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Farrow & Ball’s distinctively deep shades add character to homes old and new, but choosing the right paint finish is essential if you want to showcase them at their best. When it comes to deciding between Estate emulsion vs Modern emulsion, you’ll need to carefully consider what you want – and need – from your paint finishes, taking durability into account as well as appearance.

‘Both are great paints but differ depending on what sort of finish you are looking for. Estate emulsion will give a chalkier and more authentic finish. Modern emulsion will give you a higher sheen than Estate, but will be harder wearing, and will ultimately last longer’, explains Michael Rolland, interiors expert and managing director at The Paint Shed . 

Ultimately, when deciding between Estate emulsion vs Modern emulsion, it’s not which Farrow & Ball paint finish is best overall, but which is best for you and your decorating requirements. Below, we explain the differences between the two finishes, to ensure you feel confident in your choice.  

The primary difference between Farrow & Ball’s Estate and Modern emulsion is the sheen level. Estate emulsion has a lower gloss percentage, just 2 per cent, creating a flat finish, with Modern emulsion at 7 per cent, the sheen level of a matte paint. 

This difference in sheen affects the durability, as well as the appearance.

‘Estate emulsion is a much flatter finish than modern, which makes it less durable, and therefore more suitable to areas of the house without much contact or moisture. Modern emulsion has a higher sheen, which means it can stand up to more vigorous cleaning, as well as tolerate a higher moisture content in a bathroom or kitchen’, says Andre Kazimierski, CEO at Improovy Painters Hinsdale .

Modern emulsion has a slightly higher sheen level of 7 per cent which makes it the more durable of the two – generally the higher the sheen level, the more durable the paint finish.  

‘If it’s durability you’re after, we recommend Modern Emulsion for walls and as a paint finish for ceilings, it’s super tough’, says Charlotte Cosby, Head of Creative at Farrow & Ball. ‘It’s washable, scuff-proof, and protects against mold, making it suitable for use in any room including moisture-prone kitchens and as a paint finish for bathrooms.' 

Which is easier to clean? 

In line with its durability, Modern emulsion is easier to clean. Unlike Estate emulsion, which is wipeable but not washable, it’s proven to retain its condition. 

Both Estate and Modern emulsions have been designed for painting walls inside a home, however, the difference in durability and appearance will likely impact which areas of the home you choose to use them in. 

In terms of appearance, Modern emulsion has a little sheen while Estate emulsion is more like a matte. Estate’s chalky good looks make it a popular choice in homes both old and new, but it is more susceptible to scuffs and marks.

‘For this reason, Estate emulsion is often the preferred choice for ceilings, bedrooms and low-traffic areas around the home’, explains Michael Rolland. ‘Modern emulsion would be advisable for hallways, kitchens and other-high traffic areas, where durability is important.'

Is Farrow & Ball Modern Emulsion shiny? 

Modern emulsion has a sheen level of 7 per cent which, while technically classed as a matte finish, is towards the higher end of the category (10 per cent is usually the cut-off). This means there is a slight shine, so if it’s a completely matte finish you’re after, this isn’t the emulsion for you. Be conscious that the sheen level is more obvious with darker colors, too. 

‘For a matte finish, we’d recommend Estate emulsion,’ says Charlotte. ‘Its distinctive chalky look minimizes existing imperfections in the painting surface and scatters light around a room to fully express the depth of our colors.'

Choosing between Estate emulsion vs Modern emulsion for your home ultimately depends on what and where you’re painting. As mentioned above, it’s not which is best overall – they’re both great in their own right – but which is best for you and your decorating needs. 

‘Our biggest tip when choosing a finish is to think about how you use the space. If your walls are in a high traffic area with wayward fingers or paws, you’ll thank yourself later for choosing a durable finish that can be wiped down quickly and easily, such as our Modern emulsion,’ advises Charlotte. 

As well as factoring in practicalities such as durability and washability, it’s also important to think about the overall look you’re trying to achieve in the room you’re painting. 

‘Not all rooms have the same requirements in terms of durability, so you can afford to take a more decorative approach,’ says Charlotte. Estate emulsion’s chalky appearance softens bright colors so you can afford to be a bit more daring, while its tactile finish creates a lovely cozy feel. Its low-shine finish also has the added benefit of disguising imperfections – great if you’re painting uneven surfaces.  

