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January 2026 News
Celebrating 30 Years of Francesca’s Paints Happy New Year! We hope you had a wonderful Christmas and a restful break. At the studio, we are ready and excited to begin another year—one that holds particular importance for us as it marks 30 years of Francesca’s Paints. We have many ideas for celebrating this milestone and will share those with you as soon as our plans are finalised. New for 2026: Daily Colour Consultations One of the most significant changes for the new year is that we now offer our on-site colour consultation service every day of the week, with the exception of…
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December 2025 News
Colour being mixed: “Happy” from our Sadhana Collection As we edge toward the end of the year, the studio has been glowing—quite literally. Winter always invites deeper, moodier colours, and they’ve been dancing beautifully under the studio lights as we mix. It’s been a joy to spend this month working with such rich tones; because secretly the darker, stronger colours are my personal favourites, and this has been one of the most exciting mixing periods we’ve had. A Colourful Desk: Colour Matching Reference Sheets Studio Updates (and my brief career as “Acting Boss”) While Francesca continues her incredible journey through…
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November 2025 News
November 2025
November is monumental here at Francesca’s Paints as the company celebrates three birthdays. Francesca’s Paints is turning 29! The Company was established and founded on the 14th of November 1996 by Francesca, meaning that it celebrates 29 years this month! Francesca’s passion for paint and colours started in Sydney, Australia, where she discovered the trade working for Porters Paints, the only manufacturer at the time which created traditional and natural paint finishes. Peter Lewis, the founder and owner at the time, had hired her because of her thick Italian accent which added authenticity for a company that imported all of…
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October 2025 News
October 2025
Welcome October! October in Clapham Common, our local park. Autumn Colours: A Surprise Twist This autumn brought us an unexpected turn. We imagined the season would be filled with warm, cosy shades such as the magnificent Arabella’s Pumpkin and Marco’s Terracotta. Instead, the colours that captured everyone’s hearts were greens and blues. Perhaps this was inspired by a lovely online editorial featuring a Chelsea cottage painted entirely in Cilantro from our Cuban Collection designed by Sarah Morris from design studio McWhirter Morris. You can explore the article here. Wall Colour: Cilantro In Eco Emulsion A Colourful Conversation Another joyful moment…
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September 2025 News
September 2025
September has arrived — a month of in-between days, touched with both warmth and melancholy. The sun lingers softly, yet the evenings remind us that autumn is near. After the openness of summer, September feels almost like a new year, carrying with it a quiet invitation to begin again. The last colours of Summer It is the time when our homes begin to matter more — when we light candles, pull close a shawl, and imagine the colours we want around us for the colder months. This September, I find myself drawn to warm tones that hold the last memory…
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