Expert painting & decorating

Her and her daughter work across the Nelson area, delivering high quality painting and decorating services. Known locally for her bright pink signwriting, passion and painting skills, Racquel has quickly become a staple in her community.

Racquel worked for a family business for about seven years, painting and decorating, and thought it was pretty cool. She decided she wanted to do it herself. “Now, I’ve got my own little family business with my daughter and I,” she says.

Racquel Thomas Painting does all aspects of residential painting, both interior and exterior. They specialise in wallpaper as well. “We cater to each individual person’s needs,” says Racquel. “We’ll do anything from a single window frame to a whole, five-bedroom house!”

Racquel says community is at the heart of what she does. “I might be my own boss but, really, my community is my boss. So, I like to give back to my community.”

She does a lot of work for Habitat for Humanity in Nelson. Habitat for Humanity builds houses for couples and families who can’t afford to get into the housing market. One of the stipulations of this is that the families and couples do a lot of painting themselves. So, Racquel does a lot of training mornings to help them with the basics. She also paints the things that are deemed too dangerous such as stairwells. This is all done at a reduced price. Racquel says it’s her way of giving back.

“Everyone seems blown away by what I do,” she says. “But I don’t really see the big deal. I just love my job, I love doing this everyday and I love being out in my community.”

Whenever Racquel Thomas Painting paints an exterior, they go back a year later and give a free house wash to ensure it’ll last the guarantee of the paint that has been used. This year, it’s the beginning of the free house washes. Racquel says she’s never seen anyone else do it.

She says that every job is different and some jobs they charge by the hour and others are quoted. “I get sent blueprints sometimes or photographs to quote from,” she says. Racquel Thomas Painting will take a bite of anything!

At the end of the day, Racquel says she’s just a girl who loves to paint. “My clients end up being my friends! It works for us and I love it. I probably take my job a bit too seriously but I don’t see the problem with that.”

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From basic touch ups to full paint jobs, Racquel Thomas Painting can do it all. So, for the expert in painting and decorating, don’t hesitate to get in touch.

For more information and to organise your quote, contact Racquel today.

027 722 602 racquelt35@gmail.com.