5 Best Paint Stores in London (2026)

S.I Painting & Decorating Ltd has been painting and decorating homes across North London and Essex since 1980, working out of Epping with a team that also handles plastering, rendering and wallpaper hanging. The company holds full indemnity insurance and belongs to Trust A Trader and the Guild of Master Craftsmen, and its crew covers everything from single rooms to whole-house refurbishments. It's listed here as a paint supplier too, though its own site leans harder into decorating labour than shelf stock, so treat it as a full-service painter first and a paint source second.

London Decorators Merchants runs as LDM Direct out of Norwood, stocking trade-quality paint, wallpaper and decorating supplies from Dulux, Farrow & Ball and Little Greene alongside its own building materials and tool range. The shop offers free delivery over £50 and same-day click and collect, and it's built its name on staff who know the products, not just the shelf they're on. It's open seven days a week, which matters if you're trying to finish a job on a weekend deadline.

Eltham DIY doubles as the Designer Paint Shop, a family-run store on Westmount Road that stocks Benjamin Moore, Farrow & Ball, Little Greene and EICO alongside the usual DIY hardware. It ships paint nationwide and offers trade discounts to decorators who email ahead, but it's the local shop that keeps its regulars, the kind of place where the owner remembers your last project. The general DIY side sits next to the designer paint counter, so you can pick up sundries and a Farrow & Ball sample in the same visit.

The Colour Centre has traded as an independent decorator's merchant in Islington since 1948, supplying trade and retail customers with Little Greene, Dulux Trade, Mylands, Farrow & Ball and Dulux Heritage. It runs as wholesale, trade and retail all under one roof, and long-time customers describe pricing that beats larger trade outlets even after decades in business. The shop leans into being a specialist rather than a big-box alternative, with staff who reviewers say know the difference between finishes, not just brand names.

Ray Munn has sold premium and designer paint from its Fulham Road shop since 1997, carrying Farrow & Ball, Little Greene, Paint & Paper Library, EICO, Nordfärg, Sanderson and Zoffany under one roof. The shop runs a colour consultancy service, including home visits, for customers who can't settle on a shade from a chart alone, and staff will custom-mix a colour match if you can't find what you want on the shelf. Reviewers who've used it for years point to the same handful of staff members solving unusual problems, from fire-protection coatings to matching a four-year-old paint order from memory.