Established in 1994 SLC Finishes has been setting the standard for true high end interior decoration for over 30 years producing some of the most Refined Interior Decoration for the UK's Finest Interiors & prestigious properties. SLC Finishes Ltd are experienced installers of Artwork, Murals, Gilding Specialist Paint Finishes, High End Decoration, Japanning type Lacquer rooms and Wallcovering installation for leading designers, main contractors and private clients. SLC Finishes is a London based company but do take on projects both in the UK & abroad.

Knowledge, Experience, Expertise

Our in house team will be able to advise on designs for elaborate decorative schemes, Paint Finishes, Artwork & Gilding.

We carry out Architectural Gilding & Water Gilding as well as endless traditional & contemporary paint finishes.

We advise and carry out full reports on paint removal, repairs and surface treatments such as fibre mesh surface stability coverings as well as identifying other substrate issues for example, friable surfaces, failing paint systems and paint removal to difficult materials such as composite mouldings, Papier mâché, lime plaster and Fibrous plaster. We also provide Historic Paint analysis and Identification of existing coatings.

We have been leading the way for Interior Spray Painting for over 20 years. We provide a high quality spray paint service for all types of applications and techniques. From some of Londons biggest Galleries to Bespoke Furniture.

We are colourists and can match to any existing colours, fabrics, wallpapers etc. We hand mix Paints and Glazes to ensure that a closer match as possible is achieved.

We offer a project management service when required to coordinate all works and ensure a seamless execution. We Really are passionate about what we do. We notice every detail.

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Stefan Lopez-Cortezo

Stefan Lopez-Cortezo is a Master Craftsmen Painter, Gilder, Finisher, surface Designer, Colourist & Sprayer. He served his apprenticeship as a Specialist Decorator with his brothers company DLC Design & Build in 1992. There he learnt to master his Craft and with a fine eye for detail was quickly managing high end projects at an early age.

Stefan very quickly moved on to supervise all the Decoration works for DLC by the young age of 19, carrying out high end brush finishes, Wallpaper Hanging, Lacquer finishes, Faux finishes & gilding aswell as Conservation & Restoration.

By 1999 Stefan had moved on to work with Master Gilder Julian Johnson where he learnt the traditional techniques of mixing Gesso's, Boles & sgraffito techniques as well as oil gilding and toning down techniques. Stefan worked with Julian on various other Gilding projects including over 6 months restoring water gilt Russian Icons at the Russian Orthodox Church in Chiswick.

Stefan picked up gilding very quickly and before long he was carrying out many large Gilding projects and over many years he has worked on The Tower of London, Windsor Castle, The Reform Club, The Drapers Hall, Strawberry Hill House and countless other large Gilding projects.

As the business continued to grow SLC Finishes started to get involved in larger decorating contracts for stately homes around the country with designers such as Chester Jones & Charles Rutherfoord to name a couple.

In 2002 SLC Finishes took on a painter & sprayer from Boston USA to lead the team leaving Stefan to focus on pushing the business forward. The company was then able to take on architectual spraying projects which was very new to the UK at the time.

These were very exciting times for the company and being extremly ethusiastic Stefan was keen to cross over spraying with High End Interior Decoration using both airless & hvlp technology from the United States.

SLC Finishes now offer virtually a dust free service, project dependent for spraying and preparatory works.

In 2006 Stefan met Gary Butcher of Angel Interiors and after carrying out a number of projects together they decided to team up in 2007 with Stefan bringing some of his team with him.

Stefan, whilst still running SLC Finishes spray workshops in the old gas works in chelsea, was one of the Directors of Angel Interiors between 2007 - 2022 pushing the business development, job costing and working on some of Londons finest private homes, Museums, Palaces and other iconic public buildings both in the UK & Abroad.

Stefan now focuses all of his energy on SLC Finishes and is very much hands on and enjoys nothing more than passing on his skills, knowledge & expertise on to the next generation.

Fine Decoration | Specialist Paint Finishes | Gilding | Quality Paint Spray

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ENQUIRIES

If you have a project that you wish to discuss, we'd love to hear from you.

Email: info@slcfinishes.com

We look forward to your enquiry.