INTRODUCING CHALK WASH TO THE ARTISAN RANGE
The Artisan range includes some truly exciting and distinctive special effect finishes, and this month we are launching four new products into the range. Chalk Wash is designed to create the look of delicate broken colour, bringing rich texture to your wall.
Jan '20
The Artisan range includes some truly exciting and distinctive special effect finishes, and this month we are launching four new products into the range. Chalk Wash is designed to create the look of delicate broken colour, bringing rich texture to your wall. The subtle effect can be applied by sponge, rag or brush for a timeless and elegant look.
Artisan Pink Clay Chalk Wash
Artisan Chalk Wash can be applied over any Craig & Rose 1829 Chalky Emulsion paints – choose an opposite colour for a bold effect or pair with a similar shade for a more understated look.
Chalk Wash
With Chalk Wash its easy to achieve texture and depth across a flat surface or large area and this new product provides a great way to create a marble-like effect, beautifully complementing other popular surfaces such as wood, velvet and glass. With material texture continuing to be a key trend for the coming seasons, its now not only your accessories and furniture that can look delightfully tactile, but your walls too.
The overall look complements a modern style as well as more traditional, timeless interiors and the application process allows for a little creativity to achieve a bespoke outcome.
BLUE OCHRE is a dark iron blue with hints of warm grey, this shade was used by 19th century painters as a warmer alternative to black.
TERRE VERT is an intense, deep and candied jewel green, taking its cue from popular Art Deco shades of green.
PINK CLAY is inspired by the classic colour of freshly applied lime plaster – it’s a shaded natural that boasts a gentle warmth.
FLAX YELLOW is a dark, noble cadmium yellow, which can add a sun-soaked mustard warmth to any space.
Artisan Pink Clay Chalk Wash
Artisan Terre Vert Chalk Wash
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Pink Clay Chalk Wash
Artisan Paint Special Effects
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Blue Ochre Chalk Wash
Artisan Paint Special Effects
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Terre Vert Chalk Wash
Artisan Paint Special Effects
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Flax Yellow Chalk Wash
Artisan Paint Special Effects
There is a particular kind of joy in taking a room you see every day and making it feel entirely new. It is a feeling that sits at the heart of our Colour Forecast 2026, and one we wanted to explore through a real transformation.
For this bathroom project, we partnered with Matt Hatt, whose playful, hands-on approach captures the pleasure of decorating from first idea to final reveal. Known for his theatrical touch and his instinct for pairings that are daring yet considered, Matt brings real warmth and personality to everything he touches.
His brief was one many will recognise: to bring personality and cohesion to a main bathroom that, while structurally sound with its subway tiles, black grout and classic fittings, felt out of step with the rest of his Victorian home. The space called for a palette that could honour its period character while introducing something confident and true to himself.
From the four curated palettes within Colour Forecast 2026, Matt was drawn to Timeless, a collection that pairs the elegance of heritage tones with the boldness to reinvent a room, grounded throughout by warm, enveloping neutrals
A Lifelong Love of Transformation
Ever since I was young I've enjoyed transforming the environment around me. I was one of those kids that would go up to my room, and spend all day, on my own, listening to music trying out new combinations before inviting my mum in for a 'Changing Room' style reveal. Always had a flair for the dramatics.
That feeling of making something you see everyday feel completely new has stayed with me, through the many flats I've rented over the years, to my first home that I bought 3 years ago with my boyfriend. Playing with colour and pattern and leaning into the joy of decorating.
Expert Knowledge, Distilled
As a self-taught interior 'creator', I'm always looking for tricks or expert knowledge that I can use in my transformations. Craig and Rose's Colour Forecast is just that, the brand's expert knowledge distilled down into 4 feelings you want and need your room to be in 2026.
The Room That Needed Warmth
Our main bathroom had been on my to do list for a while, the core of it was good, subway style tiles with black grout, a giant fitted bathroom cupboard, a classic white sink, but it lacked warmth, felt out of kilter with the rest of the house.
Why Timeless Stood Out
The Timeless immediately stood out, as they felt to me like they combined the elegance of colours that would suit my Victorian home with the boldness to create a whole new look, and the warmth through the neutrals I was craving.
Knowing that Craig and Rose had done all the hard work for me, and that any combination of beautiful colours from the palette would work helped me to be so decisive when choosing my colours.
Making It My Own
It left me more time to add some creativity into application, and use of colour. Paint is a hugely powerful way to change a space entirely, and by using some decorating tape and following the steps of the useful guide on painting the perfect stripes I now have the bathroom my Victorian home deserves. (Painting Perfect Stripes: A Step-by-Step Guide by Craig & Rose) I have achieved a real stand out space that makes me smile everyday. I adore the warmth of Mallord on the walls and ceiling, Papyrus and Oriental Red on the bath and cabinets, and pops of the energising Smalt on skirtings.
Looking Back
I think 12-year old Matt would be quite chuffed with how far we've come in our transformation skills.
Matt Hatt
The Bathroom a Victorian Home Deserves
With the hard work of colour selection already done, Matt was free to focus on the details that make a space personal, using decorating tape and a steady hand to bring striking painted stripes to life. The result is a bathroom that feels warm, characterful and entirely his own, from the depth of Mallord on the walls and ceiling to the pops of energising Smalt along the skirtings. It is a fitting reminder that, with the right palette to guide the way, a considered transformation can be as enjoyable to create as it is to live with.
His brief was one many will recognise: to bring personality and cohesion to a main bathroom that, while structurally sound with its subway tiles, black grout and classic fittings, felt out of step with the rest of his Victorian home. The space called for a palette that could honour its period character while introducing something confident and true to himself.
From the four curated palettes within Colour Forecast 2026, Matt was drawn to Timeless, a collection that pairs the elegance of heritage tones with the boldness to reinvent a room, grounded throughout by warm, enveloping neutrals
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