My next hand painted furniture job takes me about 6 miles south of Derby to Stanton by Bridge in Derbyshire. Over the years I’ve done a lot of work in and around this area including: Melbourne, Castle Donington and Barrow upon Trent, to name but a few! Hand painted kitchen & furniture: As I drove through...Read More

The owners of Barn Cottage just outside of Blythe in Doncaster were looking to replace this 20 year old country-style kitchen, but after considering the cost of a replacement kitchen and dining area display units, decided to contact the HPKUK website. The cost to replace would be in the region of £25000, far beyond their...Read More

Clive Christian is a world renowned name in high end quality bespoke furniture and this 15 year old example is one of their custom made kitchens which I repainted recently in Beeston, Nottingham. Set in the affluent area of Beeston Fields Drive, known locally as ‘Millionaires Row’ and once reported to be the most expensive road in the East Midlands, my client...Read More

This was a newly installed shaker style kitchen, I hand painted for a long established local kitchen company Osborne of Ilkeston, the project was situated in an old Manor House on the outskirts of Sutton Coldfield. Osborne of Ilkeston have been producing quality bespoke kitchens and furniture for over 30 years locally and throughout the UK. The Managing Director Paul Osborne...Read More

There’s nothing unusual about hand painting oak doors! ‘Sacrilege‘ I hear a lot of people say, criminal others will cry, leave them in a natural finish. Well this particular project went totally against the grain when I was referred to a client in Breaston, Derbyshire; she wanted all her new internal oak faced doors painting BLACK! You...Read More

This article gives an insight into some of the dust free sanding equipment used for paint preparation by Russ Pike Furniture Painter for Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire. I think its common knowledge that when tackling any sort of paint finishing, its what goes into the preparation that makes for a good or bad job. I’m a painting professional and specialist...Read More

This kitchen is around 15 years old and constructed from beech, it was in very good condition but the clients wanted a change, having recently purchased a corner dresser painted in Dulux Jasmine White, they decided to have a hand painted kitchen in the same colour.Read More

This article refers to hand painting a bespoke hand made kitchen which I was commissioned for back in 2013, as well as some stunning dressing room furniture. The project was at Barnby Moor, Nottinghamshire and was supplied and fitted by James Greensmith Interiors of Nottingham. James has a wealth of knowledge and experience in fitting high end bespoke furniture, he has previously worked direct for Clive...Read More

Painting oak kitchen cabinets is one of my specialist areas, this is one I recently did in Stapleford, Nottingham. It was originally installed some 20 years ago by bespoke kitchen manufacturer ‘Osborne’s of Ilkeston’ in Derbyshire. As you would expect from any quality bespoke kitchen even after 20 years, the cabinets, frames and doors were still...Read More

Hello, hello, hello! What’s going on here then? Well I can tell you, its not just HPKUK that are rabbiting on about this exciting new brush range “The Fox” which is exclusive and available from on-line store Mypaintbrush, seems to be getting a lot of positive comments and reviews from professional decorators around the UK. These Fox brushes are designed to be great all...Read More