Header is a wonderful warm terracotta tone. This colour works well in any room, from hallways to country kitchens and bedroom. It will flatter architectural features and antiques as well as warm up smaller cosy spaces.
We have a very popular colour called Brick, but in some rooms and in some aspects it’s a little too strong and so Edward created a colour that really has half the strength of Brick with a little bit more yellow ochre, just to give it a slightly orangey hue. The provenance of its name? Well as a brick can be used in two ways, length ways or end on, known as stretcher or header, the half a brick or the head is the name that we have given to this colour.
Read more about how the doyens of design have used this peachy terracotta colour reminiscent of Indian Summers in their projects.
The thing I’ve always loved about Edward Bulmer Natural Paint is that it’s not just a flat finish, it has a real resonance to it. That’s especially true of Header, with its softness and warmth – you can almost feel the movement of light within it. It’s the perfect backdrop for our showroom, where it catches the changing light throughout the day.
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£5.00 – £114.00
We offer all our colours in 3 unrivalled finishes which are all easy to apply, durable, breathable and toxin-free.
Our Emulsion has a soft, matt finish with 2% sheen, perfect for your walls and ceilings. It has great coverage and can be applied evenly in just 2 coats. Works flawlessly over new, primed plaster. Sold in 2.5 and 5-litre tins.
Our Water Based Eggshell has a satin finish with 20% sheen so still has a softness to it. Perfect for woodwork and metalwork this finish is easy to apply. Sold in 1 and 2.5-litre tins.
Our Water Based Gloss is our highest satin product with an 80% sheen. This product is perfect for interior and exterior woodwork and metalwork with a durable finish. Sold in 1 and 2.5-litre tins.
Brush up on your painting skills by watching our handy ‘How To’ tutorials and to make sure you are ready to get painting shop our preparatory products.
We have spent years perfecting our pioneering plant-based paints and we are proud of the product we have created using gentle chemistry and a lot of dedication to making a more sustainable paint! We believe we are pioneers in creating natural paints using plant-based ingredients instead of petrochemical derived products.
Unlike many other paint brands, what’s in our tins is on our tins! We declare all of our ingredients, read our full list of ingredients and learn more about how our paint is made.
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Tonal palette
Make up your colour moodboarduse fabrics and furnishings in these colours to get the look
The decorator is waxing lyrical about your paint – he said it is absolutely brilliant to use! The beauty salon has used 5 of your colours and commissioned an artist to paint a mural in the same shades so it’s looking very co-ordinated in there – can’t wait for you to see it.
Thanks again for all your help – we are delighted with the Edward Bulmer paints. We have painted two rooms with 18th century panelling, which we were nervous about, and both the advice we received and your paint has been brilliant.
I very deliberately picked a soft colour palette, Swedish blues, greys, lavender, ivory, mauve and used paints with a chalky, almost distemper-like quality, as they have a restful effect. Edward Bulmer has a lovely range ; we used the Duck Egg in our sitting room.
The quality of Edward Bulmer Natural Paints are second to none. The density of pigments in the colour is fantastic. This means that when you work with it, the coverage is thicker and you don’t need to paint the walls with so many coats, which saves time, which from my team’s point of view is great as we have …
We knew that part of the Forge would be painted in a yellow but all the samples that we tried were disappointing: too grey, too flat, too insipid, too primary. The bones of the Forge are C12th so we needed a colour that felt ‘old’ and serious whilst still being unusual and warm. Trumpington is …
We have created this calculator to help you estimate the amount of paint you will need for your project. Please note that this is only an estimate, based on normal surfaces with two coats of paint.
Please check our practical painting advice - if you are painting onto a very absorbent surface, you may need more paint, and for best results, you may need to prime your surfaces.
If you end up with any leftover paint, get inspired with ways to use any excess paint - it's even compostable!
What are you painting?
Our natural matt emulsion is perfect for interior walls and ceilings.
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This estimate is based on the dimensions of your room, minus the space taken by average doors and windows.
For this area, we suggest would be adequate.
Our water based eggshell or gloss is ideal for woodwork or metalwork.
This estimate is based on skirting and the doors/windows you tell us about. 1 litre should cover 2-3 doors or 20m of skirting.
