Before: Living room painted in dark burgundy with stained knotty pine window seat.

After: Walls lightened with Soft Lichen and bay window seat painted in white satin

A modern door transformed in an external satin finish in Highland Green.

Before and after, a dark woodstain to a fresh sage green

Oxford Blue Gloss front door with matching masonry trim

Before: Bedroom walls stripped back to original lime plaster

After: Wallpapered feature wall and crisp white emulsion on lined walls

Before: Deteriorating paintwork on masonry and sash window

After: Masonry stabilised and given two coats of masonry paint

Before: Reclaimed cast-iron fire surround

After: Surround painted in Chic Shadow gloss and matt black hearth rejuvenated

Before: Attic bedroom with new dividing wall with bare timber and plaster

After: Walls painted in a soft grey and woodwork in brilliant white satin

Before: New plaster repairs where dado rail has been removed

After: Arum Lily wallpaper and door picked out in grey satin