Michael Yule Painter and Decorator

Michael Yule Painter and Decorator Michael Yule is a time served painter and decorator based in Berwick upon Tweed. Painter and Decorator in Berwick upon Tweed.

Good morning my fellow Berwickers, and happy New Year.Christmas was coosty. I got a life size cardboard cut-out of Bob R...
11/01/2026

Good morning my fellow Berwickers, and happy New Year.

Christmas was coosty. I got a life size cardboard cut-out of Bob Ross and every Bob Ross painting box set ever made. The man now stands in my living room watching over me like one of those Crimewatch h***y stickers you see in shop windows. Every time I look at him I feel inspired.
Only problem is ma dog Clarity keeps trying to chew his leg off. Same thing that my Jeremy Kyle ex was doing up and down highcliffe.. must be in the witta.

Back in the day my idol was Rolf Harris. We all know how that panned out.
Always asking “can you tell what it is yet?” and most of the time, aye, I could. Same issue I had with my love life. Usually trouble. Often older. Sometimes wearing too much ‘gold’. Less is more these days, in colour and in age.

New year. New me!

Bob Ross was the GOAT (special mention to Alan ‘Michelangelo’ Johnson though.)
Bobs Calm voice. Happy little trees. No shouting. No drama. Unlike big Beakle when the Mace has no cans in. Never seen such drama in the Mace since blackjacks capture Jennifer streaked there back in the day. Tell you what, I would argue that Ferme la bouche had a different meaning when we clapped eyes on her chi! 🦫

Second place goes to Neil Buchanan from Art Attack. A solid influence. I grew up glued to that show. Couldn’t see much of it because my mam had Ceefax on see-through, but I got the idea. Pens. Sticky back plastic. Sellotape. Absolute anarchy. That show rewired my brain and explains a lot about my life choices.

That’s where it all started.

Fast forward to now. Business is flying. Still out here inspiring the good people of Berwick, one wall at a time. Give me a bland wall and a tin of Dulux eggshell and I’m happy as anything. Skirting boards in matt emulsion? That’s my Art Attack moment right there. No budget. No plan. Just vibes and paint.

So if you want your house to look like a proper Art Attack project in 2026, give me a bell.

I’m here.
Bob Ross is watching.
And I no longer date women who remember decimalisation.

Hello my fellow Berwickers,It’s a little-known fact that a freshly painted front door ups your pulling chances by about ...
10/08/2025

Hello my fellow Berwickers,

It’s a little-known fact that a freshly painted front door ups your pulling chances by about 34%. This isn't made up. If i can choor a gadgies manashee twice my age head to toe in paint splattered clothing, then what more proof do you need.

Fact is back then when i was a regular at the Blenheim (my scampi fries stage) even my breath couldn't put them off. Paint pulls ladies and gents. I figured this out quite quickly to be fair. I was ahead of the game.

The point is this: in Berwick, painting is romance. Forget a night out in the red lion.
Forget chocolates. A freshly glossed bannister says “I care about you” far better than something from the middle aisle in Aldi.

So, if you want to:

Impress a Highcliffe housewife (ideally the type who “just happened to be passing” three times while you’re up a ladder, holding a tray of custard creams and telling you her husband’s away until Thursday)

Turn the head of a Tweedmouth single mam (bonus points if her bairn starts calling you “Dad” before you’ve even finished the undercoat)

Or make your hallway look less like the Hen & Chickens

Give me and Big Beakle a shout. We’ll paint it, gloss it, and leave it smelling fresher than Lynx Africa in the school toilets.

23/04/2024

Hello Guys,

I’m beyond proud to share with you the title track to my debut album Dinkey Sniffed Blackjack.

Get your listeners round this folks… enjoy

🕺 🐶 👃

22/04/2024

Hello all,

I am proud to release my new single ‘Alan’

This is the first track from my debut album ‘Dinky sniffed Blackjack’

Available for download now and sure to have the dance floor in bedrocks rammed full

✌️

25/01/2022

Hello my fellow Berwickers!

I hope you are all doing stupendously and are enjoying the new found freedoms following your booster jags.

Speaking of booster, why not inject some life & Dulux colour into your dado rail, swab some paint onto that lifeless wall and be ready for some fun filled shenanigans in your spruced up Bo***ir.

Life has been tough the last few, that’s no joke. But me, big beakle and my team are ready to make your walls look woke!

