Elle Decoration | March 2012

Focus ,Bathrooms

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House Beautiful | February 2012

Perfect Partnership

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Heaver | Spring 2011

60 seconds with...
Francesca Wezel

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Homes & Gardens | April 2011

Swatch Paints
We choose our favourite shades of emulsion, both new and existing.

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House & Garden | February 2011

Close Match Paint
If you like the look of blue walls in the children's bedroom, try from top, 'Giorgio's Wisteria' or Tommaso's Periwinkle', both by Francesca's Paints.

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Harpers Bazaar | March 2010

Colour Scene
Create the spirit of Africa at home with Francesca's Paints 'Namibian Sands' range, inspired by company founder Francesca Wezel's travels in the Namib Desert.

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Easy Living | February 2010

Editor's Letter
"I have discovered a wonderful company called Francesc'a Paints - all of whose colours make me want to repaint my house from top to toe."

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Country & Town House | January 2010

Colour Palette
There are 162 hand-mixed colours in Francesca's Paints' range of lime washes and chalky emulsions. We chose (from top): Sagar Silt, Indica Berry and Jaipuri Spice from the Indian Summer Collection.

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Homes & Gardens | January 2010

The art of paint.
Trompe l'oeil, wood-graining and stencilling are back, lending subtle new layers of interest to a room.

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Vogue | Octoer 2009

Paint the bedroom
In shades of purple from Francesca'a Paints. Among our favourites are Frederico's Aubergine and The Storm

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The World of Interiors | October 2009

Inspiration
To re-create the palette of maison Squire (page 194) buy 'Francesca's Lime Wash' emulsions, such as the 'Water Green 111' (£16.67 per litre) and 'The first Rose of Morn' (£23 per litre).

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House & Garden | June 2009

Copy That
Source: Paint
Emma loves Francesca's paints, as does 'every single painter' she has ever used. 'The paints are very easy to work with, and there is a fantastic selection of colours,' she says. They are also eco-friendly. Picture is 'Water Green 1', which Emma used in her bedroom. It costs £16.67 for a litre of ecological emulsion.

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Times Online | May 16, 2009

The sociology of sofas: what your home says about you.
By Caroline Roux
Time was when paint was made by Dulux or Crown. Its content was high in plastic, and it was selected from cards that offered a rather approximate idea of the colour you thought you had chosen. Observing that, due to the hazardousness of the paint card system, most customers played safe with magnolia, Dulux and Crown created many more magnolias – white with a hint of lemon, or apple, or apricot – that sat wanly on walls across Britain for much of the Seventies and Eighties. And then the middle classes discovered Farrow & Ball. Those who aspired to a Georgian villa in Barnsbury could recreate the vibe in a semi in St Albans with the soft chalky finish and deliciously dense colours that Farrow & Ball had been producing since the Forties. Things move on, however. Farrow & Ball paints are now on sale in Homebase and, having gone mainstream, are only a slender symbol of decorating superiority. Decorators turned to Francesca’s Paints for salvation. These are eco emulsions, lime washes and milk paints, including eight types of white, that don’t scream good taste. They say it very, very quietly indeed.

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The World of Interiors | May 2009

Inspiration
Like the faded limewash hue of the Glebe House's exterior walls (page 168)? Then get your paintbrushes at the ready! From left, 'Marco's Terracotta', 'Benjamin's Oxblood' and 'Rebecca's Red', from Francesca's Paints, are close matches to the original colour of the house. Prices stars from £16.67 per litre. Ring 020 7228 7694, or visit francescaspaint.com

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Telegraph Magazine | March 2009

Food & Home
Make a good impression by giving your front door a fresh coat. Top Row, second from left: The Mist, £20/litre, Francescas's Paints

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Easy Living | March 2009

Everyday Beautiful
Creating a space to relax in is simple – fill your home with soft, sumptuous fabrics, gorgeous feminine colours and the prettiest accessories you can find. Walls painted in Water Green II matt eco emulsion, £34.07 for 2.5litres, Francesca’s Paints.

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Homes & Gardens | January 2009

Clever Combination
Textile designer Aleta Bartel-Orten of Aleta Fabrics and Francesca Wezel of Francesca's Paints have combined their passion for colour to create their third collection, Monsoon Rains. Inspired by Aleta's water-coloured florals, it uses fresh aquas, pale yellows, hazy blues and cool whites. Eco Emulsion costs £34.07 for 2.5 litres; fabric starts at £41m.

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Telegraph Home | November 2008

Inside knowledge
Francesca's Paints. Limewash and washable eco-emulsion: interior, exterior, chalky emulsion, eggshell, flat oil, gloss and masonry paint. 162 hand-mixed luscious colours.

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The World of Interiors | November 2008

Antennae
In a collaboration fuelled by customer demand, Francesca's Paint has made a range of colours to go with Aleta's Mughal-style fabrics. Shown, from left, is 'Cream Hibiscus' and 'Grey Jali Buti' (both £48 per m; 020 7228 9676; aletaonline.com) with 'India Berry', 'Mughal Earth', 'Hibiscus Blue' and 'Jali Gray' (from £34 per 2.5 litres; 020 7228 7694; francescaspaint.com).

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Livingetc | October 2008

The Best... Paint Shops
Apart from offering colour matching and on-site consultations, the lime washes from this company are renowned for their quality and coverage. The chalky emulsions are also well regarded. The names of the colours came from the owner, Francesca Wezel, asking her friends what their favourite shades were - look out for Fredrico's Aubergine and Casa Bruciata's Muddy Green.

