Sample Boards
Hand-poured A5 sample boards in any colour and finish, posted across the UK.
A swatch card or a phone screen will lie to you about how a finish will read in your specific room. Our sample boards are the real material, in the real finish, hand-poured by our team — the only honest way to choose a colour.
What you get
- A5-size sample boards (roughly 150 × 210 mm).
- Real finish — microcement is real microcement, limewash is real limewash, paint is the actual product at the specified sheen.
- Magnetic backing — sticks to a fridge or radiator while you live with it.
- Labelled with code, name and finish family on the reverse.
How to use them
- Tape or magnet the sample to the actual wall you're considering — don't judge from a desk.
- Live with it for at least 48 hours. Check morning light, evening light, lamp-light.
- Try at least three samples in adjacent colour families — north-facing rooms in particular reward this.
- Hold it up next to the materials it'll sit beside — flooring, joinery, stone, tile.
Free across the UK, no commitment. Order as many as you need — we'd rather you took your time than picked the wrong shade.
We can produce sample boards with your studio label on the back for client presentations. Talk to us about a co-branded sample-board service.
Approval-ready boards in the project colour, signed off and held on file — useful for sales-suite presentation and snagging reference.
Common questions
Are samples really free?+
Yes — to UK addresses, no charge and no postage. We'd rather you got the colour right.
How long should I live with a sample?+
Minimum 48 hours, ideally a week. Colours read differently across the day and across the seasons. The shade that looks perfect at 9am in March can look completely different at 6pm in November.
Can I have a larger sample?+
For a serious project we can produce A4 or A3 boards on request — get in touch and we'll arrange it.
Can I get a sample of the actual sealer?+
Yes — for microcement specifically, we can include a half-sealed sample so you can see how the sheen changes once the polyurethane goes on.