Paper and Paints

I only wish that I had discovered Papers and Paints before I
wasted an absolute fortune on sample paints, in an exhausting search for the exact creams and whites which I knew would work in my flat.
Despite its upmarket address Pand P’s interior is reassuringly undaunting — the usual jumble of Dulux pots and brushes of any paint store. But ask to see the shop’s own paint charts and you will be amazed-​there are 24 variations on off-​white alone-​all deliciously subtle-​of a standard to rival Farrow and Ball but more flexible– not only because the base range is wider, but because each colour can be tweaked to reach the precise colour you want, at no extra charge. A sample pot of your individual prescription costs £3.50-and the mix is kept on record by the shop– incredibly, customers return to the store years later to re-​order a tried and trusted colour mix.
Prices are very reasonable for designer paint and compare favourably with the leading brands. The shop also delivers-​a service which I found faultlessly reliable. The paint itself is superb quality– a little Greene base, which is very low toxic and of a texture which even earned the grudging praise of my rather moody decorators. I was quite simply over the moon with the final results.
Only two small whinges-​they are closed at weekends– which is incovenient to say the least– and the staff can be rather bafflingly technical in their advice.“Its only paint not rocket science” I wanted to cry after a particularly didactic lecture. But to them it really is a precise science, and such perfectionism has deservedly earned this tiny shop a coveted Royal Warrant. Look no further for the best paint-​its here.