Simple but effective, colourwashes appeal is
their naturalness, they lend a soft ethereal quality which if done
subtly compliments a tradition setting. |
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This traditional looking dining
room has been treated with strips, but unlike
wallpapers these strips, even though
ostensible "formal", have a more
casual feel due to the loose hand painted look |
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The richness achieved in this
room is due to the "translucency" of
the paint glaze, which allows the light to
travel through the paint layers and reflect
back the richness of the pigments, unavailable
with flat paint of printed wall papers. |
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A dusty quality can be achieved with the
colourwash using paler colours over deep tones.
These finishes have a softening
effect, where they compliment period dwellings or where the architecture is to harsh. |
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This Victorian
Villa style house unfortunately suffers from a dark hallway, because
Colourwashes are translucent it allows for rich colours to be uses where there is a
lack of light.
So one isnt forced into a
pale palette |
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