Luxury painters and decorators in Chelsea.
Chelsea · SW3 · Chelsea terraced houseCompleted work, photograph
Specialist paint and decoration for Chelsea houses, finished by hand. Your family stays at home. One team plans, protects, prices and finishes it.
Decoration in a Chelsea house, done properly.
- SW3 · SW10
- Terraces and studio houses by the river
- Room by room
- Sealed, protected and finished in turn
- Priced after a survey
- Samples agreed before work starts
NU Projects is a design and build company in Fulham SW6, founded in 2010. We handle luxury painting, decorating and specialist finishes in Chelsea SW3, under one contract. Decoration is priced room by room, after a survey. Call 020 7731 6841, and a budget estimate typically follows within seven days.
Chelsea’s terraces and studio houses are quiet on the street and layered inside. Rooms are often small, so colour and light carry the whole effect. Good decoration here means walls that look calm by day and warm at night.
About three quarters of the borough is conservation area. Painting brick or stone that has never been painted can need planning permission. An Article 4 direction can also bring a repainted front under control. In a listed house, consent covers inside work that touches plasterwork, cornices or panelling.
Deep colour on panelling asks for a hand finished eggshell. It is built in thin coats over a sealed, flattened ground. Brush marks are laid off with the grain. The sheen stays low, so a green reads as depth and not as gloss.
Our Chelsea work includes a soft blue living room and a green media room. Both are in SW3. Your family stays in the house, and we move around you. One team plans, protects, prices and finishes it.
What the council allows in Chelsea.
- Council
- Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, under its Local Plan of July 2024.
- Conservation areas
- About three quarters of the borough is conservation area.
- Listed buildings
- Consent covers inside work that touches the historic fabric.
- On site
- The borough’s Code of Construction Practice governs the site.
- Lead paint
- Houses from before about 1960 may carry it. It is tested first.
Source: Kensington and Chelsea’s Local Plan 2024, Policies CD4, CD5, CD11 and CD13. Read on 3 October 2026. Policies change, so we read them again for your address.
Finished in the borough.
Chelsea·Terraced house
Chelsea terraced house
A soft blue living room in a Chelsea terraced house, SW3.
See the project
Chelsea·Townhouse
Chelsea townhouse, full refurbishment
A Chelsea reception room with bronze lined shelving, finished throughout.
See the projectCompleted work, photographs
What luxury decoration costs in Chelsea.
Decoration is priced room by room, after a survey.
Specialist finishes are priced from samples, before work starts.
Nick visits first, and our quantity surveyor prices it.
What Chelsea owners ask about decorating.
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Further reading, from the journal
Can a Chelsea decorator work around a family living in the house?
Yes. Rooms are sealed against dust and floors are covered.
Work is timed around school runs and the family’s week.
Does repainting a Chelsea front need permission?
Sometimes. In a conservation area, painting stone or brick never painted before can need planning.
We check the council’s guidance on front colours first.
Is lead paint a worry when decorating a Chelsea house?
In houses from before about 1960 it can sit under later coats.
We test first, then strip with wet methods or chemicals, never dry sanding.
What finish suits painted panelling in a Chelsea reception room?
A hand finished eggshell, built in thin coats.
It gives depth in deep colours without a hard shine.
Do you decorate a listed Chelsea house?
Yes, with care. Like for like redecoration usually needs no consent.
Repairing or replacing historic plaster or joinery can, so we ask the council first.
Tell us about your home in Chelsea.
Your name and one way to reply are enough. It goes straight to the studio.
- Already have an architect or designer? We build to their design. Working with your designer
- An NDA on request, and your home is never published without your consent. How we work in confidence