With over 35 years experience in the UK and US, John is a highly skilled and professional Painter and Decorator with diverse knowledge in custom finishes and applications. 

• Interior and Exterior Paints, Stains, Varnishes and Lacquers
• HVLP and Airless Spray Finishes
• Limewashing/ Natural Paints
• Polished Plasters
• Faux Finishes

John also has a solid background in the construction industry. And also is skilled in general construction. Including.

• Drylining/Drywall/Plasterboard
• Carpentry

John has worked on many high end projects, including celebrity homes, museums, shops, offices, bars, nightclubs ,churches and many residential, commercial and industrial jobs.

Past clients have included East Devon Golf Club, Los Angeles County Museum of Art and First Congregational Church of Los Angeles.

He also has a love of Art, Photography and Theatre and has worked on several productions as designer and scenic painter.

John is based  in East Devon, UK. 

Jim and Nancy Cruickshank (London, Lympstone, Devon)

” We first came across John by way of recommendation. Our neighbours in Lympstone made the introduction, raving about the standard of his work. Our cottage in Lympstone was being tanked to protect it against the elements and all the internal walls and units had been stripped away. Working alongside the builders, John managed all the re-decoration inside and outside. John was the consummate professional from start to finish, completing each stage of work as promised. The quality of work was awesome. John is meticulous and genuinely cares about doing a great job. Subsequently, John has done a number of other decoration jobs for us and we have complete trust in him. We’d recommend John to others in a heartbeat. ”

DM( Lympstone, Devon)

” John Merritt worked for us on our large old house in Lympstone in 2013 and 2014. He undertook a great deal of interior and exterior decorating and a number of minor and cosmetic repair jobs. He was thorough with excellent preparation, and produced a really good job. He was always cheerful and positive and had positive suggestions and a can-do attitude when we came across problems. Always tidy and a minimum of mess. Recommended. “

    Michael Wilkes,  Treasurer Village Hall,  Management Committee. (Lympstone, Devon)

“John Merritt has worked at Lympstone Village Hall for three years and for me personally over the same period. He is a most conscientious and hard worker, who often goes beyond his remit to provide a perfect job and charges no additional amount for this to his Quotation. He is a Handyman with many skills, is totally honest and trustworthy and I have no hesitation in thoroughly recommending him.“

Mr and Mrs Davis (Exmouth, Devon)

“We would recomend him to anyone. His work is meticulous. He is extremely helpful and works in a clean and tidy fashion.”

Viv Day (Lympstone,Devon)

“As you know, we are absolutely thrilled with the final result – the house has never looked better!”

​Edward A. Dreyfus, Ph.D. (Santa Monica, CA)

“John is a very talented painter, more of an artist, than house-painter. I would hire him again in heart-beat!”

Kurt Sardella (Santa Monica, CA)

Top qualities: Great Results, High Integrity, Creative
“I can’t say enough about John’s attention to detail and creativity.”

    Thomas Brown (Morgan Wixson Theatre)

“I worked with John as a fellow board member and designer at the Morgan-Wixson Theatre in Santa Monica, CA. There I found him to be an exceptionally intelligent, creative and resourceful colleague and artist! He was invaluable in providing professional photographic help with our marketing and archiving goals. And his steady, reasoned approach to many of our board issues was well appreciated.

His set design efforts for us were as useful as they were inspired. Especially given our sometimes limited resources and manpower. In all, John was a pleasure, as well as an honor, to work with. I hope to do as much again with him in the future!”