Welcome to Joha Muñe Signs & Gilding

Traditional Signwriting & Gilding in Northern Ireland

At Joha Muñe, we specialise in hand-painted signwriting, gold leaf gilding, large-scale murals, and bespoke house numbers. Based in Northern Ireland and serving the UK and Ireland, we bring old-world craftsmanship and personal care to every project.

Looking for a unique shop sign, stunning mural, or elegant gold leaf gilded lettering? Whether you’re a business owner in Belfast, Dublin, London or beyond, we create beautiful, lasting pieces that truly stand out.

If you want expert traditional signwriting combined with a friendly, collaborative approach, you’re in the right place. Get in touch today — let’s bring your vision to life!

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Traditional Signwriting, Hand-Painted Signs & Gold Leaf across Northern Ireland, UK & Ireland

We work closely with clients across Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, and the UK—from cozy cafes and boutiques to large-scale events and historic heritage sites. Whether you need elegant shopfront signs, bold murals, or gilded lettering, we bring a personal, professional touch to every project.

Our sign painting and gold leaf gilding services are perfect for new shop openings, rebrands, festivals, and restorations where quality craftsmanship and stunning visuals matter. We’ve proudly collaborated with the Bank of Ireland, Titanic Distillers, and major UK music festivals like Electric Picnic, Latitude, and Reading & Leeds, as well as Pubs, Restaurants and Cafes across the country.

Every sign is designed with care and hand-painted—letter by letter, stroke by stroke—to create unique, vibrant signs full of personality and story.

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Custom Hand-Painted Signs

Custom hand-painted signwriting using traditional techniques. Ideal for shopfronts, windows, murals, and interiors across Northern Ireland, the UK, and Ireland. Every sign brings character, authenticity, and lasting impact to your business or event. We design with care and paint by hand to reflect your brand’s unique personality.

Real Gold Leaf Lettering & Signage

Gilding is the traditional art of applying genuine gold leaf to wood, glass, stone, or metal. Our luxurious, timeless finishes are perfect for signs, mirrors, heritage restorations, architectural details, and decorative features throughout Northern Ireland and the UK.

Bespoke Hand-Painted House Numbers

Bespoke house numbers, finished with real gold leaf, add a unique and shining touch to your home’s entrance. Handcrafted with traditional techniques, they create an elegant, lasting statement that stands out beautifully. Ideal for period homes, cottages, and design-conscious owners across NI and beyond.

Hand-Painted Large Scale Murals

Bold, hand-painted large-scale murals that transform shops, schools, festivals, pubs, and public spaces across Northern Ireland, the UK & Ireland. Each piece is custom-designed and painted by hand to add lasting character, storytelling, and visual impact.

Hand-Lettered Calligraphy for Events & Weddings

Beautiful hand-lettered calligraphy crafted with real ink and dip pen—just like the old masters. Ideal for weddings, events, boutiques, and product packaging throughout Northern Ireland, the UK & Ireland, adding timeless elegance and personal charm.

In Person Signwriting and Sign-Painting Workshops

Join our in-person signwriting workshops in Northern Ireland to learn classic brush techniques, sign painting lettering skills —guided by Joha Muñe herself. Perfect for beginners or experienced creatives looking to bring traditional craftsmanship into their hands.

Learn Signwriting with our Online Courses and Workshops

Ready to dive into the world of sign painting? Our online courses are designed to help you build real brush skills—whether you’re just starting or looking to refine your craft.

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‘Fundamentals of Brush Control’ is perfect for beginners. You’ll learn the essential tools of traditional signwriting, how to care for them, and master foundational brush strokes with easy-to-follow, HD step-by-step videos to build control and confidence.

Already familiar with the basics? Our ‘Casual Style Alphabet’ course teaches one of signwriting’s most expressive and widely used lettering styles—perfect for taking your work to the next level.

Joha also offers in-person signwriting workshops in Northern Ireland—ideal for hands-on learners. The next workshop in July 19th -20th in Bangor!

Start learning today and bring the art of hand-painted lettering to life.

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Personalized design and hand painted sign to be part of the new branding of a bar area in Latitude Festival

Bespoke signwriting on wall at a coffee shop in London

Large-scale sign painting inside Bob & Berts on Ann Street, with hand-painted quotes and textured ink-stamp effects

Traditional signwriting on a 5-meter fascia for Fly Boy Pizza & Wings in Coleraine, painted by Joha Muñe

Why Choose Hand-Painted Signs Over Printed Signage?

In a world of mass production, hand-painted signs stand out. They don’t just display a name, they tell a story.

