Isle of Skye Paint Company
Bring the spirit of Skye into your home with beautiful paint and wallcoverings
Isle of Skye Paint Company has launched its long-awaited first range of wall coverings. The fine-art wallpapers and murals of the Faileasan Collection echo the hues and spirit of the island, in complete harmony with the paint range
The company’s paint colours are inspired by the island’s sea, sky and landscapes and are the brainchild of professional decorator Alasdair Campbell based in Portree, who wanted to create a paint professionals would enjoy using that could handle the rugged Skye environment where he worked.
After studying and consulting with industry experts he developed a water-based range with organic seaweed, a natural thickening agent.
‘The low-splatter consistency means it’s very forgiving in the hands of a DIY-er,’ he said.
Now, 45 shades of paint later in matt, durable, satin, masonry and exterior eggshell, the first wallpapers have arrived.
And just as the paint and the colours proved a huge success, the wallpapers have been welcomed enthusiastically by the trade, loyal online customers and their 20-plus stockists around Scotland.
The range has been created by Glasgow School of Art-trained artist-designer Julia Sagias,
Julia made many trips to the island, when she quietly photographed and sketched its vast natural beauty. Through a process of careful observation each detail has been poetically translated into beautifully-constructed surface designs.
They go from the dramatic and contemporary in design and colour to elegant and restrained; within the carefully curated designs and colour choices any mood or ambiance can be achieved.
The famous ‘45 shades of Skye’ are also undergoing a change with some colours being archived for order only, to be replaced by new ones.
‘We want to keep the palette fresh,’ said Carol Campbell who founded the company alongside her husband, ‘the wallpapers can create contemporary or classic looks and work perfectly with the refreshed paint range.’
These include Portnalong primrose, a yellow; Ord Slate, a blue slate colour found on the island; Spar Cave, bottle green; Kinloch Green a sage green; Beinn Edra, a mid gray and a taupe, Idrigill Point.
To put these products together and create your own spirit of the island, Isle of Skye Paint Company now has an in-house interior designer, Angela Milne who trained in Aberdeen and Dundee. In a consultancy with Angela she discusses your likes, dislikes, individual style, furniture and swatches and creates a mood board with painted out swatches.