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French Blue

This is a beautiful smokey, grey blue. It is the colour I associate with the cloth used for the uniforms of French infantrymen in the 19th century. It would have been based on indigo the highly prized organic dye. It has a good tonality, a great foil for lighter colours used with it and a good compliment for stone and marble surfaces. This rich and warm colour is made from a combination of natural and earth pigments which have an extraordinary depth and response to light which synthetic paints cannot recreate.

Such a fantastic choice  

Peter Lyden

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£5.00 – £108.00

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We offer all our colours in 3 unrivalled finishes which are all easy to apply, durable, breathable and toxin-free.  

Our Emulsion has a soft, matt finish with 2% sheen, perfect for your walls and ceilings. It has great coverage and can be applied evenly in just 2 coats. Works flawlessly over new, primed plaster. Sold in 2.5 and 5-litre tins  

Our Water Based Eggshell has a satin finish with 30% sheen so still has a softness to it. Perfect for woodwork and metalwork this finish is easy to apply. Sold in 1 and 2.5-litre tins  

Our Water Based Gloss is our highest satin product with an 80% sheen. This product is perfect for interior and exterior woodwork and metalwork with a durable finish. Sold in 1 and 2.5-litre tins 

Brush up on your painting skills by watching our handy ‘How To’ tutorials and to make sure you are ready to get painting shop our preparatory products.

We have spent years perfecting our pioneering plant-based paints and we are proud of the product we have created using gentle chemistry and a lot of dedication to making a more sustainable paint! We believe we are pioneers in creating natural paints using plant-based ingredients instead of petrochemical derived products. 

Unlike many other paint brands, what’s in our tins is on our tins! We declare all of our ingredients, read our full list of ingredients and learn more about how our paint is made.  

We use our local courier service called APC which is based in Hereford.  APC operates franchises throughout the country and we can deliver parcels throughout the UK on an overnight service.

We are not able to offer returns, as all of our paint is mixed to order and therefore is a bespoke product.

NB: We will accept returns of non bespoke products which include preparatory products. 

If you believe your paint is faulty, please contact our team.

Use with

Paint ceilings withWhiting Light woodwork optionMilk White Deep woodwork optionFrench Grey

Complete the look

French Blue Inferior Grey Clove Fawn Cuisse de Nymphe Emue

Tonal palette

French Blue Aerial Tint Azurite Trumpington Sang de Boeuf

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The first colour I knew I wanted to use was ‘Invisible Green’ by Edward Bulmer in the drawing room. I realised that I’ve never met a bright green room I don’t love, yet I rarely use the colour. This is the green of Babar’s coat – a shade that goes with so much, as it …

Rita Konig

Loved the depth of colour and lumminosity of the paint, easy to apply and great coverage.

Mary Rawlinson

“Stead Vallets is looking great, very happy with the colour choices, just need to get some furniture now.”  

Robert Windsor-Clive

Thank you for sending over your beautiful paint. It took me months to choose and I am happy I have chosen your paint. Painting is now in full progress and we already love the results. Even the professional painters who are mainly working on Heritage houses are impressed with the depth of the colour and easy …

Ymkje Vlutters Weijers, The Netherlands

“Love this collection. Can’t wait to decorate A’s room with them!”  

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