We have Craig & Rose paint - where F&B sit in b&q, C&R 1829 sit in Homebase.
Superb. In the right way..
5 years ago we redecorated the lounge after we’d moved in. With two 3-in1 basecoat layers and the three coats of C&R (rollered). With the corners being over decorators chaulk. We’d also painted the ceiling in Dulux.
The c&r colour had not faded or altered colour the Dulux had gone off brilliant white.
We have just redecorated - this time we have used c&r in the lounge and bedrooms. Again three 3-in-1 base coat layers for the new walls with back to the blockwork crack repairs. Then three layers of c&r. That means time to dry between coats.
Why three layers? Well we found it gives a better intensity - the paints have a very good pigment but are thin. The thinness means it gets absorbed into the basecoat quickly and dries fast with little smell. The paint goes on and then darkens as it dries over the next couple of hours.
The paints will show up any imperfections in the walls. So expect to spend time sanding or filling to get flat wall. The paint will not cover cracks.
The paint can mark with furniture against it or scraps from wood etc, and it’s not a good idea to remove marks with a wet sponge and rub at it for example. This puts it as non child abuse tolerant - the paint is chalk finish.
We repainted the lounge simply because we removed two old CH boxes and filled the plasterboard holes. So whilst the paints were out (no need for base coat on the non altered walls).
What we are left with is a beautiful looking wall. We have a feature wall and paler remaining walls:
Lounge: Osborne Maroon + Pale Mortlake
Bedroom: Porcaline Blue + Whiting
Bedroom: Fresco Blue + Whiting
Bedroom the be finished (has Whiting so far)
So the colours in the lounge (deep maroon and the rest a very very light mocha) are quite formal. The colour is punctuated by brilliant white skirting boards, coving. Door frames & doors with shutters everywhere being a shade of off white.
It should be noted we have a bright apple green couch in front of the maroon wall which goes perfectly with the colours.
The bedrooms are fun- the blues are vivid, the Porcaline blue being a tiny hint greeny whilst the fresco Blue is full on sky blue. With the slight off white Whiting. Again brilliant white coving, skirting and ceiling with the fresco blue but dulux rock salt (a darker blue white tint) ceiling with the Porcaline.
All the windows have dulux white gloss sills, brilliant white instep this reflects the maximum light into the room - the mortlake looks awesome and the light hitting the blues casts blue across the bedroom so the almost white walls go through tones of sun light and reflected blue light over the day.
So I suspect the painters think it’s costly in both paint and time todo, along with not being so child friendly and with colours that are loved or hates - yes but the results of that is what you want are good.
I oil paint for a hobby - the amount of pigment is like the top grade oil paints, almost pigment as paint rather than paint with pigment. So careful what that brush touches!
