We are renovating our 70's cedar clad pole house. My husband painted between the ceiling beams in the kitchen/dining/living open space. He has just finished laying parquetry on the floor. We felt it was in keeping with the wood but felt the ceiling needed lightening up. It definitely brightened the place. I love it. I also sprayed some light fittings that were green fake verdigris with white paint. That also updated without detracting from the retro feel. Our kitchen has cupboards painted white and some drawer fronts in a wood finish.

Det lyder som et spændende projekt, Julia! Du har helt ret i, at farven kan variere en smule, når man matcher mellem forskellige malingmærker som Aalto og Taubmans – især fordi pigmenterne og baserne ikke altid er ens. Men hvis du har den præcise formel, er det bestemt muligt at komme tæt på, især hvis du får hjælp fra en professionel farveblander. Hvis du er i gang med noget større og ønsker et flot og ensartet resultat, kan det også være en idé at få hjælp fra en erfaren maler København. KT Malerfirma ApS udfører alt fra farvetilpasning og specialmaling til tapetsering og restaurering – altid med fokus på detaljer og bæredygtige løsninger over hele Sjælland.

Hi, I had purple suede effect on my wall. Easy to sand the texture off. Talk to your paint shop about the right colour undercoat/sealer to cover a dark colour before painting your new colour on with 2 coats.

I agree with both your painter and your Google result. The issue is something that has soaked into the surface of the old wall, particularly as you had an odd result when cleaning. You can’t expect the painter to sand and paint as part of the original job but they may be able to offer advice and action if you’re prepared to pay them. If you want to DIY I’d be sanding the wall and trying some stain locker undercoat.