I’m available to make your deepest desires become reality. Get in touch and see for yourself why the only positive thing coming at you this year is my wondrous brush strokes!

Good afternoon fellow Berwickers! It’s been a long time since I’ve updated you. It’s good to be back amongst you, I hope...
15/05/2021

Good afternoon fellow Berwickers!

It’s been a long time since I’ve updated you. It’s good to be back amongst you, I hope all is well with you and your family.

As the country goes back into a more ‘normal’ way of life I’d like to reminisce over the last year to realise that you don’t need much to be happy.

Throughout the lockdown period, I have been at my happiest when I was pounding the pavements with my doag ‘clarity’
Lol, that’s the only thing I’ve been pounding tbh! 😜

I am looking forward to spreading a nice thick coat of white Dulux emulsion on your bone dry skirting boards again. It’s high time folks, the housewives of Highcliffe know that I am available at short notice.

The same goes for you all.

If you check my insta page you will see I’ve gone from fat to fit through hard work. Some might say I’ve gone all ‘Peter Andre’ on your ass.

Well, possibly.
...But just don’t be mysterious girls and get in touch if u want ya gable end spruced up for summer time.

Thanks to my my amazing team for their hard work over these challenging times.

Michael ‘big beakle’ Yule - your cheery mood and happy disposition was a constant delight throughout. Thanks for pulling up your trousers and hiding your ‘jinka’ from public view, we are thankful.

Cliff ‘the cat’ Johnston - your ability to help out around your other commitments should be lauded. I think Mr Hall was very wrong to pin you against the wall and choke slam you during your mock exams all those years ago. He didnt see what we see in you... talent

Keep it up lads, and thank you Berwick I’m here fir y’all

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01/05/2020

Good Afternoon Berwickers!

The team at MJY painter and decorators decided to up the ante and record a remix of an old classic. We are in no doubt that you will be enthralled by this majestic piece of music.

We have reworked the 90’s smash it - ‘Barbie Girl’

Welcome to - My mate Mandy makes me randy’

The lyrics are below so you can follow along.

You might ask why? Well why not. 😜

Enjoy the singing 🤣🤣

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*To the tune of Barbie Girl by Aqua*

Hiya, Michael,
Hi, Guys
You want to sing a song?
Sure, guys
Nay bother son!!!

I'm a Paintin’ man, drive a big white van,
I Love emulsion, it's not gumfin,
I can paint your walls, and paper everywhere,
Imagination, let paint be your creation,

My mate Mandy, makes me randy,

I'm a Painting man, drive a big white van,
It’s got a mattress, for the Lasses,
I can paint your walls, and paper everywhere,
Love my vocation, Paintin the whole nation,

I’m a bland, empty wall, on a council estate,
Cut me in, paint me here, it’s amazing,

Walk my Dog, Round the walls, swiping right as I go,
Kiss me here, touch my quiff, Mandy Mandy,
I can paint, you can pay,
If you like, I'll paint your doors, oohoh,

I’m a business man, drive a big white van
My hair is crazy, Baigys lazy,
I turn up on time, I make your wall sublime,
I dodge taxation, pays for my vacation,

My mate Mandy makes me randy
Ah ah ah yeah

My mate Mandy makes me randy
Ooh woa, ooh woa

My mate Mandy makes me randy
Ah ah ah yeah

My mate Mandy makes me randy
Ooh woa, ooh woa

Get in touch, get a quote, my work is guaranteed,
It’s time for my sarnie, my favourite is cheese,

Come cut in, paintin’ friends, let me wow you again
Eggshell here, paper there, Sheba Dinky.

I can work , you will pay
If you like, I’ll paint your dog

I can work , you will pay
If you like, I’ll paint your dog

My mate Mandy makes me randy
Ah ah ah yeah

My mate Mandy makes me randy
Ooh woa, ooh woa

My mate Mandy makes me randy
Ah ah ah yeah

My mate Mandy makes me randy
Ooh woa, ooh woa

I'm a Painting man I drive a big white van,
I Love emulsion, it’s not gumfin,
I can paint your walls, and paper everywhere,
Imagination, let paint be your creation,

I'm a Painting man, drive a big white van,
It’s got a mattress, for the Lasses,
I can paint your walls, and paper everywhere,
I dodge taxation, pays for my vacation,

My mate Mandy makes me randy
Ah ah ah yeah

My mate Mandy makes me randy
Ooh woa, ooh woa

My mate Mandy makes me randy
Ah ah ah yeah

My mate Mandy makes me randy
Ooh woa, ooh woa

My mate Mandy makes me randy
Ahh oh ah oh

My mate Mandy makes me randy
Ooh woa, ooh woa

My mate Mandy makes me randy

Oh, I'm having so much fun!
Well Mandy, we're just gettin' started
Oh, I love you Yulers!

