FAQs

Curator is a unique collaboration with the Irish Design Community, from potters to milliners, and canvas to clay. Together we developed a palette of 144 colours from native art and design, for your home. There has never been a collection quite like Curator.

The concept of Curator is unique, much like the technology behind crafting the paint. There are 5 finishes available in all 144 colours.

Curator is the gatherer and custodian of colours inspired by Ireland’s native Design Community. This Community, featuring artisans from crafts and design to art, have a key commonality; they all quote Ireland as their colour muse.

To see a full list of retailers please click here. Curator is also available online, with delivery nationwide.

Enhanced Matt

A luxurious soft touch interior wall finish which exudes quality and opulence. This gorgeously smooth finish not only looks beautiful but is exceptionally hard- wearing, wipeable and resistant to many household stains. Enhanced Matt is a low odour, acrylic emulsion with a depth of colour designed to last.

Subtle Sheen
An elegant finish with a beautiful soft sheen which gently captures the light on your interior walls. This finish is designed to be exceptionally tough, wipeable and featuring excellent stain resistance for common household stains. Subtle Sheen is a low odour, acrylic emulsion with a depth of colour designed to last.

Gloss
Gloss is for interior and exterior use. The high gloss finish is exceptionally hard-wearing and easy to clean, giving long lasting protection to wood and metal surfaces.
Satin
Satin is for interior and exterior use. For longer durability, gloss is recommended for exterior use. It’s ideal for woodwork and metal surfaces where a lower sheen and easy-clean finish is desired.
Eggshell
Eggshell is for interior and exterior use. For longer durability, gloss is recommended for exterior use. Its discreet low-sheen finish will give woodwork and metal a profound richness.

Prime Coat
Prime Coat is for interior and exterior use, with all Curator trim topcoats. This is a high hiding, easy to apply formulation with superior adhesion to almost all surfaces.

Sample pots are available in Enhanced Matt only, this is a perfect finish for testing colour due to it's matt appearance. The volume of each sample pot is 3oz. Alternatively, you can purchase one of our A5 colour swatches, this will allow you to move the colour around a space.

EN13300 is a European standard for interior paint quality. All Curator paint has been tested to European standard. It has a Class A rating for scrub resistance and opacity.

All Curator paints are water-based. Curator paints are low VOC, low odour and can be easily cleaned-up with warm soapy water.

This depends on the finish, and also the surface that is being painted. An average coverage estimate would be 325-490 Sq. Ft. per gallon.

We recommend storing your paint in a dry environment. Never let stored paint get too cold- keep in a safe, dry place out of direct sunlight and protect from frost and freezing.