1 gallon
A feature wall
- 1 gallon of The White House Blend™
- Custom pigment, matched to your color
- The full video course
About 300 sq ft at one coat, or 140 sq ft at two.
$50
Retail & wholesale · Shipped nationwide
High-calcium lime, mineral pigment and purified aggregates — tinted by hand, and shipped anywhere in the United States.
The product
Researching lime and mortar in early America, Ben found a book written in the late 1700s — and in it, the original recipe used to whitewash the White House when it was built. That is where our name came from, and it is on our logo. We make it authentically the same way, by hand, in house. Read the history.
This is the same limewash we put on our clients' walls — not a retail-grade version of it. It cures by reabsorbing carbon dioxide and turning back into limestone, which is why it can't peel and why it deepens over years instead of degrading.
There are no synthetic binders and no solvents in it, so there is nothing to off-gas into a room after it dries. Lime is naturally alkaline, which makes the finished surface inhospitable to mold and mildew without any added biocide.
Sold in four sizes, from one gallon to the five-gallon pail — every one custom-tinted to your color and shipped free, with the full step-by-step course included. Sizes and prices are just below.
Do it yourself
The same limewash we put on our clients’ walls, custom-tinted to your color. Every size comes with the full step-by-step course, so you know how to mix it, put it on, and finish it. Pick the size that fits the job.
1 gallon
A feature wall
About 300 sq ft at one coat, or 140 sq ft at two.
$50
2 gallons
A small room
About 600 sq ft at one coat, or 280 sq ft at two.
$100
3 gallons
A large room
About 900 sq ft at one coat, or 420 sq ft at two.
$150
5 gallons
The full pail
About 1,500 sq ft at one coat, or 700 sq ft at two.
$225
Every size carries a lifetime warranty on the material and ships anywhere in the United States, freight included. Two coats is what we recommend — the coverage figures above tell you what each size will actually finish. Brushes and rollers are not included; any decent masonry brush will do, and the course tells you what to look for.
Rooted in American history
In 1798 the President’s House was coated in a lime-based whitewash to protect its porous sandstone from moisture and freezing. More than two centuries later, we brought that formula back — and we still make it that way today.
Who buys it
Doing one wall or one room yourself. Limewash is forgiving — it's meant to move, so brush marks read as character rather than mistakes. We'll tell you what your substrate needs before you buy.
Specifying a zero-VOC mineral finish for a project. Custom-tinted to your color, locked to your specification, with documentation for the submittal.
Running your own crew and buying material by volume. Wholesale pricing available — see trade terms.
Request a Quote
Tell us the surface, the room and the color you're chasing. We'll tell you honestly how much material it takes and whether limewash is even the right answer.