Atelier Ellis Stains 

Wood table stained in a warm red coloured stained with wooden stool coloured with aged black stain.

Anna table and Sugi stool. Find out more about our first Stain collection here.

Wood table stained in a warm red coloured stained with wooden stool coloured with light blue stain.

Anna table and Seven Sisters stool. View the complete collection and buy samples in our store.

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Paint Chart
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Paint Chart
£5.95

Our beautiful and unique paint charts with large and lovely swatches of 126 colours. These are hand painted in our factory with our True Matt Emulsion, so that you can see and feel the colours. Seven carefully planned layouts, so that you can move them around and find your perfect palette.

To accompany your paint chart, please download the Maps of Colour.

Organised by page in keeping with our hand painted Paint Chart, our Maps of Colour are designed to give you pathways for every colour in our collection. Learn more and download your free PDF here.

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Sample Colour Box
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Sample Colour Box
£150.00

Our beautiful colour sample box.

It includes hand painted A4 colour cards in 126 colours, samples of all finishes, product & application guides, two hand painted paint charts and our Maps of Colour.

Everything you need to create the perfect colour palette for your home.

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Katakana
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Katakana
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Katakana is the perfect ruddy violet coloured stain.      

This stain works happily with the paint colours Kanreki and Ribbon. Explore each paint colour’s Map of Colour to find complimentary whites, neutrals, mid-tones and deep shades. 


Note: The stains in our imagery were applied on plywood. Please note that the colour will look different depending on the wood/substrate as our stains give a transparent finish. We recommend ordering a sample to test for compatibility and colour on a small area before committing.

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Maps of Colour Downloadable PDF
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Maps of Colour Downloadable PDF
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Organised by page in keeping with our hand painted Colour Chart, our Maps of Colour give you pathways for every colour in our collection. You can select a tonal neutral or two, or find the perfect white or mid tone to work together beautifully.

Our families have the added advantage of being able to work with each colour within the whole group of shades.

Choose the lead colour from our paint chart and then select as few or as many shades from the eight we have selected to build a palette for an individual room or as a palette for your home - like a beautiful map of colour.

The product images only show an example of what you will receive, all seven pages of the current Colour Chart are included.

This product is a free digital download. You can add this to your cart and go through a short checkout process, and once complete you will be given the option to download straight away. A link to download the PDF will also be emailed to you. Keep in mind that links expire after 24 hours. If you try to access them afterwards, a new email will be sent to you.

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Atelier Ellis new coloured stains applied on A4 wooden sample boards.

Atelier Ellis makes natural, breathable, mineral-based paint, colour and materials to help people tell their story of home. 

We’re an independent maker of colour, formulating, making and selling exceptional quality paint and stains. Our colours are thoughtfully researched to create the perfect backdrop for the stories that place people at the centre of their home.

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Beautiful Materials, Intelligent Making

Welcome to our new manufactory, surrounded by nature in the heart of the South Downs. Founded on our core principles of intelligent making, materiality and environmental care, this special place anchors our thinking and informs our decision making. 

Interior of a room with a wooden table, black swivel chair, large window, and decorative items including a pink flower bouquet, hanging paper lantern, and wall art. Industrial ceiling with ductwork and a long fluorescent light fixture.

Visit us at our London studio

We are delighted to welcome you into our London studio, nestled inside the beautifully restored Bottle Factory in Bermondsey.

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Discover I am/not an Island

Twelve urbane new colours that harness the power of connection, people and place. Our love letter to London and its river of dreams. These are colours to ground, hold and move you.

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Introducing our first Stain collection

Used to bring all kinds of unfinished wood, stone, concrete and plaster finishes to life, our stains turn these surfaces into highly tactile and sensorial experiences, allowing wood grain and surface textures to shine through, while creating deeply atmospheric environments.

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What’s in our paint, where our ingredients come from and where it is made

Ingredients and where they come from are at the root of why and how we make our paint. A generous use of a humble, clean and lightly travelled group of ingredients, using hands and humans for other humans’ health.

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For Konfekt Magazine: Ode to a Garden Party

Warm grass, cold wine. A blanket on the ground and sunlight dancing over your eyelids and ankles. A glut of summer food, with a gathering of your people. If a garden party is to be perfect...

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At Home with Nigel Slater

Can you re-imagine your home to be a place of personal freedom? Rather than simply a container full of objects and colours and furniture – it can become a conduit for you to live your best life?

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