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Elder Bark

2026 Paint PaintSAP1046-44

Elder Bark is a grounded, mid-depth neutral from Sanderson’s 2026 Paint collection. It sits between grey and green, with a quiet, earthy cast that feels steady rather than colour-led.

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About this colour

This shade reads as a cool-leaning grey-green with a soft brown undertone, so it neither looks sharp nor flat on the wall. It absorbs a fair amount of light, which gives rooms a more settled, enclosed feel without making the colour feel heavy. In north-facing light it can turn more plainly grey and slightly cooler, while in south-facing light the green note comes forward and the brown undertone softens the edge. Active Emulsion and Waterbased Eggshell both suit the colour well, especially where you want the walls or woodwork to sit calmly beside natural oak, darker walnut, linen upholstery, or restrained patterned curtains.

How to use it

Use it in living rooms, studies, or hallways where you want a colour with depth but no fuss. It works well on woodwork beside warm neutrals, olive and moss upholstery, and classic timber furniture.

A calm grey-green that settles into the wall and stays understated.

Sanderson 2026 Paint Paint

Specification

Brand: Sanderson
Colour: #949492
Colour family: 2026 Paint
Finish: Active Emulsion, Waterbased Eggshell
Product type: Paint

Specification as published by Sanderson. We will confirm the current details with them before you order.

Order it with the cloth

A pot comes off the same order as the fabric, so the wall and the chair in front of it are chosen together. The making is ours: cut, sewn and fitted in our own Heybridge workshop, with Simon over every stage.

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Pairs well with

Elder Bark is a wall colour, so these are the cloths that sit against it: one of them on the curtains, the paint behind. Mixed across the houses we hold, which is the part a single supplier's book cannot do.