At Joha Muñe Signs & Gilding, each sign is crafted with care, using traditional brush techniques to create a one-of-a-kind result that printed signs simply can’t replicate.

Authentic & Personal: Designed and painted by hand—no shortcuts, no templates.
Craftsmanship that lasts: Made to age beautifully, not fade or peel.
Visually unmissable: Texture, colour, and soul that draws the eye.
Support a traditional craft: Keep the heritage of signwriting alive.
Ideal for quality brands: Perfect for cafes, pubs, boutiques, heritage buildings & more.

Choose signage with character, depth, and intention.
Choose Joha Muñe traditional signwriting.

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Our Sign Painting, Gilding & Mural Work Across Ireland & the UK

Explore our portfolio of traditional hand-painted signs, gold leaf gilding, large-scale murals and events calligraphy across Northern Ireland, Ireland, and the UK. See how we bring character, craftsmanship, and life to every project.

Hand-painted signs and large scale mural for Electric Picnic festival in Ireland by Joha Muñe"

Gold leaf signwriting on a shop window in London, hand-painted with genuine gold leaf for a luxury finish

Joha Muñe restoring sign at the bank of ireland with 23.5ct real gold leaf

Traditional hand-painted shop sign with rusted effect in Belfast by Joha Muñe

23.5 carat gold leaf gilded lettering on historic facade of Bank of Ireland in Lurgan, Northern Ireland.

Hand painted signs on wood for local business in Newcastle

Envelope addressed with hand written calligraphy services in Northern Ireland, the UK and Ireland

wedding alligraphy services in Northern Ireland, the UK and Ireland

Hand-lettered wedding invitation using real ink and dip pen

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Client Reviews of Our Hand-Painted Signs & Gilding

Don’t just take our word for it — hear from our happy clients who’ve trusted us for authentic signwriting, gilding, and murals. Their stories show the lasting impact of our hand-crafted signs.

Joha designed this beautiful traditional gold leaf house number over the door. She arrived on schedule and spent the day painstakingly painting the numbers and applying the gold leaf by hand. I was literally watching an artist at work and the end result far exceeded my expectations and give the front of the property a real lift making a super first impression. Thank you joha 😊

Niel M
Gilded House Number in Belfast

I come across Joha’s work on instagram just as we were looking to hire a traditional sign writer. The work involved was on an extremely high end residential property in Belgravia (London), it had to be perfect. At first I was a bit anxious to use someone I had never met or worked with before but Joha exceeded all expectations and completed the work within the agreed time frame and to the highest possible standard. We will not be looking anywhere else for traditional sign writers anymore.

Aleksander C
Gilded House Number in London

"Thank you for the amazing work you did on our wall. It's beautiful!"

Davey S.

Mural Lettering

"Joha has done our sign writing in all 3 of our stores now (Fly Boy Pizza & Wings) and they have all turned out perfectly. Joha is professional and reliable and very easy to work with. She has worked exactly to the plans/design as requested and completed the work within a tight timeline too. She has been wonderful to work with!"

Laura

Fly Boy Pizza & Wings
Business Refurbishment

"Thank you so much for bringing our vision to life. The real-leaf place cards turned out so well and we couldn't be happier. Some guests even took them home after the wedding as a souvenir or use them as a bookmark."

Jacqueline

Wedding Calligraphy

Joha did a great job for us on the main signage for the front facade Jenny Watts pub in Bangor. She was professional and helpful throughout. Highly recommended.

Petra
Jenny Watts

PUB Fascia

Joha is an incredible painter, I ordered two personalised bottles from her and absolutely love them. She takes care to make all of her commissions special, even the small ones. Will definitely be ordering from Joha again for presents etc

Josh
Handpainted Bottle

I contacted Joha for our coffee shop's fascia, logo and signages. I was very impressed at how professional and efficient she was. Once she received the design brief and concept she got to work straight away. As a client, I felt my ideas were taken on board and she really listened and was able to translate my ideas into reality.

Mike Cheung
Shop Fascia & Signages

Joha guilded a white gold house number onto my house. Firstly, it’s absolutely amazing. The work that went into it was so skilled. Secondly, Joha is an absolute delight to work with and have around ! Highly highly recommend to anyone looking for someone that really knows their stuff !

Levi
House Number Glass Gilded

I commissioned Jo to write out a poem in calligraphy, as a gift for a bride to be. I cannot fault her at all! She worked within a tight time frame, the writing was perfect and consistent throughout, and she advised on how to present the poem-framing it for me as well! I was delighted with the finished product-beautiful keepsake, professionally carried out!

Rachael
Wedding Calligraphy

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Gold, Glass, and a Bit of Irish Spirit — Titanic

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