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Devon Decorator provides professional painting services for homes, landlords, letting agents and commercial properties across Crediton and Devon.


With over 25 years’ experience, Darren Cann offers a reliable, tidy and detail-focused service, helping customers refresh individual rooms, full interiors, exterior walls and commercial spaces with a clean, long-lasting finish.


Every job is prepared properly before painting begins. From stripping and sanding to filling cracks, smoothing surfaces and protecting surrounding areas, the focus is always on achieving the best possible result.


Whether you already have your paint ready or need advice on the right products and finishes, Devon Decorator can help with honest guidance and a free, no-obligation quotation.

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call Darren on 07967 366081
Interior painting is one of the most effective ways to refresh your home, improve the feel of a room and bring a tired space back to life. Whether you want to brighten up a bedroom, modernise a living room, repaint a hallway or redecorate your entire property, Devon Decorator provides a clean, reliable and professional painting service across Crediton and Devon.

Every interior painting job starts with preparation. Walls, ceilings and woodwork are checked for cracks, dents, holes, flaking paint or uneven areas. These are then filled, sanded and prepared to create a smooth base for the new finish. This attention to detail helps achieve better coverage, cleaner lines and a longer-lasting result.

Interior painting can include walls, ceilings, doors, skirting boards, architraves, picture rails, dado rails, staircases, banisters, cupboards and other internal woodwork. Darren can also offer advice on suitable paints and finishes depending on the room, surface and level of use.

For example, a hallway may need a durable, wipeable finish, while a bedroom may suit a softer matt paint. Kitchens, bathrooms and busy family areas often benefit from paints designed to handle moisture, marks and everyday wear.

Interior painting services can include:
  • Single room painting
  • Full house painting
  • Walls and ceilings
  • Doors and door frames
  • Skirting boards and architraves
  • Staircases and banisters
  • Hallways, stairs and landings
  • Bedrooms, living rooms and kitchens
  • Rental property refreshes
  • Colour change projects
  • Painting after repairs or renovations
  • Domestic and commercial interior painting

The aim is always to leave your space looking clean, fresh and professionally finished.

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Exterior painting helps protect your property as well as improve how it looks. Outside surfaces are exposed to rain, sun, wind, frost and general weathering, so choosing the right products and preparing the surfaces properly is essential for a lasting finish.

Devon Decorator provides exterior painting for homes and commercial properties across Crediton and Devon. Whether your property needs a full exterior refresh, masonry repainting, timber painting or attention to tired outdoor features, Darren can complete the work with care and attention to detail.

Before any exterior paint is applied, the surfaces need to be checked and prepared. This can include scraping away loose paint, sanding rough areas, filling cracks, repairing damaged timber where suitable and making sure the surface is ready for the correct coating. Poor preparation can lead to peeling, flaking and uneven results, so this stage is never rushed.

Exterior painting can be suitable for masonry walls, rendered surfaces, timber windows, doors, frames, fascias, soffits, gates, fences and other suitable external woodwork. Darren can advise on the most appropriate products depending on the material, condition and exposure of the surface.

A well-painted exterior can improve kerb appeal, make a property look better maintained and help protect surfaces from further deterioration. It can also be a practical choice before selling a property, after renovation work or as part of ongoing maintenance.

Exterior painting services can include:
  • Exterior wall painting
  • Masonry painting
  • Rendered surface painting
  • Timber window painting
  • Door and frame painting
  • Fascia and soffit painting
  • External woodwork painting
  • Gates, fencing and suitable outdoor timber
  • Paint scraping and sanding
  • Crack filling and surface repairs
  • Weather-resistant coatings
  • Domestic and commercial exterior painting

With the right preparation and finish, exterior painting can give your property a cleaner, smarter and more well-kept appearance.

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A good paint finish starts long before the first coat goes on. Preparation is one of the most important parts of any painting project, and it has a huge impact on how smooth, clean and long-lasting the final result will be.

Devon Decorator takes care of the preparation needed to get surfaces ready for painting. This can include stripping old finishes, sanding rough areas, filling cracks and holes, repairing minor surface damage, smoothing uneven patches and making sure walls, ceilings and woodwork are suitable for painting.

Rushing this stage often leads to problems later. Paint can highlight imperfections rather than hide them, especially on walls with dents, damaged plaster, flaky paint or poorly filled areas. Proper preparation helps reduce these issues and gives the paint a much better surface to bond to.