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The World of Interiors | October 2008

Inspiration
Francesca of Francesca's Paints is a whizz! She provided the Bannermans with suitable tones for their country house near Bristol (page 328), and can also achieve the faded blue of Frans Ankonés Marrakesh maison (page 362). 'Giorgio's Wisteria' limewash can be used internally as well as externally and costs £35.07 per 2.5 litres. Ring 020 7728 7694 or visit francescaspaint.com

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Coast - Living by the sea | June 2008

Coast loves ... the striking pink wall.
Which is influenced by the Mexican architect Luis Barragan, in Wendy Wilbraham's bijou garden. In summer, the area is a suntrap and as the plants dry out, she fills terracotta pots with pebbles, sea glass and shells.

5. Suitable for indoor and outdoor use, this Lime Wash paint - here in Pigi's Piggy Pink - will weather with age and is available in 154 colours. From Francesca's Paints.

Text by Claire Norton

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Interiors Directory - The Guardian | February 2008

Francesca's Paints
Francesca Wezel's shop specialises in Lime Wash, one of the oldest forms of housepaint and one particularly suited to walls with excess moisture. Her paint has been used on historical buildings including The Victoria at Holkham and Burke Hall at Balmoral Castle. Other paints include chalky emulsion, eco emulsion and gloss. There are 178 colours available, inspired by Wezel's travels; despite this hefty carbon footprint, she tries to ensure her paints are as ecologically sound as possible. All colours are mixed on site; Wezel also provides a colour consultation service at customers' homes.

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World of Interiors | December 2007

Colour Issue Special - Resedential primaries
"You might feel you'd need a strong constitution to live surrounded by primary colours, but not if you nominated Jamie Parladé to undertake the design. His new house in Carmona, near Seville, is representative of his style - a rich mix of decorative antiques, comfortable furniture and, above all, bold luscious colours. After warming to the blue front door, red beamed ceiling and yellow encaustic tiles. Min Hogg votes him the doyen of Spanish decorators."

Copy Parladé's painted ceiling beams (pages 130 and 132) with Francesca's Paints colours (from top): custom blue (£34.07 per 2.5 litres), 'First Rose of Morn' (£47), 'Louise's Orange' (£34.07) or custom green (£34.07). Ring 020 7228 7694 or visit francescaspaint.com.

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25 Beautiful Homes | November 2007

Touch of the exotic
Emily Readett-Bayley and Nyoman Sugata have carefully married Western and Eastern styles to give their Georgian farmhouse eclectic flavour.

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Homes & Gardens | October 2007

New looks for Autumn
This season, the latest look for curtains and upholstery is less about one prevailing palette and more about striking and exceptional colour combinations.

Walls: Jacaranda, Chalky emulsion, $41.811 for 2.5 litres, Francescas's Paints

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House & Garden | June 2007

'Source: Lime Wash
For traditional, eco-friendly Lime Wash, Annie heads to Francesca's Paints. The company sells 146 hand-mixed colours, but also has a bespoke service, experimenting in front of you to create precisely the shade you need. Annie often mixes a colour in watercolour and ask Francesca's Paints to copy it, but you can take anything as your swatch and the company will match it. Lime Wash costs £51,70 for five litres.'

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Evening Standard Homes & Property | March 2007

Paints are not just green.
Try out Mughal Spring, a collection of super-chalky paint shades created by eco-paint doyenne Francesca Werzel in collaboration with textile designer Aleta Bartel-Orton. There are eight shades to choose from, from powdery Mughal Earth to palest Milk Buti. Francesca’s Paints, which are made from only natural, solvent-free ingredients, are available as Lime Wash, emulsion, oil eggshell or flat oil, from £11 a litre. For details of stockists, visit www.francescaspaint.com

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House & Garden | November 2006

'One of the specialists is Francesca Wezel, managing director of her own paint company. Francesca's Paints. She has a remarkable range of 138 colours and offers to mix new ones to order. her external paints are solvent-free Lime Wash, used for centuries across southern Europe and beyond for the outside of houses. She has traveled as far as Chichéc Itzá in Mexico to study the best formulas. It was here that she saw red Lime Wash still standing up to the weather: according to archaeologists, it was painted on the walls 3000 years ago. Francesca says Princess Margaret was not the only royal averse to the smell of paint: prince Charles has used her odorless products at his house on the Balmoral Estate in Scotland.'

Text by Paul Brown

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The World of Interiors | November 2006

Inspiration
Design effects in this issue.

By Nathalie Wilson

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Ville Giardini | October 2006

'Siamo andati a Londra per poter trovare qualcuno che potesse ben interpretare i nostri desideri. Nostra nipote Francesca svolge un'attivitá di ricerca sui colori e sui materiali della tradizione e ci ha aiutato anche nella scelta cromatica'.

Testo di Alessandra Laudati | Foto di Stefania Giorgi

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Telegraph Magazine | 15 October 2005

'The interior designer Miv Watts has filled her cosy Norfolk cottage with a rich mix of family treasures and mementos of foreign travel.'

Text by Dominic Bradbury
Photographs by Mark Luscombe-Whyte

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House & Garden | September 2004

Southern Comfort
'This provencal House has been decorated by its interior-designer owner with an emphasis on colour and comfort.'

Text by Johanna Thornycroft | Photographs by Andreas von Einsiedel

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Country Living | February 2000

'A Brush with Tradition.
From an ethereal, translucent wash of colour to a vibrant, pigment-rich velvety coating, the effects that Lime Wash creates have inspired decorators for centuries.'

Text by Kate Elms | Styling by Pippa Rimmer
Assisted by Nicola Goodwin | Photographs by Debi Treloar

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