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. read more