Paint primer: How to know your emulsion from your acrylic

Kya deLongchamps offers a brush-up with the perfect summer paint guide

Let the makers’ colour groupings be your guide. True Joy (yellow), Coarse Seashell (top walls and ceiling) and Exquisite Coral (main wall), Dulux 2025 range, from €20 per litre in a wipe-friendly Heritage Velvet Matt.

Watching people hunkered down in the paint can display at any DIY outlet, eyebrows crocheted in concentration, it’s obvious to me that not everyone knows their paint. So, here’s a quick, no-judgment primer for the complete beginner with no colour prompts. 

Let’s just talk about type.