Jade and Mark’s story

Our tenants have been involved in giving their home a fresh new look. 17 tenants were living in a tired looking large property in Greater Manchester. Through Encircle Housing’s first painting programme their home has become warm and welcoming with a modern look.

Jade Herdson from Northern Healthcare explains, “Many people have lived here over the last six years. The walls had become scuffed with daily life and we couldn’t wipe the marks off. The previous colours were not particularly welcoming either.

Everyone was extremely happy when they found out the communal areas of their home were going to be decorated. 

Chris from Encircle Housing went into great detail to plan all the work. He was really helpful and supportive throughout. Tenants got involved in the colour scheme. We sat down together in the lounge. We looked at the colour chart and everyone voted on their favourite colours. The majority agreed on polished pebble and heron.

The contractors were here for a couple of weeks. All of them were lovely and engaging with people living here and the staff. They were very respectful, polite and chatted about the work they were doing. Everywhere was left clean and tidy’’.

Mark said, “I really like the colours, and it’s more homely and brighter. The decorators were really nice and very professional too.”

Jade explains, “The paint is fire rated and washable so any marks can easily be removed. The paint work will possibly last longer than five years, which minimises the disruption to people’s lives.

The decoration work has made a big difference. Now, the entrance is warm and welcoming, the lounge is homely and has brightened up all the shared spaces.

Everyone has told us how much they like the new look of their home.”

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Everyone chose their favourite colours from the chart and then we voted

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