Painters and conservators
Decoration
From ‘Dead Salmon’ to ‘Sulking Room Pink’: how do companies come up with paint names?
Do you prefer a 'does what it says on the tin’ approach, or something a little more evocative? We talk to the paint experts about what goes into the paint naming process
Decoration
The how and the who of commissioning a mural
Since the patricians of Ancient Rome, murals have been commissioned to transform blank walls into pieces of bespoke art. We've gathered all the information needed to commission a mural, from conceptualisation to painting
Decoration
The paint specialists creating escapist worlds with the flick of a brush
Gaby Gatacre and Emma Ridley introduce Serena Fokschaner to the benign deceit of their decorative effects, in which anything from marble to metallics can be realised with paint and a brush.
Painters and conservators
Conservation consultant Philip Hughes on his work at St Giles House
Roger White talks to the conservation consultant and surveyor about his work on the restoration of St Giles House in Dorset