Emulsion

Finally, after what seems like an age, we've been able to open the pots of emulsion and start painting! Hurrah!

We're using Auro's 320 white emulsion to start with. This is their budget eco-emulsion and so far is proving to be a good buy. The fresh plaster in the master bedroom has all been whitewashed with slightly watered down paint and we've given the ceiling two additional coats of it undiluted. And the end result looks good. Tonight we also managed to get the kitchen ceiling whitewashed.

Whilst we want to go for a largely neutral paint palette using white everywhere will probably be too much. We're toying with Auros' 'Nimbus' for the bedroom walls.

Still a long way to go, especially as the plasterer has plenty more to skim and sand down before we can paint, but at least we've been able to start with an internal finish.