Darren can also use dust-free sanding equipment where suitable, helping reduce mess during preparation work. This is especially useful inside homes and commercial spaces where keeping the area clean matters. While no sanding process is completely dustless, dust-free sanding can make the job much tidier compared with traditional sanding methods.

Paint preparation can be carried out on walls, ceilings, doors, frames, skirting boards, architraves, staircases, banisters and external timber. The right preparation method depends on the surface, its condition and the finish being applied.

Paint preparation services can include:
  • Sanding walls and woodwork
  • Dust-free sanding where suitable
  • Filling cracks and holes
  • Smoothing repaired areas
  • Scraping loose or flaking paint
  • Preparing previously painted surfaces
  • Preparing bare timber
  • Surface cleaning before painting
  • Minor repairs before painting
  • Stripping old finishes where required
  • Preparing interior and exterior surfaces
  • Creating a smoother base for paint

The better the preparation, the better the finish. This is why Devon Decorator focuses on getting the surfaces right before painting begins.

Devon Decorator provides professional commercial painting services for landlords, letting agents, local businesses and commercial property owners across Crediton and Devon.

Commercial spaces need to look clean, presentable and well maintained. Whether you are refreshing an office, preparing a rental property, updating a shop, improving a communal area or redecorating a small business premises, Darren can provide a reliable service with a strong focus on tidy workmanship and minimal disruption.

Commercial painting often needs to be practical as well as decorative. Busy spaces may require durable finishes, easy-clean paints or neutral colour schemes that keep the property looking professional for longer. Darren can advise on suitable products and finishes depending on how the space is used.

For landlords and letting agents, painting can be especially useful between tenancies. A fresh coat of paint can make a property feel cleaner, brighter and more appealing to new tenants. Devon Decorator can help with full property refreshes, touch-ups, repairs and repainting where needed.

For businesses, Darren works carefully to keep the project organised and manageable. Areas can be completed in stages where appropriate, helping reduce disruption to staff, customers or tenants.

Commercial painting services can include:
  • Office painting
  • Shop and small business painting
  • Rental property repainting
  • End-of-tenancy refreshes
  • Landlord painting services
  • Letting agent decorating work
  • Communal area painting
  • Interior commercial painting
  • Exterior commercial painting
  • Durable paint finishes
  • Walls, ceilings and woodwork
  • Planned maintenance painting

Whether it is a one-off job or ongoing decorating support, Devon Decorator offers a professional, straightforward service for commercial customers across Devon.

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Why the right paint finish makes all the difference

Painting may seem simple, but the quality of the finish depends on the work that happens before, during and after the paint is applied. A professional result should look smooth, even and clean, with sharp edges, properly prepared surfaces and the right paint used in the right places.


Devon Decorator focuses on creating finishes that not only look good when the job is completed, but continue to look good after everyday use. This means taking time to assess the surface, choose suitable materials, prepare each area properly and apply the paint carefully.


Different rooms and surfaces need different approaches. A busy hallway, a damp-prone bathroom, a south-facing exterior wall and internal woodwork all have different requirements. Darren can advise on finishes that are practical for your property, helping you avoid common problems such as peeling paint, patchy coverage, poor adhesion or marks showing too easily.


The aim is to make the process straightforward from start to finish. You can expect honest advice, a tidy working approach and a professional finish completed with care.

Whatever service you're looking for, you can expect honest advice, tidy workmanship and a finish that suits the property.

How do I know what paint finish is best?

The best paint finish depends on the room, surface and how the area is used. Some spaces need a durable, wipeable finish, while others may suit a softer matt look. Woodwork, ceilings, exterior walls and high-traffic areas all need different types of paint.

Devon Decorator can offer practical advice on the most suitable products and finishes, helping you choose an option that looks right and performs well over time. 

Can you paint over old paintwork?

Yes, in many cases old paintwork can be painted over, but it needs to be checked and prepared first. If the existing paint is loose, flaky, glossy, damaged or uneven, it may need sanding, filling, cleaning or priming before new paint is applied.

Proper preparation helps the new paint bond correctly and reduces the risk of peeling, cracking or patchy results.

Do you work on both small and larger painting projects?

Yes. Devon Decorator can help with small painting jobs, single rooms, full interiors, exterior painting and commercial projects.

Whether you need one room refreshed, a rental property repainted or a larger home or business premises updated, Darren can provide a reliable painting service with careful preparation and a professional finish.