Faux Finishes and Decorative Painting in Hampstead NW3

Decorative painting encompasses a wide range of techniques that go far beyond flat emulsion and create walls that are truly unique — texture, movement, depth, and character that paint alone cannot provide. In Hampstead NW3, where clients often want genuinely distinctive interiors, decorative techniques are increasingly requested.

Colour Washing

Colour washing applies diluted glaze over a base coat in loose, irregular strokes, creating a soft, dappled, aged quality reminiscent of Mediterranean plaster walls. It works particularly well in dining rooms and studies in NW3 period homes — warm terracotta, sage green, or dusty blue colour washes over a pale base ground are especially beautiful.

Dry Brushing

Dry brushing sweeps a nearly-dry brush loaded with a contrasting colour across the base coat, leaving a linear, textured surface that catches the light. On wooden panelling in particular, dry brushing creates authentic-looking aged finishes that are difficult to distinguish from genuinely weathered originals.

Venetian Plaster Glazing

For a more contemporary decorative approach, tinted glazes applied over a polished plaster base — then burnished — create extraordinary depth and luminosity in Hampstead NW3 entrance halls and principal rooms.

Decorative painting specialists in Hampstead NW3. Samples and portfolio available on request.