farrow + ball announces their new colors- or is it colours.

You know you're a total interiors geek when a product, like paint, absolutely thrills your every sense. The UK based, Farrow + Ball has  been the industries leading producer of the highest quality, eco friendly paint for some time. What makes it so different? Why do I get your basic, Stendhal Syndrome from...paint?











From my perspective, having a fine art background,  the pigments that are used are so pure that depending on the light in the room as the day progresses, the different facets of color, change with the light. Cheaper pigments, don't give you this quality or experience.  I'm not even sure that photographs do the paint colors justice.

 

If you haven't seen a Farrow + Ball paint, in person, it's well worth ordering a few sample pots or stopping by a showroom. Their newest line { complete with the quirky names, they're known for } has something for every room. Premiering today, they add a list of mellow hues and a few zingers....











From the bright orange of "Charlotte's Locks" to the mellow gray green of " Mizzle " - the british term for that gray, drizzle weather.

So that's the paint. But  Farrow + Ball also has a line of wall papers that are made to match with the paints. The patterns are traditional and chalky in finish.

Rosslyn wallcovering

The hand made artistry comes through in the block printed patterns and stripes and striés that are trough printed. 

I recently had the opportunity to see a job in progress by a seriously talented L.A. designer. The designer had used this  {Rosslyn }wallpaper in a powder room. It was so impressive, like walking into a gallery { minus the toilet sitting in the corner } that I didn't care about the vintage light fixtures or any other details of the room. really, it's that sort of experience.

not the bathroom I told you about,  but even this shot gives you an idea of how gorgeous it is. found here

St. Antoine wallcovering

Lotus

And for a look at some seriously chic interiors using F+B's Downpipe {one of my all time favorites} check out the portfolio of Abigail Ahern. She did her { can't prove that this is her flat, but it's rumored to be } entire flat in the dark grey color.