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Proper preparation. A first-class finish.

Colin and Harry Fry, father-and-son painters and decorators, working in period and family homes in Beckenham, Bromley, Chislehurst and West Wickham. Colin started Splat in 2002. Two decorators, in your house, doing the work themselves.

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Entrance hall with pink walls, a front door painted to match and an arched stained glass window
Coat Reverie, and every door and skirting in the hall colour-washed in it, so nothing breaks the colour.

Every chip comes from our own photos of finished jobs. So each chip shows the colour as it really looked in that house. Screens and daylight shift colours, so see the paint in your own light before you choose. Every colour we've used, and where

Painting and decorating for period and family homes

Splat Decorating works in homes, never offices: halls and whole houses, the outside too, and the odd garden building.

A 15-year-old cedar-roofed garden office, restored near Park Langley

Fifteen years of weather on a cedar-shingled office by Park Langley Golf Club. Drag the line across the roof.

Weathered grey cedar shingle roof with moss and a broken finial at the apex, seen from above with a ladder stand-off
Cedar shingle roof seen from above after staining, an even rich brown on every shingle
The same cedar roof, before and after two coats of Sadolin Extra in Burma Teak.

What made the difference

  • Moss and lichen wire-brushed off the shingles before anything else went near them.

  • Every board sanded with electric sanders, the grooves by hand, then washed down so no dust went under the paint.

  • The perished finial and the drip beads on both doors replaced, supplied and fitted by us.

  • French GrayBuilding
  • Monkey PuzzleDoors
  • Burma TeakCedar roof tiles
The whole job, start to finish

What decorating costs: rooms and hallways

We'd rather you knew roughly where you stand before the dust sheets come out, so here are our starting prices for a room and for a hallway, stairs and landing. Everything else we price once we've seen it.

What moves the price, and how long jobs take

  • A room
    from around £1,000 + VAT
  • Hallway, stairs and landing
    from around £3,000 + VAT

The company that DOESN'T live up to its name.

Tell us about the house and we'll come and look.

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Two Splat Decorating vans on a driveway, registrations S99 LAT and S90 LAT, beside the Splat sign with the strapline
S99 LAT S90 LAT Say them out loud.

Father-and-son painters and decorators since 2002

Splat Decorating is a two-man painting and decorating company working across the London Borough of Bromley: Colin Fry, who started it in 2002, and his son Harry, who joined him full time in 2011.

Two vans, two decorators, and one standard of finish, whoever is holding the brush.

About Colin and Harry

Google reviews of Splat Decorating

Our newest Google reviews, word for word, with our replies. They update here every week.

Google

I couldn't recommend Colin and Harry at Splat Decorating enough. Genuinely two of the kindest, friendliest guys and so knowledgeable about what they do.

From the start, they were so helpful with ideas and sent me loads of inspiration when I was trying to decide what would work in the house. The house I bought was heavily stained with nicotine throughout and Colin advised exactly what needed to be done to ensure the stains and smell were gone for good. They really went the extra mile throughout the job and even did little extras along the way that they absolutely didn't have to do, to make it as lovely as it could be.

Colin has been so helpful with the rest of my renovation too, offering advice on other areas of the house, recommending other trades and even managing to sort me a plasterer within a day. He's even offered to come back and lend us a ladder to put a light up, despite the fact they've already finished the job! He also noticed my patio door had dropped slightly and ended up semi-fixing that for me while he was there.

They're both really enthusiastic about their work and their attention to detail is incredible. They kept me updated throughout with progress pictures, which I really appreciated, and they worked so hard - there at 7am and flat out all day to make sure everything was finished when they said it would be, which it was!

Really reasonably priced as well, especially for the amount of prep, care and effort they put in. It honestly felt like they cared about how the whole house turned out, not just the bits they were being paid to decorate.

I'm so happy with everything they've done and wouldn't hesitate to use them again or recommend them to friends and family. Absolute gems!

Alice
Colin and Harry replied

Thank you so much for such a lovely review. It was an absolute pleasure helping you transform your new home, and we're so pleased you're happy with the results. We really appreciate your kindness, trust and the opportunity to be part of your renovation. Enjoy your beautiful new home!

Colin & Harry

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Google

An absolutely fantastic service, professionalism from start of job to the end. The quality of the finish was as brilliant as always. Thank you Colin and Harry.

Michele B.
Colin and Harry replied

Thanks for such kind words.
We always enjoy working at yours, it means a lot to us that you love our work.
Regards Colin & Harry

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Google

Top quality local tradesman. Brilliant start to finish..... Look no further for any paint and decorating work....inside or out. Colin and Harry will sort it!

Ken S.
Colin and Harry replied

Such a great review! Much appreciated. It was a pleasure working for you for the first time and glad you like the service & results.
Regards
Colin & Harry

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Where we work, from Beckenham to Orpington

Five areas across the borough of Bromley, and the places around them. Pick a sign to see our jobs there, or see all areas.

Frequently asked questions

Which areas do you cover?

Beckenham, Bromley, Chislehurst, West Wickham, Orpington and Petts Wood, including Park Langley, Kelsey Park, Shortlands, Elmers End, Bickley, Hayes, Bromley Common, Coney Hall and Keston.

How much does decorating cost?

A room usually starts at around £1,000 + VAT and a hallway, stairs and landing at around £3,000 + VAT. Blown plaster, peeling paint or a lot of woodwork push it up, so the real figure comes after we've looked.

Will you come and look before you price?

Always. We see the walls, the woodwork and anything that needs repairing first, because that is what sets the price. Send a few photos with your enquiry and we can tell you a lot before we arrive.

Who will actually do the work?

Colin and Harry Fry, father and son. Nobody else: no subcontractors and no labourers, just the two of us from the first dust sheet to the last coat.

Do you only do domestic work?

Yes. We decorate homes: hallways, rooms, whole houses, exteriors, wallpaper, garden buildings and painted kitchens.

Are you insured?

Yes. Our public liability insurance was verified by TrustATrader in May 2026, and you can check it on our TrustATrader profile.

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Before you book us

The things we'd want to know if it were our house.

  • On the books since 2002

    Splat Decorating Ltd, company no. 04553807. Colin has been a director from the start.

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  • Insured, and checked

    Our public liability insurance was verified by TrustATrader in May 2026.

    See our TrustATrader profile

  • The two of us, every day

    Colin and Harry Fry, father and son, do the work themselves. No subcontractors, no strangers in your house.

    About Colin and Harry

  • Paint we'd use at home

    Farrow & Ball, Little Greene, Coat, Johnstone's, Dulux Trade, Zinsser and Sadolin. We buy it, so it never runs out halfway.

    Our prices, timings and paints