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Farrow & Ball Estate Worsted No.284 Matt Emulsion paint, 2.5L

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£54£21.60 per l
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Product information

Farrow & Ball Estate emulsion paint is a sophisticated choice for interior walls and ceilings – this tin covers up to 35m² per 2.5 litres on average.

  • Surface Preparation - All surfaces to be painted must be sound, clean, dry and well prepared. The correct farrow, ball primer and undercoat should be used before the topcoat is applied
  • Instructions for Use - Stir contents well before use & apply 2 topcoats.
  • Instructions for Storage - Protect from frost & extreme temperatures. Best used within 6 months of purchase.

Features and benefits

  • Farrow & Ball's signature, chalky matt finish, 2% sheen
  • Eco-friendly emulsion paint with zero VOC content
  • Wipeable and child safe
  • Waterbased and low odour
  • Quick drying
  • We want you to be satisfied with your colour selection. Not all monitors will display colours the same and paint tins may not show the same colour as your walls do in natural light. We therefore recommend you order a tester pot online or pop in store to pick one up so you are sure that this is the right colour for you

Health and safety

Please note that this item has additional safety or regulatory datasheets available. The product may have possible health and safety hazards covered in these documents. Refer to the container for full information and always follow the instructions.

Specifications

BrandFarrow & Ball
Application methodBrush, roller or spray
BaseWater-based
ColourWorsted
Container typeTin
Coverage35m²
Drying time2 h
Number of coats2
Quick dryQuick dry
Recoat time2 hours
VOC levelLow
Volume2500ml
WashableWipeable
Product code5029496888423
Safety Information
Manufacturer / EU responsible person
Reviews
4.7 / 5(10 reviews)

Fiona L - 5 / 5 - 07/11/2024

Great Quality

Great quality paint. Good finish and depth of colour

Andrew & Christine - 5 / 5 - 06/06/2024

Worsted - a classic colour from F&B

Classic colour, so typically F&B, Worsted is a timeless shade and in Estate Emulsion is as matt and anything we have used, flattened any minor imperfections perfectly

Summer house - 4 / 5 - 12/05/2024

Keeping it neutral

A difficult subject being a summer house in a prominent position and subject to light and shade throughout the day. This meant that the choice of colour was critical and needed to be an earth colour not to stand out. Very pleased with the end result and your suggestion of Purbeck Stone worked for windows and door.

nhsdave - 3 / 5 - 07/05/2024

Nice paint but doesn't keep long.

We decorated our lounge some years ago using Worsted 284 and Pavilion Gray 242 both in Modern Emulsion finish. The paint is very good quality and covered in one coat. So much so, that we had half a tin of each left over. So when we had a tiny little nick that needed touching up, no problem I thought. Except that when I opened the tins they had solidified and settled out so that they were unusable. Never had this before. I've got older paints that I know would be fine with a good stir. Not Farrow and Ball! I was then very disappointed to learn that Farrow & Ball do not provide samples of all finishes in all colours. It turns out they only supply samples in Estate emulsion which, as I say, I find very disappointing for a premium manufacturer making high cost products. Also, they only supply the paints we used in a minimum of 2.5 litres whereas some are available in one litre sizes. So to touch up our tiny little dink would cost an absolute fortune to cover up and we would be left with a full tin which wouldn't keep more that a few months. So we had to settle for the sample in a different finish which doesn't blend in that well. Their advice was to repaint the whole wall. Not a real world option in my opinion. So, lovely paint, just be careful which finish and colour you use and buy less than you think you need as it doesn't keep long. Better to see how far a smaller tin goes then you can judge how much more you will need to complete the job.

DidiLocks - 5 / 5 - 24/04/2024

Gorgeous

Fabulous colour we abs love it you cannot go wrong with Farrow and Ball

Mrs Barry - 5 / 5 - 12/04/2024

Worsted Modern Emulsion

Fabulous colour and as expected with Farrow and Ball, the quality was outstanding.

Angiep - 5 / 5 - 05/02/2024

Dead flat in kitchen family room

Painted our kitchen family room with the dead flat,bought 2 5l, used full tin and a quarter,goes on really well,the room is south west facing,this looks bright and modern during the day and goes darker at night so feels cosy! We painted the skirtings and door frames all in the dead flat,looks so good,goes great with the high gloss white handless kitchen units which have grey wood surrounds. Would defo recommend!

Pam morg - 5 / 5 - 12/04/2023

A firm fan of F & B paint

I wish I'd known just how good these F&B paints are, many years ago, but I discovered them 12 years ago when we refurbished our kitchen, I will have nothing else now, Gorgeous colours and very hard waring, a treat to use too.

KC14 - 5 / 5 - 03/03/2023

Delighted with the finish

Just decorated my dining room with this as the feature colour, balance with ammonite and wevet. So pleased

Bennett957 - 5 / 5 - 31/07/2017

elegant chalky finish

I bought this paint a month ago after doing extensive research, it was easy to work with and gave a very elegant and chalk effect finish , very pleased will re buying this brand again