The 2026 Finalists

Excellence in Wallpapering

Judges:
Jonathan Graham
Matt Willis
Graham Walmsley 

Finalists:
Bledar Cenaj
Aaron McDonald
Kerry Murphy
Ryan Podmore
Christopher Bull-Betts

Domestic Project of The Year

Judges:
Wesley Knight
Graham Walmsley
Wayne Armstrong

Finalists:
Ria Kirby
Brendan Shepard-Allen
Jake Bygrave
Liv Parsons
Joseph O’Neil
Andy Barrett
Gavin Wride
Luke Hughes
Kane Dunkley
Aimee McGough
Aron Dighton

Commercial Project Of The Year

Judges:
Wesley Knight
Ria Kirby
Ian Crump

Finalists:
Brian Gentry
Warwick Hill-Williams
Mario Seitaj
Danny Brooker
Georgie Baker
Liv Parsons
Luke Eddy
James Reeve

Content Creator of the year

Judges:
James Reeve
Wesley Knight
Matt Willis

Finalists:
Ria Kirby
Andy Byron
Hanna Kalafarska
John Skelton
Jordan Hay
David Fitzpatrick

Scottish Decorator Of the Year

Judges:
Jonathan Graham
Andy Byron
Ria Kirby 

Finalists:
Craig Murphy
David Stanage
David Gillian

Mural Installation Excellence

Judges:
James Reeve
Andy Byron
Graham Walmsley

Finalists:
Steven Braun
Georgie Baker
Kerry Murphy
Christopher Bull-Betts

Niche Skills 

Judges:
Jonathan Graham
Wesley Knight 
Ian Crump

Finalists:
Allison Lewis
Mike Jones
Steven Dickson
Andreas DeGiulio
Gary Burton
Clinton Hobson
James Burton
Hanna Kalafarska
Richard Pollock

Period renovation Project of the Year

Judges:
James Reeve
Ria Kirby
Wayne Armstrong

Finalists:
Wesley Knight
Beth Mitchard
David Koch
Georgie Baker
Sara Kochinski
Hanna Kalafarska

High Gloss Project of the year

Judges:
Wesley Knight
Andy Byron
Ian Crump

Finalists:
Edward King
Callum Cook
Manjeet Lar
Hanna Kalafarska
Lewis Harper
Steven Macfarlane

Best Project Over 5K

Judges:
Andy Byron
Ria Kirby
Ian Crump

Finalists:
Kirsty Jones
Allison Lewis
Lewis McCallum
Natalie O'Neill
Michael Johnson

Best Project Under 5K

Judges:
Jonathan Graham
Matt Willis
Wayne Armstrong

Finalists:
Ria Kirby
Alfie Giffin
Christopher Distras
Simon Kassae
Ollie Hicks
James Morris
Tom Martin
Kaylee Webster
Charlie Wiffen

Spray Finish of The Year

Judges:
Jonathan Graham
Wesley Knight
Andy Byron

Finalists:
Jordan Hay
Dermot O’Kelly
Mark Taverner
Stuart Bosdet
David Mockett
Arkadiusz Polom
Mark Ponting
Richard Pollom

Best Exterior of the year

Judges:
Jonathan Graham
Ria Kirby
Ian Crump

Finalists:
Michael Johnson
James Wildish
Adam Brown
Christopher Bull-Betts
Danny Brooker
Serhii Dzombak
Aaron Bond
Mario Seitaj
Aron Dighton
David Pearce
Luke Eddy

Trade Hero Award 

Judges:
James Reeve
Graham Walmsley
Ian Crump

Finalists:
James Young
Hayley Robinson
Ashley Woodcock
Vickie Mather
Sean Nolan

Mentor Of The Year

Judges:
James Reeve
Wesley Knight
Ria Kirby

Finalists:
Jonathan Graham
Rex Nelson
Sian Francis
James Wildish
Gerry Donaghy

Kitchen Renovation Specialist 

Judges:
James Reeve
Andy Byron
Matt Willis

Finalists:
Ross Bentley
Matt Lemon
Leon Simpson
Callum Norton
Daniel Walker
James Hewson
Steven Dickson
Wayne Marshall
John Booth
Trevor McMillan
Liam Crump
Danial Allard
Joany Anderson
Joshua Hammond

Northern Irish Decorator of the year

Judges:
Jonathan Graham
Wayne Armstrong
Graham Walmsley

Finalists:
Mike Jones
Adam Forster
Connor McClelland
Adrian O’Callaghan
Gerry Donaghy

Welsh Decorator of the year 

Judges:
Matt Willis
Wayne Armstrong
Ian Crump

Finalists:
David Williams
Benjamin Elson
James Burton

Irish Decorator of the year 

Judges:
James Reeve
Matt Wills
Ria Kirby

Finalists:
Calvin Douglas
Rory Morgan
Willian Da Silva
Nicky Moran
Sean Nolan
Aaron Joyce
Stephen Rockett
Rob Hennessy

English Decorator of the year

Judges:
Andy Byron
Matt Willis
Graham Walmsley

Finalists:
Wesley Knight
Sian Francis
Lewis McCallum
Russ Trush
Dale Turney
Ryan Podmore
Toni Murphy
Joseph O’Neill
Ben Marcus
Joshua Hammond
Samuel Sowerbutts
Reece Vincent
Jamie Fudge