Sage & Cream Victorian Terrace
Full interior repaint of a four-bed Victorian terrace, including original cornicing, ceiling roses and a hand-painted timber staircase.
What the client wanted
The owners had just finished a kitchen extension and wanted the rest of the house to feel like one calm, considered space. Soft sage on the walls, off-white ceilings and woodwork, and a darker green on the inside of the front door for a bit of character.
What made it tricky
The original Victorian plaster cornicing had been painted-over so many times the detail was lost. Two of the ceilings had hairline cracks from the building work. And the family wanted to stay in the house throughout — so dust and disruption had to be kept to a minimum.
How we did it
- 01Carefully stripped years of paint build-up off the cornicing with a heat gun to bring back the original detail
- 02Crack-stitched the ceilings, skimmed and primed before any colour went on
- 03Set up a rolling schedule: one floor at a time, full dust containment, daily clean-down so the family could move between finished rooms
- 04Hand-cut every line — no masking tape on the cornicing, all freehand brushwork
Exact paint & coatings
How it turned out
The cornicing reads as a single crisp line for the first time in decades. The owners now describe walking through the front door as 'genuinely calming'. We were back six months later to do their daughter's flat.
“Honestly the tidiest tradesmen we've ever had in the house. The cut-ins around the cornicing are razor sharp.”
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