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Agree that in some cases it might be worth paying for a colour consultation.

But how do you know that the consultant is good? And can provide value over and beyond the advice you can get with photos in a showroom or a chat on the phone?

I'd like to know which white to put with Lulworth blue in a south facing room and had no idea about this number so will call! Thanks for starting the topic OP

Slipper satin is the only colour in the f&b range (its a cream basically!) that goes with every other colour in the f&b range. Just saying

Flatbread - and everyone's house should be unique. Though I can see that this might cease to be the case if we all accept advice over the phone about how to decorate our rooms.

Flatbread - but they can't see your lighting, your furniture, whether the ceilings are high or low (not all Georgian houses have the same size windows and the same height ceilings). And they don't know what you like.

Well, there are hardly that many unique houses. For example, if you have a Georgian living room with windows facing south and west. Well, chances are the F&B specialist on the phone has seen a room like that and can advise.

LOL at someone telling you over the phone what colour to paint your room. .

Can you photograph the hallway concerned and tell us which way it faces (ie where the light comes from into the room)?

It sounds as though you've decided to paint your hall white, so why not buy tester pots in 6 F&B white shades that you think might be suitable and then see if you like them on your wall?

little green is much better paint.

Fired earth better paint

I got great advice from Farrow and Ball over the phone regarding paint colours.

It helped narrow down my options.

True, touching-up is a bit of a pain. Especially in the hallway and kitchen. I find magic erasures quite effective.

I don't think it's necessary really. They have an advice thing on their website where they tell you which of their 'white' shades work with which of their colour shades, and as for the rest, well knowing whether a room needs warmth, light, or can handle 'cool' or dark colour is down to analysing the light at different times of day, where it comes from etc, what you use the room for and the kind of atmostphere you are trying to create, and you can do that yourself with a bit of thought and research and googling.

So I'm not alone in prefering white in different tones for walls. I've spent a fortune on tester pots but I always come back to white.
There is a bit of an overhead with white though, in having to touch up...I'm expecing that this will be even more the case with the hallway.
As the walls are being re-plastered I'll do a few coates in plain white anyway to soak into the new plaster...and then I'll take it from there.

I personally wouldn't pay. In the past I have called F&B and gotten free advice. I usually call 3 different times and go with the advice of the person who sounds most eclerienced.

But then, I am not into colourful walls. I think walls should be in different shades of white.

Blue, green and grey are fine for shutters, but not as primary room colours, IMO.

I was considering using this service after recieving some direct marketing from F&B, I didn't realise they charged £175 for the service though.

Has anyone used this? If so, was it worth the price?

I'm looking to paint my hallway & I'm trying to branch out from white. In the past I've used Fired Earch paints alot as they do good off whites such as passion flower....any tips?