Property News · March 12, 2016

Modern tribes: the paint pedant


We’ve got Tinker’s Arse on the floorboards, this deep, deep almost murky grey, then Brassiere on the dado rail, with Dog’s Breakfast underneathAmazing greys! What are they? No, don’t tell me – the walls are Spitalfields Shroud, marvellous, that absolutely contemporary but completely matt been-there-for-ever thing? No, then that’s got to be Ruined Flesh, with the paintwork in English Corpse eggshell – the darker one, of course: the lighter Corpse comes out horribly yellow. Cornice and ceiling both Tamoxifen? Thought so, that’s such an amazing warm grey, with the underlying lilac. Without being remotely pink, that’s the beauty of it.I don’t know if you’ve seen an entire wall done in Sackville White, God knows how they call it refined. We did the hall without testing, came out looking like a bordello, took three coats of Broiled Cod to cover it up, lesson totally learned. Now I wouldn’t dream of repainting a room without proper preparation. Six months, minimum, alternating natural and artificial light through the seasons, though it took nine to get the right grey for the nursery bathroom – Mildewed Pancreas, kind of chalky rain cloud with a hint of internal organ? The perfect east-facing grey, now that Filthy Sludge is such a cliche. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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