Good Morning my fellow Berwickers! The creative team at Michael Yule Painter and Decorators have got a treat for you tod...
27/04/2020

Good Morning my fellow Berwickers!

The creative team at Michael Yule Painter and Decorators have got a treat for you today. Since we can’t be out there wowing you with our painting prowess we thought we’d wow you with an adaptation of this famous Eminem song.
It’s a long one - but absolutely worth it.....

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*To the tune of Stan by Eminem*

My tea's gone cold I'm wondering why I
Got out of bed at all
Big Beakles cleaning all my windows
I hope he doesn’t fall,
And even if I could I’d go to work,
I wanna paper all your walls,
It reminds me, Gotta call my Gran, call my gran.

My tea's gone cold I'm wondering why I
Haven’t had a bowl cut yet,
The morning pain clouds up my vision
Coz I can't paint at all,
And even if I could just get out the house
To put my paper on your wall,
It reminds me, gotta wash my van, wash my van.

Dear MJY, I wrote you but still ain't callin'
I left my cell, my pager, and my Tinder profile at the bottom
I sent two letters back in autumn, Clarity must of ate ‘em,
There probably was a problem at the post office or somethin'
Sometimes I make mistakes, just like you with Katie,
But anyways, f**k it, what's been up? Man how's your family?
I’m pregnant now, I'm 'bout to be a mother
If I have a daughter, guess what I'm a call her?
I'ma name her Dinky,

I read about your doag Sasha too I'm sorry,
I had a friends doag covie too, got hit by just eat van,
I know you probably hear this everyday, but I'm your biggest fan
I even got the boxers you left, the last time you were at my pad,
I got a room full of your posters and your pictures man
I like the s**t you did with blackjack too, that s**t was fat
Anyways, I hope you get this man, hit me back,
Just to chat, truly yours, your biggest fan
This is Mandy.

My tea's gone cold I'm wondering why I
Got out of bed at all
Irene’s got Ceefax on see-through
But covid does not fall,
And even if I could I’d go to work,
I wanna paper all your walls,
It reminds me, gotta call My Gran, call my gran,

Dear MJY, you still ain't called or wrote, I hope you have a chance
I ain't mad, I just think it's f**ked you don't answer old birds
If you didn't wanna talk to me outside marks and Spencer’s
You didn't have to, but you coulda signed an autograph for Ma laddie
That's my little son min, he's only 36 years old
We waited in the blistering cold for you
For four hours and you just said, "Eh”
That's pretty s**tty son, you're like his f**kin' idol
He wants to be just like you son, he likes you more than I do
I ain't that mad though, I just don't like bein' lied to
Remember when we met in Bedrocks, you said if I'd write you you would write back
See I'm just like you in a way
I never knew you were a stalker either,
I used to always cheat on gadgies and leave them,
I can relate to what you're saying in your songs
So when I have a s**tty day, I drift away and put 'em on
'Cause I don't really got s**t else so that s**t helps when I'm depressed
I even got a chain like yours draped across my chest
Sometimes I sniff your terps to see how high I get,
It's like adrenaline, the pain is such a sudden rush for me
See everything you say is real, and I respect you 'cause you tell it
My husband’s jealous 'cause I talk about you 24/7
But he don't know you like I know you Michael, no one does
He don't know what it was like for people like us growin' up, you gotta call me man
I'll be the biggest fan you'll ever lose
Sincerely yours, Mandy.
P.S. we should be together too (again).

My tea's gone cold I'm wondering why I
Got out of bed at all
The morning van pulls up at Dixons, full of pies and bread,
And even if I could I’d work today
I’d love to paint your walls
It reminds me, gotta cook my flan, cook my flan.

