Issues

Decorating Matters is published four times a year – spring, summer, autumn and winter. Members of the Scottish Decorators’ Federation get a printed copy delivered to them. Plus you can pick one up at branches of The Paint Shed, Johnstone’s Decorating Centres, Dulux Decorator Centres, Crown Decorating Centres and some independent paint stores. Here are the back issues so far.

Current issue: Summer 2024

Summer means it’s time to tackle those exterior jobs. Toby Pearson-Young from the Dulux Academy shares some tips on painting outside. We also look at the rising popularity of linseed paint and of course we look back at the SDF Awards.

The cover of the latest issue

2024 Archive

Spring 2024 issue of Decorating Matters magazine

Spring 2024

Cover of Decorating Matters magazine

Spring 2023

Autumn 2023 issue of Decorating Matters

Autumn 2023

Decorating Matters Summer 2023

Summer 2023


2023 Archive

Decorating Matters magazine winter 2023

Winter 2023

Cover of Decorating Matters magazine

Spring 2023

Autumn 2023 issue of Decorating Matters

Autumn 2023

Decorating Matters Summer 2023

Summer 2023


2022 Archive

Cover, Decorating Matters Winter 2022. A decorator pours yellow paint into a vat.

Winter 2022

Cover, Decorating Matters Autumn 2022. A decorator applies gold leaf to a hand painted window sign.

Autumn 2022

Cover, Decorating Matters - Summer 2022. A decorator wears protection gear while using a spray paint gun

Summer 2022

Cover, Decorating Matters Spring 2022. An apprentice completes some detail in a wall mural

Spring 2022


2021 Archive

Cover, Decorating matters Winter 2021. A painter cuts in on the edge of a ceiling

Winter 2021

Cover, Decorating Matters Autumn 2021. A decorator applies grey paint to an external wall with a roller

Autumn 2021

Cover, Decorating Matters - Summer 2021. A tattooed decorator in a blue tshirt measures a wall with a ruler

Summer 2021

Cover, Decorating Matters magazine - Spring 2021. An apprentice takes care painting a ceiling with a long handled roller

Spring 2021