Paint mixing store locations
Ironmongery & Builders Merchants - Burgess Hill
Ironmongery, Timber and Decorating - Horsham
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Paint mixing services
Our fast, accurate, computerised colour mixing service can match and deliver almost any colour.
The Gardner & Scardifield paint mixing service is completely free of charge. You just pay for the base paint and colour pigments.
Whether you're looking for a fresh new colour scheme, or matching the one much-loved decor, we can help find what you're looking for.
Paint brands we can colour match
We have partnered with leading paint manufacturers to provide mixed paints using their coordinated specialist colour palettes.
Dulux & Dulux Trade
One of the world's most recognised paint brands, Dulux provides a huge range of paint types for professionals and DIYers. The colour range is equally broad - with something for every taste and decor style!
Tikkurila
Premium Nordic paints from Tikkurila focus on sustainability and quality. The colour palette builds from beautiful natural tones to embrace bright accents and elegant dark shades.
Dulux Heritage
This curated range of luxurious colours give beautiful, contemporary finishes and work exceptionally well in pairings and decor schemes.
Johnstone's
A recognised leader among professional decorators for the paint's performance and productivity; Johnstone's have a colour palette for every mood and requirement
Types of paint
Interior paint
Interior paint for walls and ceilings is almost always water based and comes with low levels of VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds), making it safe and less smelly! Here are a few things to check when choosing interior wall and ceiling paint:
Sheen levels
Current trends for very matte finishes are covered by all the major brands such as Johnstone's Trade Perfect Matt, Dulux Trade Vinyl Matt and Tikkurilla Optiva 3 Ceramic. But don't worry, luxurious silks or satins are still available and have advantages in some rooms.
Scrubbability
Coffee? Crayon? Mud? Muck? No more worries! Paint with a high 'scrub factor' is perfect or those high traffic areas where marks and scuffs are inevitable.
Woodwork and trim paint
Skirting, doors, window frames and other wooden surfaces need a different coating from plasterwork. This doesn't restrict the colours available but you may want to consider sheen levels when you think about durability.
Exterior paint
Protect your home (or shed, fence or even bird box!) with a tough, weather proof exterior paint. Especially here in Sussex with salt-breezes off the sea, it is really important to select the most suitable paint for brickwork, masonry or timber. Breathability is another big factor to ensure historic materials don't start developing damp or other issues.
Specialist and preparation paint
Metals, floors, kitchen cabinets, u-PVC and other plastics all require specialist paints to ensure proper adhesion and coverage. We have extensive ranges from Hammerite, Rust-Oleum, Bedec, Coo-var and more.
Preparation is key to a successful redecoration project. Lots of paint types come with matching primers or undercoat to make sure you get the best results.
Specialist primers to deal with mould, stains and damp are available from Zinsser and many of the major brands.
Info on the process
Matching other colours
Our expert team have all the technical skills needed to match pretty much any colour you can think of.
Other paint colour schemes
If you cannot find a shade you like from our brand selection, we can match the colour ranges of almost every other manufacturer using our advanced digital process. You will need to know the brand (eg, Little Greene, Lick, Valspar), colour name and code if possible.
Be aware that the tone, sheen and micro-texture of different paint brands will not match! Basically, if you want to match a designer colour, you will have great success if you do the whole space, but if you do one wall with Tikkurila and one wall with Dulux they will be slightly different!
Samples from elsewhere
Got a favourite colour in a picture, artwork or homewares item!? We can match this with our optical scanner to generate a near-perfect match. As long as the item has a smooth, consistent texture.
Frequently asked questions
Mixed paint cannot be returned or refunded. Please make sure you are certain of colours before ordering.