John Murray Specialist Decorator
Colchester, Essex
Checkatrade member since February 20185
Services
- Painting / Decorating
- Exterior Painting
- Wallpapering
- Wooden Windows Stripped / Painted
- Timber Resin Repairs
- Door Stripping
- Paint Sprayer
- Timber Restoration
- Specialist Paint Effects
- Anti Vandal Coatings
- Wall Murals
Customer Reviews
Write a review10 /10
Based on 6 reviews over the past 12 months
Quality of work
10
Reliability
10
Communication
10
Reviews (220)
10 Excellent workmanship, taking pride in a job well done
Posted 06 August
John and Dan did an excellent job for us, painting the outside of our rendered house and window frames etc - they went above and beyond to create a beautiful finish. Reliable and great attitude, pleasant and courteous, careful with our garden plants and mindful of the neighbours. We can highly recommend John Murray and would use them again without hesitation.Verified reviewerJob location: CO710 Lounge decorated
Posted 01 April
John did a fantastic job of painting our lounge Was always on time an friendly an helpfull sorting out the paint choices Would use him again without questionVerified reviewerJob location: CO7- GGemma T
10 Wallpapering and painting of our lounge
Posted 27 February
John was excellent so professional and friendly. We will definitely use him again, highly recommended and very professional finish.Verified reviewerJob location: IP3 10 Above and beyond
Posted 30 December 2025
I am very happy to recommend John and Danny who decorated our drawing room, including wallpapering. The job was completed on time, with a high level of skill but also with an understanding of the character and age of the room. If any unforeseen things occur or they can see a solution to something, they will go above and beyond to be helpful. I look forward to working with them on more projects next year.Verified reviewerJob location: CO610 New build decorating job
Posted 17 November 2025
We’re so grateful to John for all his excellent work. We asked John to decorate most of the rooms in our house, from wallpapering, painting and adding in a dado rail. All the work was done to an excellent quality and John was always willing to help and go the extra mile. We couldn’t recommend John enough and would ask him to help us out again with future work. Thank you!Verified reviewerJob location: CO1110 Skilled and reliable
Posted 04 October 2025
We are very pleased with the decorating done by John. He explained clearly what would happen and when and went the extra mile to help. Everything was left clean and tidy with furniture returned to its place. We would definitely recommend him.Verified reviewerJob location: CO2
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Owner
Mr John Murray
Sole Trader
8 years on Checkatrade
VAT Registered
No
Hi, thanks for taking the time to look at my profile. I'm John Murray and I've been decorating for over 33 years now.
I've done all aspects of decorating from heritage and listed work through to modern offices and houses and I can help you turn your tired looking rooms into fantastic spaces that you'll be wanting to show people! I can hang wallpapers and murals, work with all types of paints and spray. Over the years, through working on heritage sites I've also done paint effects such as marbling, wood graining and stencil work. I like to fully protect the areas I work in with polythene sheeting and dust sheets and generally use dustless sanding equipment to create the least amount of dust possible. But at the end of the day, I'll hoover and leave your property as clean as I found it.
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