When all you see is a beautifully painted finish, that has brought a room back to it's original state & grandeur. Only certain persons would know how in need of repair it was before the restoration. A tradesman's craft is specialised to their field, to restore & create art, that art will be displayed upon.

Feature walls can enhance the vibrancy of a dwelling, visually separating areas as specific view points, such as function rooms, entertainment venues, and for intended focal views such as displays etc. Though feature walls can be vibrant, they can also be enclosing, physiologically making the room look smaller than it is, consider light, colour and how dominating the feature will be.

Why should I hire a Professional?

With ever increasing house prices, some of which have rocketed beyond the pale, quality of decoration is becoming more significant to the buyer. When once you could get away with a quick coat of paint on a rough wall, today this is becoming unacceptable. When it costs a King’s ransom to purchase a house, few people have the additional readies to spend on expensive make-overs for their new purchase.

DIY as an option has been with us for many years now and it is beginning to show, especially in older houses. Few home owners have not had the experience of buying a property only to find you have to skim a wall or even completely re-plaster to fix amateur yet glaring problems; perhaps you’ve even had to re-work entire rooms because of the previous owner’s enthusiastic yet less than capable ministrations. DIY saves money at least in the short term, few disagree with that. It’s further down the road that the cracks in the plaster of this logic start to appear. DIY jobs tend to look shoddy quickly, have to be re-done with significantly greater frequency, and commonly use sub-standard products. Another less obvious point - is saving a few dollars worth the health risk? Using a ladder isn’t as easy as it appears at first glance; did you know that in Australia there are over 1,700 ladder related injuries directly attributable to DIY activities? 1,300 of them even end up in hospital.

Enter the professional. With access to quality products not usually available to the amateur doer-upper, and in combination with the skills developed over years of experience, the professional painter/decorator and plasterer is a valuable resource. These knowledgeable individuals are also able to offer alternative ideas that the lay person would not have known to consider in order to bring out the appeal of a room, or even the whole house. Plastering is not something just anyone can do with any chance of producing a quality finish. It takes years of practice and yet is not as expensive to get done as you might think. It becomes even more reasonably priced when you consider it will only need to be done once when done properly.

There are certain aspects of home renovation of which the homeowner might not be aware. Owning a period property comes with a certain amount of responsibility and will frequently encounter laws that dictate what can be done, sometimes right down to the colours on the walls. Professional decorators will understand these requirements and advise the owner to prevent falling fouls of these rules.

Professional painters and plasterers are licenced through the NSW Office Of Fair Trading and are obliged to follow their guidelines for acceptable business conduct. Here at Sydney Home Restorations, John Currie has over 35 years’ experience in architectural finishes and has grown his business through word of mouth with references available upon request. His reputation assures his customers that he is qualified, experienced, and can be trusted to deliver a quality finish whatever the restoration needs. You want the best for you and your family, and what better way to have it than by using someone you can depend upon.