A Georgian drawing room in London after specialist decoration: polished plaster walls, a gilded cornice and ceiling rose, green lacquered joinery and hand painted silk panels.

Luxury painting and decorating in London.

Specialist finishes · a London drawing room, as we would finish itVisualisation

Specialist finishes and decoration for super prime London homes. Planned, protected and finished by one team.

Get a cost estimateCall 020 7731 6841

Decoration is what people touch.

Luxury decoration is specialist finishes, applied in occupied homes without a mark left. We are NU Projects, design and build in Fulham SW6 since 2010. Decoration is priced room by room, after a survey. Call 020 7731 6841, and a budget estimate typically follows within seven days.

Decoration is the part of a house people touch every day. In a super prime home it has to be flawless.

We work in occupied houses. Rooms are sealed against dust, and floors and joinery are protected.

Art and furniture are moved and stored. The work is timed around the family.

Period walls are often lime plaster. They need breathable paints, or damp is trapped behind them.

Older houses often carry lead paint under later coats. We test first, and strip it safely.

In a listed interior, historic plasterwork and panelling can need consent. We check before anything is touched.

One team plans, protects, prices and finishes it, with the specialists each finish needs.

What the work includes

  • Polished plaster, Venetian and marmorino
  • Limewash, mineral and clay paints
  • Hand finished and spray finished joinery, and lacquer
  • Silk and hand painted wallpapers, hung by specialists
  • Gilding, cornice and moulding repair
  • Occupied homes: dust sealed, protected and stored
Luxury painting and decorating by area
Luxury painting and decorating in Chelsea, Luxury painting and decorating in Kensington, Luxury painting and decorating in South Kensington, Luxury painting and decorating in Holland Park, Luxury painting and decorating in Notting Hill, Luxury painting and decorating in Knightsbridge, Luxury painting and decorating in Belgravia, Luxury painting and decorating in Fulham
What it costs
Tell us about the rooms. Nick visits, and we price it after a survey. Arrange a survey
Where we work
Fulham, Chelsea, Kensington, Knightsbridge, Belgravia, Mayfair, Notting Hill and Holland Park, Chiswick, Wandsworth, Putney and Barnes, Hampstead and St John’s Wood, Weybridge, Cobham and Oxshott, South Kensington, Marylebone, Bayswater and Maida Vale, Pimlico and Westminster, Battersea and Clapham, Richmond, Twickenham and East Sheen, Islington, Highgate and Primrose Hill, Greenwich, Dulwich, Camden, Wimbledon, Bermondsey, Brixton, Ealing, Acton, Hammersmith and Brook Green, Earl’s Court, Queen’s Park and Kensal Rise, Fitzrovia and Bloomsbury

The finish is the last thing seen. It is planned before the first coat.

Media room panelled in deep green with a fitted screen.
Knightsbridge · SW7 · a media room panelled in deep green, ChelseaCompleted work, photograph

From the survey to the last coat.

  1. 01

    The survey

    Nick walks the rooms. Walls, plaster, paint layers and access noted.

  2. 02

    Tests

    Lead paint and damp checked before anything is sanded.

  3. 03

    Samples

    Each finish made up on a board and approved by you or your designer.

  4. 04

    The price

    Room by room, line by line. Specialist work named.

  5. 05

    Protection

    Rooms sealed, floors and joinery covered, art moved and stored.

  6. 06

    Finish and hand back

    Room by room, snagged in daylight, then aftercare.

Ten checks before you appoint a decorator for a super prime home.

  1. 01

    Occupied homes

    Ask how they keep dust out of the rooms you live in.

  2. 02

    Art and furniture

    Ask who moves it, who stores it, and who insures it.

  3. 03

    Lead paint

    Ask whether they test before sanding, and how they remove it.

  4. 04

    Lime plaster

    Ask which paints they use on period walls, and why.

  5. 05

    Listed interiors

    Ask how they decide what needs consent.

  6. 06

    Samples

    Ask to approve every finish on a board first.

  7. 07

    Specialists

    Ask who does the plaster, the gilding and the paper hanging.

  8. 08

    Joinery

    Ask whether painted joinery is brushed on site or sprayed in a shop.

  9. 09

    Daylight

    Ask whether the work is checked in daylight before hand back.

  10. 10

    One contract

    Ask whether repairs, decoration and snagging sit with one team.

Rooms we finished.

Reception room panelled in bronze with a lit fire.
Knightsbridge · SW1 · Knightsbridge townhouse, pool and wine roomCompleted work, photograph
Living room in soft blue with daylight through sheer curtains.
Chelsea · SW3 · Chelsea terraced houseCompleted work, photograph

What owners ask before they redecorate.

Further reading, from the journal

How much does luxury painting and decorating cost in London?

It is priced room by room, after a survey.

Specialist finishes are priced from samples, before work starts.

Do you decorate while we live in the house?

Yes. Rooms are sealed, protected and handed back one at a time.

Art and furniture are moved and stored where needed.

Can you work in a listed house?

Yes. Like for like redecoration usually needs no consent.

Changing historic plasterwork or panelling can. We check with the council first.

Which paint suits an old London house?

Lime plaster walls need breathable paints, such as limewash or mineral paint.

Modern plastic paints can trap damp in them.

Do you work with our interior designer?

Yes. We build to the designer’s scheme and samples.

Every finish is approved on a sample board before the room is done.

Tell us about the rooms.

Your name and one way to reply are enough. It goes straight to the studio.

A phone number or an email is enough. We only need one.

Optional, it helps us prepare
What is the work?

We call you back within the hour, in working hours. Your details go to the studio and our email system. Read the privacy note.