After finishing university and working in building maintenance and building surveying, I was looking to become more ‘hands on’ and entered the decorating industry. Now based in Winchester, I have been decorating across Hampshire, Surrey and London for over 20 years, establishing Osborne & James in 2010.

I am passionate about transforming spaces through superb finishes and colours, using quality preparatory materials together with premium paint manufacturers such as Mylands, Little Greene, Paint & Paper Library, Farrow & Ball, Edward Bulmer and Dulux Heritage, or reliable trade manufacturers such as Tikkurilla, Dulux Trade, Zinsser, Isomat, Crown and Johnstone’s.