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Advice on Natural Paint

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Practical Painting Advice

A little preparation makes all the difference. Explore our step-by-step guides to choosing your colour, preparing your surfaces and applying our natural paints for the best possible finish.

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Your Guide to Painting

Whether you’re refreshing a single room or tackling a larger project, we’re here to help you get the best from our paints. From testing colours in different lights to choosing the right primer and applying the final coat, our practical guides will take you through each stage.

Discover how to test colours at home and see how they respond to changing light before making your final choice.

How to Use Samples

From surface preparation and priming to applying Natural Emulsion, find everything you need for a smooth, lasting finish.

How to Paint Interior Walls & Ceilings

Learn how to prepare and paint doors, skirting boards, radiators and other interior surfaces with our Water-Based Eggshell and Gloss.

How to Paint Interior Woodwork & Metal

Find advice on preparing outdoor surfaces, choosing the right conditions and applying paint for a durable exterior finish.

How to Paint Exterior Woodwork & Metal

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How much paint do I need?

We have created this calculator to help you estimate the amount of paint you will need for your project. Please note that this is only an estimate, based on normal surfaces with two coats of paint.

Please check our practical painting advice - if you are painting onto a very absorbent surface, you may need more paint, and for best results, you may need to prime your surfaces.

If you end up with any leftover paint, get inspired with ways to use any excess paint - it's even compostable!

What are you painting?

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Painted Wall/Ceiling Area

Our natural matt emulsion is perfect for interior walls and ceilings.

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This estimate is based on two coats of paint and the dimensions of your room, minus the space taken by average doors and windows.

For this area, we suggest would be adequate.

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Woodwork Area

Our water based eggshell or gloss is ideal for woodwork or metalwork.

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This estimate is based on two coats of paint and the skirting and the doors/windows you told us about. 1 litre should cover 2-3 doors or 20m of skirting.

For this area, we suggest would be adequate.

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