For 10 years, Tara King worked as a Content Editor in the magazine industry, before leaving to become freelance, covering interior design, wellbeing, craft and homemaking. As well as writing for Ideal Home, Style at Home, Country Homes & Interiors, Tara’s keen eye for styling combined with a passion for creating a happy – and functional – family home has led to a series of organization and cleaning features for H&G. 

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Whether you’re after the signature chalky matt of our Estate Emulsion, or the durability of washable Modern Emulsion, our distinctive hues are available in a full range of interior and exterior finishes.

Estate Emulsion

Estate Emulsion is our signature chalky, very matt finish. Carefully crafted to give a flatter finish, its 2% sheen level responds extraordinarily to all types of light. Estate Emulsion is a sophisticated choice for interior walls and ceilings – perfectly suited to less busy areas such as bedrooms and living rooms.

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Estate Eggshell

Estate Eggshell is as robust as it is beautiful, providing a subtle finish for interior wood and metal. This low 20% sheen is highly resistant to a wide variety of stains including wine, coffee and crayon, and is an ideal way to update woodwork, kitchen cupboards, furniture pieces and radiators.

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Modern Emulsion

A durable and versatile matt finish, Modern Emulsion is washable and mould resistant, making it especially suited to bathrooms and kitchens as well as busy areas. It demonstrates excellent scrub and stain resistance, earning a Class 1 scrub rating.

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Modern Eggshell

The toughest product in our range, Modern Eggshell transforms kitchen cabinetry, skirting boards, stairs, floors, and other hardworking interior wood or metal surfaces. With a subtle 40% sheen, it makes for a glossier alternative to Estate Eggshell.

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Full Gloss

Noted as the glossiest water based finish on the market, Full Gloss has a wonderfully reflective 95% sheen that makes a dramatic statement. Resistant to water, flaking, peeling and color fade for up to six years*, its high durability makes it perfect for wood, walls and metal both inside and out.**

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Exterior Eggshell

A versatile finish with a silky 20% sheen, Exterior Eggshell adds lasting color to almost anything in your outdoor space, from wooden window frames and cladding to metal guttering and railings. * Our flexible resin rich formula gently expands and contracts with the weather to avoid flaking, peeling and fading for up to six years.**

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Exterior Masonry

Developed by our chemists to offer the perfect combination of breathability and water resistance, this classic matt creates the most elegant finish for your masonry. With a durable 2% sheen finish and Class 1 water vapor permeability, Exterior Masonry is resistant to flaking, peeling and color fade for up to 15 years.*

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Specialist Finishes

Our specialist range has been crafted around authentic traditional finishes that not only look beautiful, but can also help to preserve the qualities of original period features. From the delicate Soft Distemper to the ultra-breathable Limewash, this selection of specialist finishes is ideal for renovators of historic properties, bringing out the very best in interiors, exteriors, and those all-important details.

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How attitudes to the case of Woody Allen and Mia Farrow have changed - Weekend - Kommersant

On February 21, the first episode of the Allen v. Farrow mini-series will be released on HBO - an attempt to re-look at Woody Allen's accusations of molesting his seven-year-old adopted daughter, over the years put forward by his ex-wife Mia Farrow. The project was directed by Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering, who have long explored the topic of sexual violence against women (Invisible War, On the Record). For the new four-episode project, they collected rare family videos, reviewed the statements of the police involved in the case, re-interviewed eyewitnesses and interviewed Mia Farrow and two children, Dylan and Ronan. Only Allen himself was not interviewed, who still denies all accusations. By the time the film was released, Maria Bessmertnaya recalled how this story developed and compiled a chronicle of how, under the influence of new circumstances, the attitude towards the main accused changed

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1992, August

Actress Mia Farrow discovers that her civil husband, director Woody Allen, an affair with her adopted daughter Sun Yi Previn, and at the same time accuses Allen of molesting their common adopted daughter, seven-year-old Dylan. The public is in shock: over the past ten years, Allen and Farrow have been the main couple of New York, Allen has directed Farrow in 13 films to this point, they have two common adopted children and one blood child. The process of division of property and the case of custody of children begins. Allen holds a press conference for the first time in his life, in which he claims that Farrow's lawyers offered him a deal: not to press charges in exchange for $ 7 million.

