Farrow & Ball is a British

United Kingdom

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 manufacturer of paint

Paint

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s, largely based upon historic colour palettes. The company was started in the 1930s in Wimborne Minster

Wimborne Minster

Wimborne Minster is a market town in the East Dorset district of Dorset in South West England, and the name of the Church of England church in that town...

, Dorset

Dorset

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. They have worked with the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty

National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty

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of the UK,http://www.latimes.com/features/printedition/home/la-hm-wallpaper14apr14,1,3351908.story?coll=la-home-printedition in formulating near to exact matches for the restoration of historic building interiors and exteriors. Farrow & Ball also produces screen-printed wallpapers using its paints.