds had to be fitted safely on sloping ceilings. Outside, the metal railings had rust spots, and the front facade had patches where the paint had peeled in the weather.
Five jobs, ticked off properly
- Hallway and staircase walls. The first thing anyone sees when they walk in. These walls had collected scuffs from bags, pushchairs and hands over time. We filled small dents and marks, sanded them smooth, then painted everything in a hardwearing matt finish that can stand up to daily family life — with careful cutting in around the banister and spindles.
- Kitchen extension. The extension had a couple of ceiling stains from an old leak, already fixed by a plumber but the marks remained. We spot-primed those areas with a stain blocker, then painted the whole ceiling fresh white. The walls got two coats of a washable, durable paint — kitchens need something you can wipe down when things splatter.
- Bathroom silicone replacement. Not strictly painting, but it made a huge difference. The sealant around the bath and shower trays had gone grey and was peeling — a potential water leak risk. We removed the old silicone completely, cleaned and dried the joints, and applied fresh white sanitary silicone with clean, smooth lines.
- Velux blinds installation. The owners had bought blinds for their Velux windows but didn't want to fit them themselves. We installed them properly — drilling into the sloping window frames, securing the brackets firmly, and making sure the blinds opened and closed smoothly.
- Exterior touch-ups. We scraped loose paint on the front facade, sanded the edges, spot-primed and repainted to match the existing colour. The metal railings were wire-brushed back to bare metal where rusted, treated with a rust-inhibiting primer, and finished in fresh black metal paint.
A house that feels looked-after again
Before our work, the house wasn't in bad shape, but it looked tired. The hallway had a worn-in feel rather than a well-cared-for one. The kitchen extension had those annoying water stains on the ceiling that the owners saw every day. The bathrooms looked clean but the old silicone let them down. After we finished, the house felt fresher, brighter and simply more looked-after. The owners told us it felt like they'd had a mini holiday — coming home to a house that suddenly felt nicer without having to do any of the work themselves.
Not every project needs a full strip-out
Sometimes all a home needs is a skilled pair of hands to go through and tick off all those little jobs that never quite get done. A fresh coat of paint in key areas, new silicone in the bathrooms, a couple of blinds fitted properly, and some exterior touch-ups — it all adds up to a home that feels completely renewed. For homeowners in Fulham, this kind of targeted refresh can add real enjoyment to daily life and help maintain the property's value between bigger projects.
