Technical Advice
When Can You Move Furniture Back?
When can you move furniture back after painting? A practical timeline for walls, woodwork and painted furniture, and why dry paint is not yet cured paint.
Humidity and Paint: How to Paint in Damp or Humid Conditions
Why humidity slows drying, causes condensation marks and surfactant leaching, and how to paint bathrooms, kitchens and damp days well, with the right finishes from Farrow & Ball, Little Greene and Paint & Paper Library.
How Long Does Paint Take to Cure?
Paint feels dry in hours but takes days to cure. A practical timeline for walls, woodwork and painted furniture, using the curing guidance Farrow & Ball and Little Greene give for their paints.
Best Temperature to Paint Indoors
The best temperature to paint indoors is a steady room temperature above 10°C and below 30°C. Here is what Farrow & Ball and Little Greene advise, and how to handle cold, heat and humidity.
Paint Drying Time vs Curing Time
Paint can feel dry in an hour or two but take days to fully harden. We explain the difference between drying and curing, with the times Farrow & Ball, Little Greene and Paint & Paper Library give.
How Long to Wait Between Coats
How long to wait between coats of paint, with recoat times for Little Greene Intelligent, Farrow & Ball Estate and Modern, and Paint & Paper Library Architects finishes, plus what slows drying.
Low VOC Paint: Why It Still Smells and How Long It Lasts
Why low and zero VOC paint can still smell, how long the smell of fresh paint usually lasts, what Farrow & Ball, Little Greene and Paint & Paper Library say about VOCs, and how to clear the air.
Can You Paint in Cold Weather?
Can you paint in cold weather? The minimum temperatures for Farrow & Ball and Little Greene paints indoors and out, plus how dew, frost and short winter days affect drying and finish.
Paint Coverage Calculator
How much paint do you really need? A simple way to measure a room, the coverage of every finish we stock, and a worked example for walls, ceiling and woodwork.
How Many Coats for Dark Colours
How many coats does a dark paint colour need? Why deep shades behave differently, the tinted primers that save a third coat, brand by brand advice and simple ways to get an even finish.
How to Paint Over Dark Colours
Covering navy, charcoal or deep red with a light colour? The primer strategy and coat count that actually work, with Farrow & Ball, Little Greene and Paint & Paper Library.
Painting in Winter Indoors
How to paint indoors in winter: the minimum temperatures Farrow & Ball and Little Greene set, how to warm and ventilate a room, and why you should allow longer between coats.
