Neutral colour for living room.

ValiantUK91

ValiantUK91

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Got a week off work so going to decorate while I have the time.

Atm the walls are magnolia with the chimney breast a light brown colour. Any recommendations on a neutral colour thats not magnolia?
 
We re-did all our walls in the house with Dulux Almond White (we used matt but recently did utility in silk and can recommend either). Also B&Q are doing deals on the 2.5L tins (2 for £20) - as mentioned on another thread earlier.

It's more of the brown range of creams rather than yellow like magnolia.

Edited to say that the above colour is from the 'timeless' range I believe.
 
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Mr.Stu said:
White - use Johnsons, accessorise with colours!
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I'd never paint a room pure white unless I had some minimalist palace, it's just to sterile.

OP if you want very close to white Dulux Timeless is lovely and only just contrasts with the woodwork and ceiling (Both pure white) on our landing.
 
Don't use Dulux, we have it in the living rooms and it marks really really easily. Johnson elsewhere and its like night and day.
 
Picked up a few samples from B&Q the dulex timeless is abit to white so im thinking of going with almond white although the missus is at work atm so no doubt ahe will moan about it
 
maccapacca said:
http://www.farrow-ball.com/colours/paint/fcp-category/list

Pick any farrow and ball colour modern emulsion, add whimbourne white skirtings in eggshell. Take colour codes to paint shop and get them to match using Johnstones covaplus. They will.

There you go, that advice cost me £130 and it looks fantastic.
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Just so I understand. Are you saying to get Johnston's colour matched the same colour as the Farrow & Ball paint?

Sounds clever.
 
Iron-man said:
Dulux do a nice frosted steel which is a light greyish with a tinge of blue, really is quite. Nice colour
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Agree it is a nice colour I could paint the chimney breast that colour just depends how it looks with whatever I finally decide what colour paint the rest of the walls.
 
Go for a very light grey on three walls, with a darker grey on the chimney breast. Then on the opposite final wall do it bright orange or lime green :D
 
kinobestew123 said:
Just so I understand. Are you saying to get Johnston's colour matched the same colour as the Farrow & Ball paint?

Sounds clever.
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Yes. It's just white paint and drips of colour shook till mixed. Brewers or any decent paint shop will match farrow and ball paint.

Just because it's called elephants morning breath doesn't mean it's not magnolia with two drops of red :p
 
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