"The only thing I'm guilty of is falling in love with Ms. Farrow's adult daughter at the end of our relationship, and as painful as it was, neither I nor, of course, the children deserve such retribution »
Woody Allen, 1992

1992, August

Husbands and Wives, Allen and Farrow's last joint film, is released, in which Allen's character thinks about cheating on his wife, played by Farrow, with a 21-year-old girl . TriStar is releasing the film in 865 theaters across the country. Never before had such a large number of halls been set aside for the screening of Allen's films. The press and producers are happy - they consider the "almost incestuous relationship" scandal to be the best advertisement for the film.

"Most of the audience went to the movies to amuse themselves with scenes in which Allen kisses a 21-year-old girl and goes through a painful breakup with Farrow"
Variety, 1992

1992, September

Newsweek comes out almost ignored by the general public a column by Mia Farrow's daughter and Woody Allen's then fiancée Sun Yi Previn that Allen didn't seduce her and all talk of "incest" should stop. The public was not interested in Previn's position and will not be interested later: without unconditionally supporting either side in the conflict, Previn turned out to be inconvenient for both Allen's supporters and his opponents.

“I am not a retarded underage flower who was raped, seduced and spoiled by some evil stepfather. I'm studying psychology in college and fell in love with a man who turns out to be Mia's ex-boyfriend. I admit that this is unusual, but let's not get hysterical. The tragedy here is that children suffer because of Mia's vindictiveness. I will always be grateful to her for the opportunities she gave me, but I find it hard to forgive much of what followed.”
Sun Yi Previn, 1992

1993

The court doesn't find enough evidence to convict Allen of molesting Dylan, but Farrow still gets sole custody of the children - according to Allen, because of the Sun Yi Previn scandal. However, the scandal does not affect Allen's reputation: the following year he was nominated for an Oscar for Best Screenplay, and in 1994 for directing Bullets Over Broadway.

1997

Mia Farrow's autobiography is released, in which she talks for the first time in detail about the breakup with Allen and the situation in the family. The extremely frank tone of the book is regarded by many reviewers as a sign of Farrow's imbalance, and thus begins to form the image of the "crazy" that her opponents will often use.

“The book, somewhat stiff and old-fashioned, explodes when Farrow remembers Allen's betrayals and the breakup with his daughter. The intensity of her anger, resentment, resentment and disgust gave rise to rumors of irrational and deceitful behavior and a nervous breakdown. And the outburst of obscene language and terrible accusations that she hurls at Allen are like toads falling from the mouth of a fairy-tale princess”
Los Angeles Times, 1997

2000

Marion Meade, author of books on Buster Keaton and Dorothy Parker, releases Allen's biography. He himself is trying to the last to prevent the publication of the book, despite the fact that it is written in an absolutely benevolent tone. Mead avoids harsh comments about the main scandal in Allen's life, and her reviewers even call the court story a soap opera.

“Woody-Mia-Soon Yi's story has always been more than your average celebrity soap opera. All this bore a sinister connotation of incest, betrayed innocence and insane revenge. It featured frank Polaroids and valentines with hearts pierced by daggers. In the background, a murmuring choir of psychiatrists; in the foreground, like locusts, a swarm of lawyers. It was classic Manhattan neurotic intrigue turned into melodrama, grand opera and epic poem.0014 Entertainment Weekly, 2000

2005

Match Point, critically acclaimed as one of Allen's best films, opens a new chapter in his filmography. Scarlett Johansson, who played the title role in the film, is being compared with Farrow with might and main, and the BBC arranges a vote for "Allen's best actress" - choose from Farrow, Johansson and Keaton.

2014

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association presents Allen with the Cecil DeMille Award for Distinguished Service in Motion Pictures. The ceremony is traditionally accompanied by a video cut from the laureate's films. Farrow and Allen's son Ronan, who supports mother and sister Dylan, reacts on Twitter: "Missed the Woody Allen tribute - did they include an episode where a woman publicly states that he molested her when she was seven years old, before Annie Hall or after? A month later, Dylan Farrow writes an open letter to The New York Times blog, where he repeats the accusations against Allen. Allen's colleagues begin to comment on the situation with open condemnation for the first time.0003

“Allen's case is perfect proof that people have always separated Allen on screen from Allen in real life. For many years he kissed 17-year-olds on screen, but no one questioned it ”
Lena Dunham, 2014