Dear Yulers "I'm Too Good To Call Or Write My Fans"
This will be the last tinder message I ever send your ass
It's been six months and still no word, I don't deserve it?
I know you got my last two letters, the postie delivered 'em perfect
So this is my cassette I'm sending you, I hope you hear it
I'm in the car right now, I'm doing 90 on the mad mile,
Hey Shan fringe, I drank a fifth of vodka
You dare me to drive?
You know the song by Roger West, "In the Air of the Night"
About that chavvy who coulda saved that other guy from drowning
But didn't, then Roger saw it all, then at a a show he found him?
That's kinda how this is, you could a rescued me from drowning
Now it's too late, I'm on a thousand downers now, I'm drowsy
And all I wanted was a lousy letter or a call
I hope you know I ripped all of your pictures off the wall
I love you MJY, we coulda been together, think about it
You ruined it now, I hope you can't sleep and you dream about it
And when you dream I hope you can't sleep and you scream about it
I hope your conscience eats at you and you can't breathe without me
See Mike, shut up son! I'm tryin' to talk!
Hey Mike, that's my hubby screamin' in the boot,
But I didn't slit his throat, I just tied him up, see I ain't like you
'Cause if he suffocates he’ll Suffer more, and then he’ll die too
Well, gotta go, I'm almost at the bridge now
Oh s**t, I forgot, how am I supposed to send this s**t out?

My tea's gone cold I'm wondering why I
Got out of bed at all
All these girls clog up my newsfeed, I don’t know who they are,
And even if I could I’d reply to them,
I’d love to paint your wall,
It reminds me, gotta walk my doag, walk my doag.

Dear Mandy, I meant to write you sooner but I just been busy
You said you are pregnant now, how far along are you?
Look, I'm really flattered you would call your lassie that
And here's an autograph for your laddie,
I wrote it on the Dulux cap,
I'm sorry I didn't see you at m&s , I must of missed you
Don't think I did that s**t intentionally just to diss you
But what's this s**t you said about you like to cut your wrists too?
I say that s**t just clownin' hen, come on, how f**ked up are you?
You got some issues Mandy, I think you need a chinkey,
To help your ass from bouncing off Berwick walls when you get down some
And what's this s**t about us meant to be together?
It was gash the first time, we really shouldn’t meet each another,
I really think you and your husband need each other
Or maybe you just need to treat him better
I hope you get to read this letter, I just hope it reaches you in time
Before you hurt yourself, I think that you'll be d
If you relax a little, I'm glad I inspire you but Mandy
Why are you so mad? Try to understand, that I’m tinders biggest prize,
I just don't want you to do some crazy s**t
I seen this one s**t in the ‘Tizer couple weeks ago that made me bowk,
Some manashee was blitzed and drove her car over a bridge
And had her chavvy in the boot, and she was up the duff with his kid
And in the car they found a tape, but they didn't say who it was to
Come to think about, her name was, it was you
Damn!

Good Afternoon Berwickers and a belated Merry Christmas!It wouldn’t be Christmas without a wonderful story. So while Mic...
27/12/2019

Good Afternoon Berwickers and a belated Merry Christmas!

It wouldn’t be Christmas without a wonderful story. So while Michael and his team take a well earned break, let us regale you with this epic story.

**The Dulux Dog**

Michael has many passions in his life... too many to mention on here. For those of you who don’t know, two of the biggest passions he has, (bedside’s older women and Tinder), are paint and dogs.

Michael is a huge lover of all things Dulux. He is an ardent supporter of it. Imagine his delight, when at a very young age he discovered the world famous - Dulux Dog.

Michael is the owner of a very large dog named, Sasha.
Sasha is a Pyrenees mountain dog. She is considerably larger than the Dulux dog. For those of you lucky enough to have met this vast hound I’m sure you can vouch for its incredible ‘scotch egg on legs’ physique.

Michael has often been heard in conversation telling people while he is in the pub that Sasha is as big as a horse. At least we think he was referring to his dog and not to anything else of another nature.
When the team at Dulux were looking to re-home the loveable Dulux Dog they approached their North of England ambassador (MJY) to see if he could take it in.

He told the corporate office via video link that he thought the dog was ‘bari’ but he struggled with the fact he can’t see its yaks. The corporate office were understanding but also upset.

Rumour has it that Michael has a tattoo of the Dulux Dog on his upper arm. If you see him out over the festive period why not ask to see his Dulux Dog. I’m sure he will oblige.

