The Edit

How to get the best from interior emulsion paint

Painting a room well is less about the physical act of rolling paint onto a wall and more about everything that happens before the lid comes off. The right preparation, the right conditions, the ri...

How to paint your walls like a professional: a guide to interior emulsion

Painting your walls is one of the most transformative things you can do to a room. Done well, it is barely perceptible — the colour simply becomes the room, as if it was always meant to be that way...

The powder room edit

There is a room in every home that most people treat as an afterthought. Small, usually windowless, visited briefly. But the powder room is the one space where guests spend time alone, where they c...

The plaster pinks edit

Four pinks from the quieter end of the spectrum — dusty, chalky, and warm. Inspired by the light of Andalusia, Istanbul, Santiago, and Marrakech.

The Summer Edit

Our Summer Edit brings together four colours for the season. From soft coastal blues to sun-warmed neutrals, these are the shades we are reaching for right now.

Is Farrow & Ball Worth It? An Honest Comparison

Every few years, someone repaints a room and tells everyone about it. And nine times out of ten, they mention Farrow & Ball.

A new partnership brings Placepaints and Newton & Young together

Some partnerships make immediate sense. When we first spoke with the team at Newton & Young, it became clear quickly that we were approaching interiors from the same direction, carefully, with ...

Painting a North-Facing Room: The Colours That Actually Work

North-facing rooms are where paint colours go to die — or so the received wisdom goes. Choose the wrong shade and a room that looked warm and inviting on the colour card will read cold, flat, and s...

Best Premium Matt Paint Brands in the UK — An Honest Guide

The UK premium paint market has never been more competitive — or more interesting. Where once there were only a handful of names worth knowing, a wave of direct-to-consumer brands has arrived with ...

The Best Neutral Paint Colours for 2026 — And Where to Find Them

The neutral is having a moment — not that it ever really stopped. But the neutrals that are resonating in 2026 are different from the cool greys and clinical off-whites that dominated the previous ...