How-to Videos: Paint, Lime Paint and Wallpaper

Step-by-step videos from the brands we love and stock: preparing the surface, painting walls and woodwork, lime and textured finishes, and hanging wallpaper.

Farrow & Ball

Paint and wallpaper, the Farrow & Ball way

Start with the Farrow & Ball system for a durable finish, then see how to hang wallpaper and try a few paint ideas for woodwork, furniture, walls, ceilings, floors and stairs.

Before you start

The Farrow & Ball system — preparation, primer and finish

Wallpaper

Hanging wallpaper — step by step
Ceilings — wallpaper overhead, to draw the eye up

Paint ideas and techniques

Woodwork — walls and trim in one colour, for a sense of space
Furniture — painting a simple design on a wardrobe
Walls — a velvet matt colourwash effect
Full Gloss — a high-gloss ceiling that bounces light around the room
Floors — stripes and geometric patterns in paint
Stairs — patterned risers

Farrow & Ball finishes guide → Farrow & Ball wallpapers →

Little Greene

Painting a wall, step by step

The groundwork behind every Little Greene finish: a clean, sound surface, primer where it’s needed and two even coats.

Walls — painting a wall in 10 steps, from preparation to the final coat

Little Greene finishes guide →

Pure & Original

Lime paint, textures and protection

How to apply Pure & Original’s lime and textured paints, the primer that goes underneath and the finishes that protect them.

Fresco — how to apply lime paint
Marrakech Walls — how to apply
Massif — how to apply
WallPrim Pro — the primer step
Dead Flat Eco Sealer — invisible protection for Fresco and Marrakech Walls
Varnish Ultra Matte — protection for Massif
Italian Wax — deeper colour, from matte to high gloss

Pure & Original finishes guide → About Pure & Original →

Kalklitir

Mixing and applying lime paint

How to mix and apply Kalklitir’s lime and plaster paints, the brush technique behind their cloudy texture, and the top coat that protects them.

Lime Paint — the whole process in one video
X-strokes — the criss-cross brush technique behind the cloudy texture
Plaster Paint — how to mix
Plaster Paint — how to apply
Top Coat — how to mix and apply

Kalklitir lime paint guide → About Kalklitir →