I limewashed my walls for the first time, and now I'm hooked – here’s 5 things I learnt from the process

Limewashed bedroom walls with wood pannelling and stripe upholtered bed.

Limewashing pros and cons

Pros
Beautiful depth and movement you can’t replicate with standard paint

Subtle shifts throughout the day as the light changes

Breathable and well suited to older homes

Naturally low-VOC supporting healthier indoor air quality

Fun to do if you’re craft-minded

Cons

Prep is time-consuming and unavoidable

Physically more demanding than painting

Difficult to touch up invisibly

Limewash paint is more expensive than regular paint

I’ve been lusting after the look of limewashed walls for years. It’s one of those paint ideas that always stops me mid-scroll, I’m borderline obsessed with the soft, imperfect finish that feels cosy and lived-in. So, when my daughter asked for a bedroom makeover for her 12th birthday, I took the opportunity to finally have a go myself. Her north-facing, roughly 4m x 4m bedroom felt like a safe place to experiment – if it went wrong, at least it wasn’t the living room (or my own bedroom, hah!).