2017

Dylan Farrow writes an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times titled "Why did the #MeToo revolution spare Woody Allen?". Following this, the adopted son of Farrow and Allen Moses writes an open letter in support of his father, telling how Mia Farrow coached the children before speaking in court and regularly used physical and psychological abuse on them. He is also supported by Sun Yi Previn, but on the wave of "mitu" Allen is rapidly losing public sympathy. Amazon, with which Allen has an exclusive multi-picture deal, is suggesting that the director delay the release of the almost finished film A Rainy Day in New York until 2019.of the year. Allen agrees, but six months later, Amazon informs him of the decision not to release any of the films under the contract at all. Allen sues, Rainy Day actors Rebecca Hall and Timothée Chalamet donate their fees to charity.

"Woody Allen's career is over, A Rainy Day in New York" will be his last film, although if not for high-profile circumstances, his retirement would hardly have been noticed. For many of the men who were accused of sexual abuse, the end came quickly, but for Woody, the process was stretched out as the public was in a stupor for several decades.0014 IndieWire, 2018

2020

New York publishing house Hachette decides not to publish Woody Allen's memoirs due to protests from the director's son, Ronan Farrow, and dozens of publisher employees. All rights to the manuscript are returned to Allen. His film career is not over, but he stops working with American investors. For the first time since the 1990s, Mia Farrow comments on the situation on an HBO series and tells the directors that she is afraid of her ex-husband's reaction, because "he is still a powerful person."

Woody Allen's son is outraged by the publication of his father's memoirs

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Ronan Farrow (right) has always been on the side of his mother and half-sister in conflict with his father

Ronan Farrow, son of the famous Hollywood director and actor, winner of four Oscars " Woody Allen, lashed out at Hachette publishing house, which is preparing to publish his father's autobiography.

The same publisher previously published Catch and Kill, a book by Ronan Farrow about the case of former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, who was recently convicted of rape.

In his book, Ronan Farrow also mentions the allegations against his father, which are made by Dylan Farrow, Ronan's half-sister, adopted daughter of Woody Allen and his ex-civil wife, actress Mia Farrow.

According to Dylan Farrow, her adoptive father sexually abused her in 1992, when she was seven years old.

Allen denies mistreatment of his adopted daughter. According to him, his mother, actress Mia Farrow, with whom he lived for 12 years in a civil marriage and who played the main roles in 13 of his films, taught Dylan Farrow to slander him. The investigation found no evidence of his guilt, and he was not charged.

84-year-old Woody Allen's memoir Apropos of Nothing, billed as "a definitive account of his life, professional and personal", will be released on April 7th.

"Lack of moral values"

In a statement, Ronan Farrow claims that the publisher did not attempt to verify the facts in Allen's book and did not contact Dillan Farrow to do so. "Such actions on the part of the Hachette publishing house are extremely unprofessional for so many obvious reasons. But they also demonstrate a lack of moral values ​​and empathy for victims of sexual violence," the journalist argues.

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Dylan (left) and Mia Farrow

Dylan Farrow also tweeted that no one from the publisher contacted her and accused him of "avoiding a fundamental duty" .

Ronan Farrow wrote that Hachette, while working with him, had to warn that they had acquired the rights to his father's memoirs.

However, the publisher defends its decision to publish Woody Allen's memoirs. "Collaboration with one author cannot affect our plans for another," said director Michael Pitch.

Scandalous story

The high-profile split between Woody Allen and Mia Farrow in 1992 was connected with the director's affair with Farrow's eldest adopted daughter, 22-year-old Sun-Yi Previn, whom he later married.

Scandals continued further. In 2013, Mia Farrow questioned that Woody Allen was Ronan Farrow's biological father, and in 2014, Dylan Farrow came forward with her accusations against the adoptive father.

Recently, many in Hollywood have distanced themselves from Woody Allen, and there are problems with the distribution of his paintings in the US.

Ronan Farrow, 33, a former youth adviser to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, was one of the first to write about the Harvey Weinstein case, and in October 2019 published a book about it called Catch and Kill by Hachette. ".

One of Weinstein's main accusers, actress Rose McGowan, called Hachette's decision to publish Woody Allen's book a "malicious hoax.

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