Tonbridge man left "scarred for life" after two decorators put up wrong wallpaper

A 26 year old man has been "scarred for life" after two decorators turned up at his Kent home to decorate his living room, and put the wrong wallpaper up.

The man, who lives on Whitelake Road, Tonbridge who we have agreed not to name, has said he is now "having to look at the wallpaper everyday" and "has contemplated suicide".

The man has said the mistake has left him "shaken to the core".

On June 10, around 12.30pm, two privately hired decorators turned up at his Tonbridge house to redecorate his living room. He was not in the living room while the new wallpaper was being put up and had not discovered the fatal mistake until they had left.

The victim said: "I hired two decorators to come in to my house and put new wallpaper in my living room. I requested light green horizontally striped wallpaper, but instead they put up dark green vertically striped wallpaper.

"I was absolutely shocked when I discovered the mistake I contacted the two decorators but they said it would cost me an extra £150 to remove the wallpaper and another £200 to put up the correct wallpaper. I can't afford that and it was their fault for getting the wallpaper wrong they should be paying me at least that much in compensation.

"I am still in total shock over this incident. Every time I go into my living room I have to look at those horrible, disgusting vertical stripes. It makes me physically sick to just be in the room."

The man added: "I have been permanently scarred for life. I can't bear to enter my living room as I end up throwing up in disgust and it severely depresses me. I have been in such stress over this that my doctor prescribed me anti-depressants and I have racked up over £500 on my phone bill from the hours I have spent talking to the Samaritans about this decoration mishap."

The man told us that he was looking into taking the two decorators to court for the stress he has been put through.

"I am in contact with my solicitor over this and I am hoping to receive a large payout over damages to my mental health and living room wall.

"I have been in a terrible state since this happened I have been eating less and have lost so much weight.

"Every night I have nightmares about every room in my house being covered in this same dark green vertically striped wallpaper from hell and I usually wake up in tears and dripping in heavy sweat."

He added: "I recommend that if you are hiring someone to redecorate your room that you keep an eye on them at all times. I do not want anybody else to go through the same thing I have gone through. I would not wish this experience on my worst enemy."