Decorators Touch

The world of student housing can be a very bleak one with unhelpful landlords, last weeks baked beans stuck to the way behind the bin and the kind of temperatures that would make an Eskimo feel at home. The least that can be done to make your place to live is get it decorated a wee bit (with the landlord’s permission of course!) to make things less sterile and more conducive to good times!
So when I was driving with my friends on their way to their new abode, we went out on a whim and called in here to pick up a few bits and pieces, and I was quite impressed! The staff were helpful and informative, and were ready to guide our bunch of unruly males to the lower cost end of the paint spectrum!
There are a wide range of paints we were able to pick from, as well as other wallpapers, paintbrushes and other accessories that would be useful to the more advanced DIY consumer! We were just idiots with brushes, so basic coloured paints were just the ticket for us!
I find the likes of Homebase and B&Q almost too large at times, and the customer service is sometimes lacking, so I find places like this most refreshing!

I’m very into improving my home and so am always putting up pictures or touching up paint and I generally go to B&Q or Homebase for supplies. But there are times when I just need something really small like a tiny pot of white gloss paint or another little bit of black gloss — thanks to the five year old standing on the wet door saddle, exactly where I told him NOT to stand. Or times when I’m really in a hurry to touch up a skirting board before the school run. Yes, I know it’s not normal.
On those occasions, a jaunt to the cavernous DIY superstores, where I can get lost for hours, just isn’t on the cards. That’s when I go to my little local place, Decorator’s Touch. This is a small shop which I can park right outside so that’s time saved before I even go in. It’s one of those mysterious little places that seems to have more stock than its space should allow. Paint, varnish, brushes, wall paper, check, check, check. They also offer a full interior design service — curtains, cushions etc. Quite how they manage to pull all that off is a miracle, but manage it they do.
The owner is usually behind the counter and is really helpful if you’re not sure which product you need. And best of all, he doesn’t patronise me just because I’m a laydeee.