Farrow & Ball Paint

Farrow & Ball are the only company who still manufacture paints using original formulations, and the best part is they are still manufacturing them in England. If you are looking to paint your house on a budget, forget it! I'm not one to pay through the nose for anything just because it has a name, but with this paint you really do get what you pay for. Four years ago I bought a Victorian Quarryman's cottage on the side of the Malvern Hills, and since then have been very slowly rennovating it and trying to put back some of the original charm and features. it's a bit opf an uphill struggle as it is on 4 stories (keeps me fit!) and is plastered in layer upon ...  Read the complete review

Farrow and Ball was founded in the 1940s in Wimborne, Dorset, a privately owned company that produce high quality paint and wallpaper. This company uses traditional formulations and the finest raw materials to make their paint. In the 1950s The National Trust started to use Farrow and Ball paint, they admired the traditional formulations and the muted colours suited the Trusts restoration projects. The wallpaper is also made traditionally and is manufactured using block printing. The outside of my parents cottage needed repainting ( window frames and front door ) and after a visit to the Farrow and Ball showroom located on Walcott Street ...  Read the complete review

I’ve tried many different makes of paint over time. Early on I decided the named brands are better value than the shops’ own brands because they seem to give better coverage, but other than that I would choose tester pots for all the colours that seemed possible regardless of make. That’s usually quite a few tester pots... why, oh why, do the colours never look anything like the same on the wall as they do in the picture?! When I recently repainted my living room, several friends and family recommended Farrow and Ball paints for their subtle range of colours. Farrow and Ball make a whole range of paints in traditional, “period” ...  Read the complete review

I am a big fan of painting because of the wide range of things you can do with it without having to shell out too many of your hard earned pennies. I have tried more different brands of paint than I care to remember so I just had to tell you about one of my more recent discoveries - Farrow and Ball. I'm in the process of doing a bit of a makeover on my boyf's house as he was at a bit of a loss as to what to do with his nice, flat cream walls. (I can hear the envious sighs from here - the joy of new houses.) The previous occupants had some rather 'unusual' ideas when it comes to decorating and left behind a garish concotion of mismatched and ...  Read the complete review

We recently decided to paint our sons new bedroom, in blue and yellow. We chose colours from Anne Mckevits range, in 'Deep Sea Blue', and 'Yellow wellies'. I prepared the walls as you normally do for paining, deciding to paint 2 walls in blue, and 2 walls in yellow (opposite walls). The blue paint was fine, went on great, and within 2 coats was covered. The yellow however was a different matter. I am well aware that obviously the state of the wall plays an important factor in how much paint is used, but as the blue went on fine, so should have the yellow (theoretically!). The yellow was a disaster, in the end it took 5 coats. yes ...  Read the complete review