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| Choosing paint for an authentic period interior by Patrick Baty
“I admit to feeling great discomfort whenever I see references to historical or traditional colours and paints. Having reintroduced the concept in the early 1980s it was not long before I saw that big business was inevitably taking advantage of this new ‘market opportunity’. One of the first casualties was the meaning of the words – historical and traditional.” Says Patrick Baty – Read more in this fascinating article.
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Categories: Paint Analysis, Paints, Interiors, History, Country Life Articles, Sustainability
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| Colour Investigation & Pigment Analysis by Richard Ireland
The need to describe and market colours to artists, decorators and the public, has resulted in a bewildering array of notional descriptions, marketing aspiration and whimsy
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Categories: Paints, Paint Analysis
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| Getting the Measure of Colour by Patrick Baty
The purpose of this article is to show how recent technical advances can eliminate much of the frustration and expense that paint colour so often seems to lead to.
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Categories: Interiors, Paints, Paint Analysis
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| Maintenance and repair of period woodwork by James Mott
This article aims to give a brief overview and some pointers as to how to approach the maintenance and repair of period woodwork.
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Categories: Sustainability, Timber Repairs, Woodwork, Maintenance, Paints, Building Conservation, Listed Buildings, Restoration, Interiors, Country Life Articles
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| Paints and their History by Gill Tesh
The way older dwellings are built affects the best way to repair and decorate them. In the South West, most old buildings are of solid wall construction, rendered with breathable lime mortars and limewashed. These “breathable” materials reduced the effects of condensation and allowed the moisture in the walls to evaporate to the outside. Newer building techniques however, rely on cavity walls and barriers for protection against damp penetration. Misguidedly trying to seal the weather out of traditional structures can lead to dampness, rot and condensation problems, causing decay in structural timbers and damage to the cob and stone walls themselves.
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Categories: History, Paints
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