Coral shades have enduring appeal and suit rooms of great scale as well as small cosy sitting rooms. Requiring just the ochres and white, this colour has clarity, warmth and universality. It is redolent of deeper tones that have faded over the years and those half remembered stucco colours from summer holidays in Italy.
When I asked the country’s best painter Charles Hesp, of Hesp and Jones to name a colour that he gets asked to mix because it is not on the colour charts, he replied that it was a light terra cotta. This is my attempt to plug that gap and it is named in his honour (there is no Jones in the firm today).
£5.00 – £114.00
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 20% 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.
Tonal palette
Make up your colour moodboarduse fabrics and furnishings in these colours to get the look
NO picture surfer here! I read every word of your book. Truly a standout among other Brit design books (a tough field). Your personality, judgement and creativity really come through. Thanks.
I love brick! I love the different tones that show at different times of the day; sometimes more orange, sometimes more pink. A beautiful, warm, modern classic.
A terrifically nuanced combination of colours and cultures
First, the Drawing room. Huge success. Your tones are praised to the skies and the cheers are unanimous. The shades are uplifting and inspiring and the two affianced couples that have been around were happy at the “blank canvas” the walls gave them.
I would just like to say how pleased we are with both the Tingry and Portland paint over here in France. It has worked beautifully on the old walls!
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?
Our natural matt emulsion is perfect for interior walls and ceilings.
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This estimate is based on the dimensions of your room, minus the space taken by average doors and windows.
For this area, we suggest would be adequate.
Our water based eggshell or gloss is ideal for woodwork or metalwork.
This estimate is based on skirting and the doors/windows you tell us about. 1 litre should cover 2-3 doors or 20m of skirting.