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how to… use paint in a modern way

1 raw beauty

You can get the popular plaster look with chalk paint but, as architect Alex Holloway points out, you can retain the natural plaster look withoutpaint. ‘We found a sealer called PROTECTiT 100 that binds the plaster so it doesn’t leave a dusty deposit and means the space captures the raw feeling.’

Alex Holloway, founder of Holloway Li interior architects

2 colour contrast adjoining rooms

When deciding what colours to use in two

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