We hope you have a great festive period and coosty new year.

- The MJY social media team

18/09/2019

Hello my fellow Berwickers! Here’s my second foray into the wonderful world of poetry.

The smell of turps and paint is a joyous thing to me,
I love to smell it in the room as I’m slurping on my tea,
Cutting in is a skill that was bequeathed to me,
You will find my razor sharp lines - from the thatch to the Jubilee.

I enjoy the awesome challenge of changing peoples homes,
To a place they want to return to - from wherever it is they roam.
The smiles on customers faces, gives me sheer delight,
It always makes me happy happy when they say ‘- aye that’s alright’

My team is ever growing as my company expands,
I couldn’t do it by myself - I don’t have enough hands.
Big Michael is a legend, he can keep up with the pace,
Sometimes he is slow tho coz he’s drunk too many cans of lynx from the mace.

Summer is almost over and the dark nights will be here
This means that that all those outdoor jobs will have to wait - for another year.
Dark nights are a ball ache, they are made for swiping right,
It means I can park my van outside some random house at night

To my loyal clients, I thank you once again,
For allowing me to showcase my skills, come sunshine or come rain.
I plan to keep on painting, till my roller has run dry,
I couldn’t think of anything that I would rather try.

My youth explained by the Fresh Prince of Bel Air! Now, this is a story all about howMy life got flipped-turned upside d...
11/08/2019

My youth explained by the Fresh Prince of Bel Air!

Now, this is a story all about how
My life got flipped-turned upside down
And I'd like to take a minute
Just sit right there
I'll tell you how I became the prince of a town called Bezza!

In Spittal Hall born and raised
On the High School field was where I spent most of my days
Chillin' out maxin' relaxin' all cool
And all shootin some Football outside of the school
When Frenchie & Blackjack who were up to no good
Started making trouble in my neighborhood
I got in one little fight, Irene got scared
She said 'You're movin' in with your Gran & papa, doon the doors

I begged and pleaded with her day after day
But she packed my suit case and sent me on my way,
She pressed hold on Ceefax and then she gave me my ticket.
I put my Walkman on and said, 'I might as well kick it'.

First class, yo this is bad
Drinking Tea, watching cricket.
Is this what the people of Bezza living like?
Hmm this might be alright…like

But wait I hear they're prissy, bourgeois, all that
Is this the type of place that they just send MJY?
I don't think so
I'll see when I get there
I hope they're prepared for the prince of Adams Drive!

Well, I walked down the path and my papa came out
There was a chavvy who looked like a hornie standing there with my gran
I ain't trying to get arrested yet
I just got here
I sprang with the quickness like lightning, disappeared

I whistled for a taxi and when it came near
The license plate said Woody’s and it had dice in the mirror
If anything I could say that this cab was rare
But I thought 'Nah, forget it' - 'Take me to the Broon Bear'

I pulled up to the house about seven or eigth
And I yelled to the woody’s cabbie 'Yo homes smell ya later'
I looked at my kingdom
I was finally there
To sit on my throne as the prince of Bezza!

Good afternoon my fellow Berwickers. I hope you are all doing stupendously. I have no doubt you will have seen, from my ...
27/06/2019

Good afternoon my fellow Berwickers. I hope you are all doing stupendously.

I have no doubt you will have seen, from my personal Facebook, that I have lost a family heirloom. A treasured piece of jewellery snatched from my neck, in a moment of drunken stupidity, in a packed, and raucous nightclub.

This won’t get me down my fellow Facebooks. For some the grief and strain from losing such a prized possession would be too much to handle.
I have to admit that maybes a few years ago I would have buckled with the grief of losing my Elizabeth Duke ‘hand-me-down’ from Papa Les.
These days I am made of stronger stuff. Annoying yes, life changing no!

I believe that we all value materialistic stuff far too highly in this life. For me I lost a chain, for some they may break their phone, others may damage their hair straighteners. (My mam breaks her straighteners all the time)
What we don’t value is the true art of painting and decorating. We don’t value artists, we don’t value those who have done their time and gotten their hands dirty in the thick of it.

The thing is that yes I have lost my grandads chain and I won’t get it back, but what I haven’t lost is the knowledge, passed onto me by my mentor Alan. Those skills are safely stored away and are ready to be called upon at a moments notice.

P.s don’t mention magaluf....shhhhhh! 😜

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