Little Greene French Grey Dark 163 Paint

It’s easy to see why Absolute Matt Emulsion paint is Little Greene’s most well loved. It certainly lives up to its name; it’s absolutely matt, with a chalky finish that has the lowest sheen (3%) of all their paints. Great for interior walls and ceilings in low traffic areas, it’s water based, certified as Child Safe for use in children’s rooms, pet friendly, very low odour, quick drying, manufactured in the UK and low VOC. The paint’s high pigment content gives it a fabulous depth of colour, so you need fewer coats to get your perfect finish. The ultimate go-to paint for stylish, contemporary walls, completely sheen free. As ever from Little Greene, the paint goes on easily and you get a good, even coverage. Absolute Matt is available in all of Little Greene’s gorgeous and extensive colour palette. 

• Water-based
• Environmentally responsible 
• Certified Child-Safe
• A flat finish for walls & ceilings
• Gloss level: 3% (very matt)
• Spongeable
• Coverage: approx 14 square metres per litre (one coat)

Quick tip: If you’re painting walls where there’s high traffic, like children’s bedrooms, landings  or hallways, we’d recommend you use the Intelligent Matt Emulsion, which is also low sheen (5%), but you can wash it clean with soapy water.

With Little Greene’s Intelligent Matt Emulsion you get the best of both worlds; a washable  paint, with a lovely low sheen of just 2%. We’d suggest this Intelligent Matt Emulsion rather than the Absolute Matt for rooms where there’s a fair amount of coming and going, like children’s bedrooms, landings and hallways. You have the whole of Little Greene’s gorgeous and extensive colour palette available at your disposal too, so this popular paint ticks all the boxes. There’s no harsh smell, it’s water based, certified as Child Safe for use in children’s rooms, pet friendly, quick drying, manufactured in the UK and low VOC. It’s easy to apply, the coverage is superb and depth of colour is outstanding. 

• Water-based
• Self Priming with Intelligent Grip™ technology
• Environmentally responsible
• Wipe-clean & washable 
• Great for walls & ceilings
• Certified Child-Safe
• Gloss level: 2% (very matt)
• Coverage: approx 14 square metres per litre (one coat)
• Available in all colours
• Available in 3 tin sizes - 5L, 2.5L and 1L

Did you know? Surfaces painted with any of the Intelligent range of paints by Little Greene can be washed clean with warm soapy water and a soft cloth or sponge, without leaving a mark.

This is the go-to paint for those walls in the house that get the most grubby. Intelligent Eggshell Interior paint holds its own against all the hustle and bustle of busy home life. The finish is strong and scrubbable, so it’s the most highly recommended of Little Greene’s paints for kitchens and bathrooms. We love it because it withstands moisture, staining and general wear and tear, yet the sheen is still relatively low (10-15%), so you get a lovely elegant finish combined with the all important durability. Intelligent Eggshell is water-based, environmentally friendly and certified Child Safe. Easy to use on walls, woodwork and primed metal work like pipes and radiators, it gives superb coverage and depth of colour that transforms the room.

• Water-based
• Self Priming with Intelligent Grip™ technology 
• Environmentally responsible
• Fully washable
• Suitable for most surfaces including walls, woodwork and primed metals such as radiators and pipework
• Certified Child-Safe
• Gloss level: 15% (low)
• Coverage: approx 14 square metres per litre (one coat)
• Available in all colours
• Available in 3 tin sizes- 5L, 2.5L, and 1L

Did you know? Surfaces painted with any of the Intelligent range of paints by Little Greene can be washed clean with warm soapy water and a soft cloth or sponge, without leaving a mark.

Kitchen cabinets, skirting boards and wooden furniture are all notorious for getting bashed and marked, so they need something durable and washable to withstand all the knocks of everyday life. Little Greene’s  Intelligent Satinwood is a particularly resilient interior wood paint, with a finish that’s low-maintenance and scrubbable. Child and pet safe, it’s low odour and dries in 2 - 4 hours.

Intelligent Satin has a mid sheen finish of 30-35% for all household joinery, skirting, interior doors and window frames, as well as wooden furniture and cabinets. The depth of colour is superb and it glides on a dream.

• Water Based
• Self Priming with Intelligent Grip™ technology 
• Environmentally responsible
• Certified Child Safe
• Great for interior woodwork and metalwork
• Durable and washable
• Gloss level: 30-35% (semi-gloss)
• Coverage: approx 12 square metres per litre (one coat)
• Available in all colours

Did you know? Surfaces painted with any of the Intelligent range of paints by Little Greene can be washed clean with warm soapy water and a soft cloth or sponge, without leaving a mark.

Quick Tip: This paint also works wonders on upcycling wooden furniture to give them a new lease of life and it’s available in a handy 1 litre tin for these kinds of smaller projects.

