Stand Out with Hand Painted Signs & Gold Leaf

A sign and design service specialising in hand-painted and gold leaf signage - Traditional techniques with a modern approach to help you showcase your business or home with character and style!

Welcome to Bega Signs - Traditional Signwriting

I’m Andy Bega, a traditional signwriter based near Southampton providing unique, hand-painted and gold leaf signage of all kinds. I work with both commercial and domestic clients from shop fronts, a-boards, swing signs and murals, to personalised gifts and more!

Using traditional techniques with attention to detail, I ensure each sign is crafted with care to truly represent your space or business. If you’re after something one-of-a-kind, I’d love to help bring your ideas to life!

Take a look at my services to see how I can help…

SERVICES

  • Business Signs

    Hand painted shop signs, pub signs, event signs and much more…

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  • Hand-painted house signs

    House Signs

    Custom house signs, hand-painted house names and numbers

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  • Gilded Glass Signs & Art

    Custom traditional glass signs & artwork

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  • Gilding

    Gates, Architectural features, Verre églomisé & more…

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A closer angle of this one, so much fun to paint larger letters (larger than most I’ve done so far) 👌🙌 #signpainting #signwriting #antiqueshop #antiquedealers #signwriter #hampshire #romsey
Just finished this fascia for @cultantiques I really enjoyed painting this for a number of reasons - perfect weather, lovely locals and a chance to use a bigger brush. They’re aiming to re-open this summer so if you’re ever in Romsey, be
I enjoyed making this one! Lots I’d change so i’ll make another one soon and spend more time planning it. #tattoosigns #electrictattooing #handpaintedsigns #signpainting #signwriter #traditionaltattoos
A little hand painted kitchen sign ☕️ #kitchensign #handpaintedsigns #coffeesign
A couple house signs painted recently ✨Give me a shout if you want one! #handpaintedsigns #housesigns #signpainting
Just a practice sign I drew up on the board after a quick sketch. I didn’t want to over think it but still ended up changing it quite a bit as I went along, which I regret for various reasons, but oh well, it was fun to just get on with it and
A gold leaf hanging sign for @new.forest.flowers getting the benefit of the sun all day, which really helps illuminate the gold 👌✨ #goldleaf #hangingsign #floristry #thenewforest #signwriter #handpaintedsigns #hangingsign
Back gilding some èglomisè panels on the run up to Christmas with Sterling Studios ✨ It’s difficult to explain the entire process, but these will be gilded both sides and backed-up with textures and rubbed away to create some stun
… I can see myself looking more and more like my gilding tip over the coming years 😩
Signage recently finished for @new.forest.flowers - A great family business who recently transformed their shopfront and gave me the pleasure of helping them finish it all off with some hand-painted and gilded signs. Glass really isn’t easy to
A-board made for @new.forest.flowers to display at the shop, exhibitions/workshops and such like. Hand-painted with a nice touch of gold leaf; shown catching that evening sun just right 👌✨ #florist #thenewforest #signpainting #signwriter #goldleaf
I recently finished restoring this fingerpost for Overton Parish Council, which is located on the crossroads in the village centre. Lets just hope I put them back pointing the right way… #fingerpost #signpainting #signrestoration #restoration
I have the pleasure of painting and gilding some signs for @new.forest.flowers, which I’m looking forward to completing soon! #handpaintedsigns #signpainter #paintedsigns #windowsign #signwriter #florists #newforestnationalpark #newforest
There’s me wondering why I was going crosseyed, I may as well just put my nose in the paint pot 🤦‍♂️ This projects been fun! #fingerpost #restorationwork #handpaintedsigns #signwriting
I recently had the pleasure of reviving a couple house names in Ascot, which I’m told were painted around 30 years ago. Unfortunately I have no idea who painted them originally. If you’re interested in a customised hand-painted house nam

Client Testimonials

Bolton’s Bench Sweet Shop -

“From initial contact, through the design phase, quotation and work schedule Andrew was professional and accommodating, carrying out the whole job in a timely manner over several weeks to suit our business requirements. 

We cannot recommend Andrew highly enough to anyone looking for high quality work, completed on schedule at a competitive price.”

Twenty Eleven Events -

“We commissioned Andrew to complete a number of signs for our mobile bar business, with a very tight deadline. Extremely happy with the end result. The signs look incredible!”

Black Star Records -

“We couldn't be happier. Andrew is incredibly talented and completely got our vision. Couldn't recommend highly enough.”