Painting & Decorating Services in Bruntsfield
Whatever your project, GL Decorating delivers a clean, professional and lasting finish. From interior and exterior painting to wallpapering, plastering and commercial work, here’s how we can help transform your home or business across Bruntsfield and south Edinburgh.
Interior Painting & Decorating
Interior painting is where we spend most of our time — and where preparation makes all the difference. We fill, sand and prime every surface before a brush touches the wall, so the finish looks flawless and lasts for years. From a single feature wall in a Bruntsfield tenement flat to redecorating an entire home, we protect your furniture and floors, keep the site clean each day, and leave you with sharp lines and an even, professional finish throughout.
- Walls, ceilings and skirtings prepared and finished to a high standard
- Woodwork, doors, window frames and radiators repainted
- Careful prep, filling and sanding for a lasting finish
- Dust-conscious, tidy working and full protection of your home
Exterior Painting
Edinburgh weather is hard on paintwork, so exterior decorating is as much about protection as appearance. We clean down, scrape back loose material, treat and prime bare areas, then apply durable, weather-resistant coatings built to cope with Scottish wind and rain. Masonry, render, windows, doors, fascias and railings are all covered, and we are comfortable working on traditional tenement and townhouse exteriors as well as modern homes.
- Masonry, render, windows, doors and fascias
- Thorough cleaning, scraping and priming before painting
- Durable, weather-resistant coatings
- Traditional Edinburgh tenement and townhouse exteriors welcome
Wallpapering & Feature Walls
Well-hung wallpaper can transform a room, but it is unforgiving of poor preparation and rushed work. We line and prepare walls properly, match patterns carefully and take our time over seams and corners so the result looks seamless. Whether you want a bold feature wall, a papered chimney breast or a full room in a premium covering, we handle everything from standard papers to delicate specialist finishes.
- Standard, patterned and premium wall coverings
- Feature walls and full-room papering
- Careful pattern matching and neat seams
- Wall preparation and lining where needed
Plastering, Coving & Repairs
A great paint finish starts with a sound surface. We skim and repair tired or damaged walls and ceilings, make good cracks and holes, and can fit coving and decorative cornice to add character to a room. Older Edinburgh properties often hide uneven plaster and past repairs — we put the groundwork right first so the final decoration is genuinely flat, smooth and built to last.
- Skimming and re-plastering of damaged walls and ceilings
- Crack and hole repairs before painting
- Coving and decorative cornice fitted
- The right preparation for a truly flat finish
Colour & Finish Consultation
Choosing colours can be the hardest part of any project. Drawing on more than 30 years of decorating experience, we give honest, practical advice on schemes, tones and finishes that suit your rooms, your light and how you live. We will talk you through matt, eggshell, satin and specialist paints, and help you avoid costly mistakes — a service our customers say often removes the need to pay for a separate interior designer.
- Practical advice on colours, tones and finishes
- Help choosing schemes that suit your space and light
- Guidance on matt, eggshell, satin and specialist paints
- Often removes the need for a costly interior designer
Commercial & New Build Decorating
Alongside our domestic work, we take on commercial and new build decorating for offices, shops, communal areas, landlords and developers. These projects live or die by good management, so we plan around your schedule, keep disruption to a minimum and deliver to the timescale and budget agreed at the outset. From decorating a new build to specification to refreshing a buy-to-let between tenancies, we bring the same standards we apply in every home.
- Offices, shops, communal areas and rental properties
- New build and developer decoration to specification
- Buy-to-let refreshes between tenancies
- Work managed to realistic timescales and agreed budgets
Our simple, no-pressure process
Get in touch
Call us or request a callback with a few details about the rooms or work you have in mind.
Free quote & advice
We visit at a convenient time, discuss colours and finishes, and provide a clear written quote — no obligation.
Prep & decorate
We protect your home, prepare every surface properly and carry out the work to a realistic, agreed timescale.
Final walk-round
We tidy up fully and walk through the finished work with you to make sure you are delighted.
Free written quotes
A clear, no-obligation price before any work begins.
Careful & tidy
Your home protected and cleaned down each day.
On schedule
Realistic timescales, agreed with you and kept to.
Not sure which service you need?
Give us a call or request a callback — we’ll talk through your project and give you honest advice and a free quote.