Your ideal paint wholesalers who stock up a wide range of Dulux products for your home and office…read moreneeds. Speak to the sales assistants here if you are working on a colour theme for your home. They have great paint knowledge and will even suggest preparatory tips like washing the walls with a sugar soap before beginning the painting process. Burst of colour palettes everywhere to entice any home decorator. Definitely your first port of call for any new home buyers.

Derek's is a gloomy and cluttered store on Payneham Road…read more The front exterior wall and much of the interior is strewn with mirrors of all shapes and sizes refelecting the surroundings and the resultant reflections in an odd manner. There are many different frames constructed and otherwise throughout the interior of the shop, but in none of the ordered fashion you will find in most framing places. There are some very nice frames here, antique and gold leaf, as well as many much less appealing. As well as picture frames and mirrors, Derek's has some fireplaces as well.

Shape Tiling is a small store on Payneham road specialising in tiles and pavers…read more They have a good selection of colours sizes and textures. Everything has quite a modern feel. The staff are firendly and helpful. Although opening hours are a bit erratic, appointments may be made for a viewing outside of general opening times.

The first thing you see when you pull up is the white horse out the front. Why a white horse? Why…read morenot? The bright blue sign leads the way through to the colourful interior with staff who know their colours. I was after a nice heritage green paint to touch up my house, but the problem was that this colour was considered obsolete. After going through their archives, the guys were able to match the colour I needed and mix up a nice heritage green that suited my needs exactly. The store is definitely bigger than it looks out the front. All varieties of paints are present with all different types. The staff can advise you of what you need for your project and even provide a brush or roller to match. Now I have to work on the interior of the house, so I guess I'd better head back for some off white paint...

When I was younger I worked as part of a shop fitting team for a shoe company for a while, and we…read moreworked on various shopping centre sites as new shopping centres were being opened. In those days it was not unusual while working on a site to stop and chat with other teams who were fitting out new stores. You get to see the process other people go through, and appreciate their work. One outfit I would recommend is Griffiths, mainly because I believe the work is detailed well, constructed locally in a clean and skilled way, and the pride taken in the work is reflected in the quality of the finished product. For any trade, electric, carpentry, painters etc; you can give them a call 24/7 basically. I've never seen these fellows do a shoddy job. They work to specifications and work reasonably swiftly wherever possible. They will build the store for you if you have a new store to fit out, or if it is about offices they will provide you with the right solution to your needs after some consultation. I believe they also have several very happy clients when it comes to doing maintenance on residential and office blocks, so they are available for up keep with both office and residential spaces.

I dreaded being inconvenienced by yet another unreliable tradesman but this time, I was pleasantly…read moresurprised! Jason was prompt, polite and capable. He did what he said he would do when he said he'd do it! What a relief to find someone to do those jobs that have required attention for so long. I cannot recommend Jason highly enough.

I called Beagle Locksmiths today regarding a locked door at our home. Andrew was fantastic! He…read morewas knowledgeable, highly professional and trustworthy - exactly what you want in a locksmith. He also had excellent customer service skills and was friendly and understanding. The quoted price was affordable and he was able to come out very promptly. I will call Andrew when I need a locksmith again in the future and have already recommended Beagle Locksmith to my family. Many thanks Andrew!

Anyone with this wizard dude out the front have got a sense of imagination and know that something…read morecan change for the better with just a bit of a flourish; it doesn't take so long to make over your bathroom really if you have the right tiles and a new lease on life, va va va voom! They have everything you need. They've been around for donkeys (you know what that means? They've been around for a long time) and they are happy to help. They keep a lot of the current bargains out the front so you see them as you enter. They have great advice. If you have nothing but the desire to change tiles somewhere in the house, kitchen, laundry, bathrooms, bar, poolside... wherever, they can suggest what you should be looking at, who can do the job, and they may even convince you how easy it is to do it yourself. They don't call themselves a tile shop, they say they are a cash and carry ceramic supermarket. That's cute, just like the wiz out the front.