B. Ellis Home Improvements

B. Ellis Home Improvements I am a small business that transforms tired interiors through re- decoration. Internal carpentry, from wooden floors to door replacement and much more.

A quick turn around A bedroom I painted a few years ago in just white now painted in blue The client wanted a strip of a...
04/09/2026

A quick turn around
A bedroom I painted a few years ago in just white now painted in blue
The client wanted a strip of a darker colour on the back wall but not a full feature
This needed masking up which can cause problems with paint bleed or even paint being peeled off back to plaster
Luckily all went to plan
The walls were finished with Johnstones durable Matt and the woodwork was finished in caparol haftprimer and pu gloss
The ceiling was fine and needed no work

A quick turnaround A princess pink room for a little princess Before and after photos Walls and ceiling finished in litt...
16/07/2026

A quick turnaround
A princess pink room for a little princess
Before and after photos
Walls and ceiling finished in little green confetti intelligent emulsion.
Woodwork primed with Caparol HaftPrimer and finished with the Johnstones Aquaguard system satin

Another living room freshened up Walls finished in Johnstones durable matt mixed in a colour called porridge oatsCeiling...
30/06/2026

Another living room freshened up
Walls finished in Johnstones durable matt mixed in a colour called porridge oats
Ceiling finished with Tikkurila ar2
Woodwork finished in Johnstones Aquaguard satin
Cupboards in porridge oats, shirting door and window in white

Oh dear Even F&B can make mistakes Same name, brand and finish but completely different colours
04/06/2026

Oh dear
Even F&B can make mistakes
Same name, brand and finish but completely different colours

In 2018 I transformed this bedroom I made and fitted shelving and a desk Roll on 8 years and the customer reviled a fire...
30/05/2026

In 2018 I transformed this bedroom
I made and fitted shelving and a desk
Roll on 8 years and the customer reviled a fire place and tore out the shelves and desk for the younger son to have the room redecorated in his style
The following pictures are when I completed it the first time
To what it looked like before I recently started to redecorate
Process of dealing with problems on one of the walls, sealing and priming etc
It’s also shocking when you see how creamy the white woodwork is after painting with an oil based satin paint 8 years on
Old plaster sealed with Zinsser Gardz
All grey and sealed plaster coated up with two coats of dulux 3 in 1 base coat
Ceiling finished in Tikkurila AR2
Walls finished in Johnstones durable matt mixed in F&B Tallow
Woodwork primed in Caparol HaftPrimer and undercoated and top coated with Bedec Aqua Advance satin

26/05/2026

It’s not always easy decorating
Problematic wall needs stripping back to plaster

Another room brought back to life Serious mould issues from lack of ventilation and items against the walls The process ...
21/05/2026

Another room brought back to life
Serious mould issues from lack of ventilation and items against the walls
The process of work is as follows
Mould sprayed with Zinsser mould killer
Once dried, I Mirka sanded the walls
Once that was completed, I primed the ceiling and walls with 3 in 1 basecoat by Dulux
When dried, all filler work was completed
After the prep work was completed, the ceiling had two coats of AR2 by Tikkurila
The walls were then 3 coated with Johnstone Durable matte mixed in Jasmine Flower
All woodwork was prepared, primed with Caparol HaftPrimer and undercoated and top coated with the Bedec Aqua Advance satin system

A quick fix The bottom of the decorative panels had swollen from years of mopping the floor As finding replacement panel...
13/05/2026

A quick fix
The bottom of the decorative panels had swollen from years of mopping the floor
As finding replacement panels to match was almost Impossible, I explained that wrapping a skirting around the panels with a skirting that matches the existing would look perfect and solve the problem

This is why decorators detest F&B paintThis is the same tin.The chimney breast was painted a couple of days ago so that ...
08/05/2026

This is why decorators detest F&B paint
This is the same tin.
The chimney breast was painted a couple of days ago so that the tv could go back on the wall but the sides were not
So, bringing in the sides and cutting into the shelving system next to it has highlighted where I have over painted onto the already painted area
It can’t be touched up
I don’t know why F&B paint does this.
The whole breast now needs a third coat
It’s a really bad paint for this
It’s a situation where it goes on first time and you just have to prey you don’t mark it
Absolute nightmare

Wow, first time using Lick paintNever again!!!!A watered down coat on first to seal the dry wall surface.1 coat of full ...
30/04/2026

Wow, first time using Lick paint
Never again!!!!
A watered down coat on first to seal the dry wall surface.
1 coat of full emulsion applied a few hours later.
Again repeated with a second coat around 2/3 hours after that.
No bubbles all fine.
Next day a third full bodied coat needed as the cover power is a little under par to say the least.
After roughly 15hs, the last coat goes on and this happens.
I strongly recommend you don’t use this product
I’m praying it will dry back but I’m not a religious man and my glass is always half empty, so preparing myself for dealing with this problem somehow is a little daunting.
DIY paint from places like B&Q are not worth the money
Be warned people

Address

50 Hawkenbury Road
Royal Tunbridge Wells
TN25BW

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+447951601880

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