Author Archives: Patrick

PRB Triptych
Apr 11th, 2009 | | Colour Services | 2 Comments

Colour Surveys

Colour Match of a stippled surface in Wilton House As many will know, Papers and Paints have been colour-matching objects brought to the shop for most of our sixty years. Typically these take the form of flakes...

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Tingry Frontispiece
Apr 4th, 2009 | | Colour Ranges | 1 Comment

Paint Colours of the Past

The current interest in “historical paint” colours stems from a range that Papers and Paints produced over twenty years ago. Our Historical Colours - the first range with this theme - was taken from...

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1960s decoration often featured an accent wall
Mar 25th, 2009 | | Colour Ranges | 2 Comments

1960s Paint Colours

Background One of the joys of working as a colour consultant is the enormous variety of projects that one is asked to assist with. Some years ago I was commissioned to investigate the paint colours employed in...

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Mar 23rd, 2009 | | Colour Services | 2 Comments

The King’s Beasts

Background Many passers-by have wondered why we recently had a collection of brightly-painted mythical creatures in the window of Papers and Paints, my paint shop in Chelsea. The reason (inevitably) is...

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Mar 20th, 2009 | | Colour Services | Paint Technical | No Comments

A View from the Bridge

Tower Bridge is one of the most famous bridges in the world and one of London's most recognisable landmarks. As part of the recent £4million programme to revitalise the bridge Papers and Paints were asked to...

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