Hallways, stairs & landings
The part of the house everyone walks through, brushes past and drags shopping along — and usually the tallest, most awkward space to decorate properly.
Period hallway and staircase, DerbyshireHigh ceilings, tight angles, constant traffic
Stairwells are where DIY gives up: double-height walls you cannot reach, ceilings that disappear up two storeys, and a staircase full of spindles that each want cutting in on four sides. It is slow, fiddly work at height — which is exactly why it is worth having done properly once rather than patched every year.
Because hallways take more knocks than any other space, they also get the most hard-wearing products in the house — scuff-resistant paints on the walls and tough satin or gloss on the woodwork that takes a wipe-down without marking.
- Stairwells and double-height walls reached and finished safely
- Spindles, strings, newel posts and handrails done properly
- Dado rails, panelling and period features picked out cleanly
- Scuff-resistant, wipeable finishes for high-traffic walls
- Careful work around original tiles, floors and features
Most of a hallway is what you never see
The same hallway at three points in the week. The middle photograph is where the job is actually won.
Before
During
AfterThe first thing every visitor sees
The hallway is the handshake of the house — it is the room every guest, every delivery and every viewing sees first. A crisp, freshly decorated hallway changes how the whole house feels the moment the front door opens, and it is one of the most cost-effective jobs you can have done.
Stairwell beyond the stepladder?
Send a photo up the stairs and we will tell you honestly what it needs and what it will cost.