{"id":7728,"date":"2016-03-12T12:59:08","date_gmt":"2016-03-12T05:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/modern-tribes-the-paint-pedant\/"},"modified":"2016-03-12T13:11:11","modified_gmt":"2016-03-12T06:11:11","slug":"modern-tribes-the-paint-pedant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/modern-tribes-the-paint-pedant\/","title":{"rendered":"Modern tribes: the paint pedant"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nWe\u2019ve got Tinker\u2019s Arse on the floorboards, this deep, deep almost murky grey, then Brassiere on the dado rail, with Dog\u2019s Breakfast underneathAmazing greys! What are they? No, don\u2019t tell me \u2013 the walls are Spitalfields Shroud, marvellous, that absolutely contemporary but completely matt been-there-for-ever thing? No, then that\u2019s got to be Ruined Flesh, with the paintwork in English Corpse eggshell \u2013 the darker one, of course: the lighter Corpse comes out horribly yellow. Cornice and ceiling both Tamoxifen? Thought so, that\u2019s such an amazing warm grey, with the underlying lilac. Without being remotely pink, that\u2019s the beauty of it.I don\u2019t know if you\u2019ve 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\u2019t 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 \u2013 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…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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