Whole-Home Natural Finish in Noida

A whole apartment in Noida taken on as a single natural-finish project, with the LEINOS India team coating every surface from floor to ceiling. The walls — smooth plaster and an exposed brick feature wall alike — were brought to a soft, breathable matte in Lime Paint 665. The extensive light-toned joinery (sliding barn doors, wall panelling, an arched display dresser, ceiling beams and slatted partitions) was finished in colourless Hardwax Oil 290. The mineral wall paint and the wood oil were chosen as a pair so walls and timber would read as one calm, warm interior rather than a patchwork of finishes.

Carrying one mineral paint across both smooth plaster and exposed brick plays to lime's strength — a breathable matte that lets masonry keep releasing moisture instead of sealing it under a film. On the joinery, the colourless grade of Hardwax Oil 290 was the deliberate choice: it protects the pale timber against daily wear without the amber shift a pigmented oil would add, so the light wood stays light against the warm lime walls.