The days of waiting hours for floor paint to dry are over. The great thing about Little Greene’s water based Intelligent Floor Paint is that it has a drying time of only 1 - 2 hours, so normal life can resume in no time, with the minimum of disruption. Unlike the oil based floor paints of old, this is low odour, easy to apply and very quick to dry. It won’t discolour due to lack of UV exposure either, like an oil based paint. The sheen level is semi-gloss (30% - 40%) and it’s durable and stain resistant. 

Perfect for wooden or concrete floors with light to medium footfall, it’s certified Child Safe, environmentally friendly and manufactured in the UK. A superb paint that makes painting floors quick, easy and hassle free.

• Water based
• Suitable for interior wood, concrete and suitably primed metal floors
• Washable and easy to clean
• Highly durable and stain/damage resistant
• Surface dry in 1-2 hours

Did you know? Surfaces painted with any of the Intelligent range of paints by Little Greene can be washed clean with warm soapy water and a soft cloth or sponge, without leaving a mark.

Quick Tip: Prepare the surface before applying Intelligent Floor Paint. Knots in soft woods should be sealed with Little Greene Aluminium Wood Primer to stop staining. 

Apply a thinned coat of Intelligent ASP followed by two coats of Intelligent Floor Paint.

The days of putting up with uninspiring colour choices in exterior paint is over thanks to Little Greene’s Intelligent Masonry paint. You get the exceptional quality and finish you’d expect from Little Greene, in a vast choice of colours. In fact it’s available in almost all of the extensive Little Greene colour palette.

The new formula is highly water resistant, with excellent adhesive properties and a tough film, so it’s protected from the elements.

Use it to transform brickwork, new render, cement blockwork and existing exterior paint finishes. Intelligent Masonry Paint lasts up to 15 years on exterior walls before they need a repaint. When applied correctly, this eco-friendly water-based paint dries quickly to a smooth matt finish. It’s dirt and water resistant, with anti-fungal and anti-ageing properties.

• Water Based
• Lasts up to 15 years
• Highly water resistant
• Anti fungal & anti ageing
• Available in a wide choice of colours

Did you know? Surfaces painted with any of the Intelligent range of paints by Little Greene  can be washed clean with warm soapy water and a soft cloth or sponge, without leaving a mark.

The beauty of Little Greene’s Intelligent Exterior Eggshell is that it’s self priming, which makes the job of painting exterior woodwork so much quicker and easier. Great for transforming your outside space;  doors, sheds, garden offices, window frames, gates and garden furniture, plus you’ve got the whole of Little Greene’s fabulous and extensive colour palette available to choose from. 

It’s a low sheen (15%) paint that dries with a film that helps to stop it from peeling and cracking in the sun and protects woodwork from algae and fungal growth. As to be expected from Little Greene paints, it goes on like a dream and you get fabulous depth of colour and even coverage.

• Available in all colours
• Virtually odourless
• Water Based
• Inhibits mould and algal growth
• Weather resistant and completely washable
• Suitable for all exterior woodwork
• Self-priming on new and bare wood
• Gloss level: Low Sheen (15%)
• Coverage: approx 12 square metres per litre
• Drying time: touch dry in 2-4 hours, recoat in 16 hours
• Available in 2.5 & 1 Litre

Quick Tips: Lots of our customers also love to use Intelligent Exterior Eggshell to paint interior wooden furniture because you can apply it straight onto new or bare wood.

The Intelligent Exterior Eggshell shouldn’t be applied directly onto waxed, wood-stained or varnished wood. Before you start painting, remove the existing coating, and rub down.

Did you Know? Surfaces painted with any of the Intelligent range of paints by Little Greene can be washed clean with warm soapy water and a soft cloth or sponge, without leaving a mark.

Intelligent ASP (All Surface Primer) is such a versatile primer. It works on virtually any substrate including uPVC, wood, metals, tiles, glass and melamine. Not only is it suitable for a hugely diverse range of surfaces, it dries in 2 hours, so it’s a very useful primer to have around the home for projects that need to be completed quickly. Intelligent ASP is available in all Little Greene colours, so you get a good depth of colour on your top coat.

Note: The Intelligent ASP will be lighter in colour than the top coat.

Quick Tip: Apply two coats of Intelligent ASP to your uPVC door to give it extra protection and colour depth before using Intelligent Exterior Eggshell.

Did you know? Walls or woodwork painted with any of the Intelligent range of paints by Little Greene can be washed clean with warm soapy water and a soft cloth or sponge, without leaving a mark.

The sheen you get with Little Greene’s Interior Oil Eggshell is that lovely happy medium between satinwood and matt. The gloss level is just 10-20%, so it’s low, but not as flat as matt. This paint is highly recommended for interior woodwork and primed metal work because it’s hard wearing, durable, water-resistant and washable.  An excellent eggshell for high traffic areas like hallways, children’s rooms and landings. It goes on easily, the coverage is superb and the fabulous depth of colour transforms the room.

