The Making blog: celebrating colour & craft
Exploring colour, material and finish through real projects, practical guidance and considered approaches to paint.
A founder’s perspective on colour that holds across wood, terracotta and textiles, and how Bleo keeps one tone consistent from surface to surface.
Our founder on moving from understanding colour to choosing it with confidence: colour that holds across a room, in changing light and over time.
An outdoor wooden seat and hand-painted striped cushions by Marcie K Designs, both in Bleo Dusty Rose. One colour carried across timber and fabric.
Two worn American porch rocking chairs, restored rather than replaced, in Bleo Dark Chocolate. A considered way to care for well-made outdoor furniture.
A family garden bench, more than thirty years old, restored in Jubilee Gainsborough Blue. The project that came to stand for everything the Jubilee range is about.
A traditional wooden cabinet reimagined by Marcie K Designs in Super GILD Gold and Jubilee Verdigris. Bold proof that colour and metallics can work together.
How to use Bleo on upholstery, clothing and textiles: preparing the fabric, applying thin coats and heat setting for soft, washable colour.
Weathered Regency-style metal garden chairs, given new life with two coats of Jubilee Verdigris and a Guild Lane flat brush.
A step-by-step guide to painting and upcycling furniture with Jubilee, from preparation and paint choice to colour and a finish that lasts.
A well-loved vintage bicycle, repainted in Jubilee Bunting Yellow. Part of our Spring Painting Series, and a story of how colour can make an everyday object joyful.
A pair of Adirondack chairs refreshed in Jubilee Old English White, with no sanding. How to paint wooden garden furniture that stands up to British weather.
Restraint, material honesty and quiet confidence. Our founder on the thinking behind this season’s colour story, and why metallics lead it.
