Hatchers — Shortlist

Three lockups, one palette: jet black #0A0A0A and old gold #B08D57 throughout. EST. removed. Each is shown clean first, then with the service wording worked in three different ways, so you can judge whether the words earn their place.

THE WORDING — FIVE CANDIDATE LINES

Two kinds of line here. A descriptor says what he does (searchable, practical). A strapline says how he does it (tone, promise). A logo can carry one of each at most — never both on the primary mark.

HANDYMAN & DECORATING SERVICES
Descriptor · from the original · clearest for search and vans
HANDYMAN · DECORATING · REPAIRS
Descriptor · three beats · fits under a wordmark cleanly
REPAIRS · IMPROVEMENTS · REFRESHED SPACES
Strapline · from the original · the most "upmarket" of the five
REPAIRS · DECORATING · IMPROVEMENTS
Hybrid · all nouns of the same weight · reads as a service list
CARE FOR YOUR HOME, DONE PROPERLY
Strapline · new · plain-English alternative if "refreshed spaces" feels too agency

1 — THE ESTABLISHMENT LAYOUT

The EST. slots either side of the house are now free — and they turn out to be the most elegant place for two words.

Clean HATCHERS PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
Flanked words HANDYMAN DECORATING HATCHERS PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
Descriptor line HATCHERS PROPERTY MAINTENANCE HANDYMAN · DECORATING · REPAIRS
Full · strapline HANDYMAN DECORATING HATCHERS PROPERTY MAINTENANCE REPAIRS · IMPROVEMENTS · REFRESHED SPACES

2 — THE CRAFTSMAN H · STACKED + SEAL

The stacked lockup takes one extra line comfortably; the seal is the natural home for the three-beat strapline, running the full ring.

Clean HATCHERS PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
Descriptor line HATCHERS PROPERTY MAINTENANCE HANDYMAN & DECORATING SERVICES
Seal · services in the ring HATCHERS HANDYMAN · DECORATING · REPAIRS
Seal · strapline runs the full ring REPAIRS · IMPROVEMENTS · REFRESHED SPACES PROPERTY MAINTENANCE HATCHERS

3 — THE HORIZONTAL LOCKUP

A third line sits naturally under the divider — this is the version that goes on the website header, so the descriptor here does real SEO-adjacent work.

Clean HATCHERS PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
Descriptor line HATCHERS PROPERTY MAINTENANCE HANDYMAN & DECORATING SERVICES
Strapline · right-aligned tag HATCHERS PROPERTY MAINTENANCE REPAIRS · IMPROVEMENTS · REFRESHED SPACES

4 — MORE ARRANGEMENTS

Further ways of placing the words: on the rules, as an overline, as a column, in a softer voice, and as a detachable tag.

Establishment · words on the baseline HANDYMAN & DECORATING HATCHERS PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
Establishment · flanked, four words REPAIRS HANDYMAN DECORATING IMPROVEMENTS HATCHERS PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
Establishment · descriptor replaces subline HATCHERS HANDYMAN & DECORATING
Craftsman H · word in the rule HATCHERS HANDYMAN · DECORATING PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
Craftsman H · softer voice, italic strapline HATCHERS PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Repairs, improvements & refreshed spaces
Craftsman H · hairline dividers instead of dots HATCHERS PROPERTY MAINTENANCE REPAIRS IMPROVEMENTS REFRESHED SPACES
Seal · compact single ring HATCHERS REPAIRS · IMPROVEMENTS · REFRESHED SPACES PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
Detachable tag · use anywhere near the logo HATCHERS HANDYMAN · DECORATING · REPAIRS
Horizontal · overline descriptor HANDYMAN & DECORATING SERVICES HATCHERS PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
Horizontal · services column behind a second divider HATCHERS PROPERTY MAINTENANCE HANDYMAN DECORATING REPAIRS
Horizontal · descriptor replaces subline, strap as tag HATCHERS HANDYMAN & DECORATING Repairs, improvements & refreshed spaces