• Available in all colours 
• Suitable for most surfaces including woodwork and primed metals including radiators and pipework
• Gloss level – 10-20%
• Surface dry in 4 hours, recoat in 16 hours
• Fully washable
• Coverage approximately 16 square metres per litre (one coat)

Little Greene’s Traditional Oil Gloss is a particularly popular choice for painting front doors because of its high gloss finish of 85%, which gives it a luxurious finish that’s extremely hardy and reflects the light. It’s also available in the full range of Little Greene’s vast palette, so you can find your dream colour too. It’s an elegant, traditional paint finish that can also be used on all interior woodwork and metalwork. The high gloss finish means you can wash away marks, so it’s excellent for high traffic areas where there’s a lot of hustle and bustle. 

Surface dry in 4 hours, Recoat in 16 hours

• Oil-based
• Environmentally responsible
• Completely washable
• High opacity
• Suitable for interior and exterior use
• Gloss level: 85% (very high)
• Coverage: approx 16 square metres per litre (one coat)
• Available in all colours
• Available in 2 tin sizes - 2.5L and 1L

Q: What’s the difference between Intelligent Gloss and Traditional Oil Gloss? 

A: Whilst they’re very similar paints with the same high gloss finish, Intelligent Gloss is a quick drying, water based paint that’s surface dry in 1 hour and ready to repaint in 4 hours, whereas the Traditional Oil Gloss is an oil based paint that’s surface dry in 4 hours and ready to repaint in 16 hours.

This oil based, eco friendly eggshell is perfect for painting all your exterior woodwork. It comes in all of the many Little Greene colours, so it’s ideal for sprucing up your window frames, garden office, gates, doors, garden furniture etc. The beauty of this paint is it has a traditional oil finish (15%) without the high gloss. The sheen is in between a matt and gloss, so you get a contemporary, opaque finish that’s hardwearing and weather resistant. 

Mineral oils have been replaced with sustainable alternatives to produce a durable, environmentally friendly paint.

• Available in all colours
• Extremely durable, flexible finish
• Weather resistant and washable
• Suitable for exterior woodwork 
• Touch dry in 4 hours, recoat in 16 hours
• Coverage: 14-16 square metres per litre.
• Gloss level: Low sheen (15%)
• Available in 2.5 & 1 Litre

A water based paint for interior and exterior woodwork and metalwork that’s a really popular front door paint on account of its luxurious, durable and light reflecting high gloss (85%) finish. Intelligent Gloss comes in all the colours in Little Greene’s fabulous and extensive colour palette, so you can be sure to find your dream colour. You can wash marks away, so it’s very well suited to areas in the home where there’s lots of coming and going, like the kitchen, landings and hallways. Surface dries in 1 hour, ready to recoat in 4 hours, it goes on like a dream and the depth of colour is outstanding.

Q: What’s the difference between Intelligent Gloss and Traditional Oil Gloss? 

A: Whilst they’re very similar paints with the same high gloss finish, Intelligent Gloss is a quick drying, water based paint that’s surface dry in 1 hour and ready to repaint in 4 hours, whereas the Traditional Oil Gloss is an oil based paint that’s surface dry in 4 hours and ready to repaint in 16 hours.

• Water-based
• Environmentally responsible
• Fully washable
• Interior and exterior use
• Suitable for woodwork, plaster walls and primed metals
• Gloss level: 85% (high)
• Coverage: approx 14 square metres per litre (one coat)
• Available in all colours
• Available in 1L tins

Did you know? Walls or woodwork painted with any of the Intelligent range of paints by Little Greene can be washed clean with warm soapy water and a soft cloth or sponge, without leaving a mark.

If you’re painting an older home with traditional building materials or renders where damp is an issue and you’re looking for a very low sheen finish, Limewash is an excellent choice. It’s a breathable paint ideally suited to porous stone and lime rendered exterior surfaces. Limewash differs from regular paint in that it penetrates the surface and the colour builds up as each successive coat is applied. It’s touch dry in around an hour, however 24 hours is advised between coats. Four coats are recommended. It’s water based and quick to dry. For older buildings, we’d recommend Limewash for the external surfaces  and Distemper for internal.

• Environmentally responsible
• Water-based
• For exterior use only on lime render and porous stone
• Gloss level: 3% (very matt)
• Coverage: approx 6 square metres per litre (one coat)
• Available in a wide choice of colours
• Available in 5L tins

Limewash is made to order, please allow 7-10 days for delivery.

A breathable paint for period properties, on walls and ceilings in rooms with low traffic. Distemper is perfect if you’re looking for a traditional, powdery matt finish to revive characterful, older walls that need to breathe. We love the combination of a very matt paint (3%) that’s environmentally friendly, aesthetically authentic and wipeable. 

Quick Tip: Please bear in mind that Distemper is not suitable for areas where there’s condensation, water vapour or heavy traffic. 

Distemper is specially made to order and takes up to 5 working days. 

• Water based
• Environmentally responsible
• Wipeable & Breathable 
• Suitable for walls & ceilings
• Gloss level: less than 5% (very matt)
• Coverage: approx 15 square metres per litre (one coat)
• Available in a wide choice of colours
• Available in 5L tins