Write for Us Painting and Decorating: Painting and Decorating Blog Guest Post Guidelines

Most painter blogs want you to book a quote, not pitch a post. That's what turns up for painting and decorating write for us: painting company blogs, quote request pages and directories of local painters, with few open contributor pages anywhere. I'm after the trade knowledge those pages skip, like how a decorator fills and sands a cracked ceiling, why a finish that's fine in a hallway looks wrong in a north facing bedroom, or how a contractor scopes a job before giving a figure.

Small business owners read this blog, and a fair few of them hold a brush for a living. They've used my guides on how to become a painter and decorator and ChatGPT prompts for painters and decorators. Some are just starting out; others run a crew and want to win better jobs. Your post should make their next room look better or their next estimate tighter.

60-second painting and decorating guest post check

A strong submission can answer yes to all five points:

• Do you paint and decorate for a living or run painting crews
• Is the technique something you've used on real jobs
• Does the post stay on painting and decorating rather than wider renovation
• Have you kept out adverts for your own business and paint brand promotion
• Does the opening answer the reader's question in the first two lines

Read the guidelines and submit your guest post.

What we publish

• Preparing walls and surfaces before painting
• Choosing paint finishes for each room
• Estimating a painting job accurately
• Running a small decorating business
• Colour choices that suit different light
• Painting kitchen cabinets without brush marks
• Cutting in clean lines without tape
• Wallpaper hanging tips from a working decorator

If your post could be published on any painting and decorating site with the logo swapped, it is not for us.

What we look for in painting and decorating posts

Painting and decorating pitches tend to fall on one side of this table or the other.

Topic	What gets accepted	What gets declined
Preparation	Filling, sanding and priming done the trade way	Instructions copied from a tin
Finishes	Which sheen suits which room and why	A paint brand's own promotion
Estimating	How a contractor scopes and measures a job	A local quote request page
Colour	Choosing colours for the light a room gets	A generic colour trend list
The business	Running a small decorating firm and crew	An advert for one painter

What we don't accept

• Local painter adverts
• Brand written paint promotion
• Generic home improvement roundups
• Posts copied from product labels
• Previously published posts republished from another site

What you get

• Your article in front of an engaged audience of business owners, marketers and founders
• One relevant, contextual link back to your own site
• A byline and the credibility of an established, high-traffic blog
• Editorial help to make the piece as strong as it can be before it goes live

How to submit

Send your pitch or draft through the contact form. Include the topic, the one specific problem the post solves, and a line on your first-hand experience with it. One idea per pitch works best. You will hear back on whether it is a fit before you write the full draft.

What a strong painting and decorating pitch looks like

A weak pitch says "I'd like to submit a list of the best paint colours for your home." A strong one says "I'm a decorator who's painted hundreds of kitchens, and I'd like to show how I prep and spray cabinet doors so there are no brush marks, the primer I won't skip, and how long I leave between coats before the doors go back on." One is a brochure. The other is worth reading.

The angles that get accepted fastest

• Prep that rescues a tired, patchy wall
• Matching a sheen to the way a room gets used
• Scoping a job so the estimate holds up
• Why some colours change from morning to evening
• Spraying versus brushing kitchen cabinets
• Taking on your first employee as a decorator
• Dealing with damp patches before you paint
• Cutting in by hand like a time served painter

Looking for more places to pitch? The sites that accept guest posts page helps you build a shortlist of blogs in your niche.

The traffic behind a placement here

Straight from Google Search Console, 3 to 30 October 2026: this site was shown 3.6 million times in Google results and received 23,300 clicks. That is the readership a painting and decorating post joins. Want a firmer route than a pitch? Sponsored posts and link placements in articles that already rank are available too, and here is how to partner with me.

Frequently asked questions

Does Lilach Bullock accept painting and decorating guest posts?

Yes. Painting and decorating guest posts are welcome from working decorators and painting contractors. We publish technique, finishes, colour, estimating and running a decorating business, and decline local adverts, paint brand promotion and posts copied from product labels.

What painting and decorating topics do you accept?

Surface preparation, paint finishes, estimating jobs, running a small decorating business, colour and light, and specialist jobs like kitchen cabinets or wallpaper. Every post should come from work you've done yourself.

Do you accept home improvement and interior design guest posts too?

Yes, but whole renovation projects and room styling suit the home improvement, renovation and interior design pages better. If the brush and roller are the focus, this page is the one. You'll reach the same editor either way.

How long should a guest post be?

Most accepted posts run between 1,200 and 2,000 words. Length matters less than usefulness: a tight 1,200 word post with one clear lesson beats a 3,000 word overview every time. Use short paragraphs, clear subheadings and at least one real example.

Can I include a link back to my own site?

One contextual link back to your own site is fine when it is relevant and helps the reader. Posts written purely to build a backlink with no real value for the reader are not published.

Do you accept previously published content?

No. Every submission must be original and not published anywhere else first, including your own blog, Medium, LinkedIn or a guest slot on another site. Republished or lightly reworded content gets declined, and we check before anything goes live.

Can I use AI tools to help write my guest post?

You can use AI to help with research or tidying your draft, but the experience, examples and opinions must be yours. Posts that read like generic AI output, with no first-hand detail, are declined.

Do you accept sponsored or commercial partnerships?

Commercial and partnership enquiries are handled separately from editorial guest posts. If you are a brand or agency wanting to work together rather than pitch an article, say so in the contact form and you will get the right details back.

How long does a decision take?

We aim to come back to you within a few working days. If the pitch is specific and clearly written, with the result in the first line, the decision is much faster.

Do you edit guest posts before they go live?

Yes. Every accepted post gets an editorial pass for clarity, structure and accuracy, and you may be asked for an extra example or a missing number. The aim is to make your piece as useful as it can be, not to change your voice.

Can I pitch more than one idea?

Yes, but send them one at a time or as a short numbered list with one line each. The strongest pitch goes first, and a single clear idea with a real result almost always beats several vague ones.

How do I submit a painting and decorating guest post?

Send your pitch through the contact form with the topic, the specific result or lesson you will cover, and a line on your own experience working as a painter, decorator or painting contractor. One idea per pitch works best, and you will hear back before you write the full draft.

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