A Happy New Year for London House-owners

Latest news suggests London house prices are cooling off – just a little. But for any of our customers who are not Russian billionaires (I know there are one or two of you) the news is not all bleak.

If your thoughts are turning to home improvements, what better start to the New Year than a new colour scheme? Being a GD Parvin customer, of course you will be setting the trend when it comes to colours.

The paint companies have been stirring their pots and have some lovely suggestions for the key colours of 2015. Here are some ideas from the Farrow and Ball 2015 catalogue:



And here are some ideas from Dulux:

And in the interests of fairness, these are suggestions from Crown:

If you’re thinking about a nice make-over by London’s finest painters and decorators, I will be more than happy to get one of my finest craftsmen over to you for an estimate. 


Best regards


Geoff Parvin

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