Farrow & Ball versus Dulux Diamond Matt

They are talking about the older estate paint and the modern emulsion. There is a new dead flat it’s scrubbable and very good most decorators I’ve spoken to like that one. Old school ones don’t

F&B is not hard wearing IMO and I wouldn't use it. Dulux for me.

A friend’s P&D recommended getting a colour match from Johnstone’s. he’s v happy with it. Similarly a friend who is an interior decorator said F&B is bad and to go for Johnstone’s or ‘even’ Dulux. I generally find Dulux Trade is good.

I went into Johnstone’s and said the colour I wanted to match. They were clearly v used to this request.

I haven’t put it on yet.

Agree with PP "However if there is a paint shop near which does either Johnstone or Leyland trade mix they can match F&B colours with a very high degree of accuracy". I know of painters having issues with coverage of Farrow and Ball paint.

I really dislike F&B, always comes out patchy. I know it’s expensive but I don’t think it’s very good paint

F&B all the way. Decorators don’t like it as it’s expensive so increases cost for the client. It goes on really easily, minimal splattering and no smell. The modern emulsion is the wipeable one. The colour does change depending on the light but this is positive!

I have done both. Dulux Trade Diamond Matt colour matched to F&B and real F&B (both the Modern Emulsion and Matt). I stick to F&B in e.g my bedroom and my study (where the kids don't go). But the Dulux in high traffic areas like hallways, kids bedrooms. I last painted 5 years ago and when I took the F&B to colourmatch at Dulux Trade they said it would match to the closest actual Dulux colour on their palette. So if you do it make sure you get a Dulux trade tester pot to ensure you are happy by comparing to your F&B tester. Dulux used to refund cost of tester if you then return it. Another paint I have used was Mylands of London - really thick and textury and matt. I really liked it. To be honest though these are all very high quality paints. Dulux Trade I find is quite a bit better than the normal Dulux. Also Dulux Trade Diamond is easy to clean (I think the paint has acryllic in it - or used to, does mean it smells more when you paint). For us it was worth it though, can wipe clean regularly and just touch up really bad stains every couple of years.

Our whole house is F&B now and our kitchen is the most recent addition in Wevet. It’s been done by our builder, who rated it highly and said it was great to work with. PP’s who say it changes colour depending on the light and location are exactly right; our downstairs bathroom is Hague Blue and I can’t get over how different it looks at different times of day.

Paint strips of lining paper with each colour and hang them and check at different times of day on the colour. But I’ve never had an issue with F&B’s durability in high-traffic areas despite the DC playing cricket, rugby and football and owning two dogs who adore fox crap. It wipes beautifully every time.

Dulux has a trade heritage range my whole house is painted in it, all the same colour with different finishes in different areas, by a pro decorator after nearly 7 years its wearing very well with kids and pets!

I have some farrow and ball walls- unfortunately in our bedroom for some reason no matter how much we sand, prime and prep the wall the farrow and ball paint peels off it!

I would actually mega recommend wilko paint- we have found they have some nice colours and they have been very durable

I have 2 little ones and had the whole house re-decorated early this year in a mix of brands over the course of a few months. The walls painted in Dulux easy care are as fresh and clean looking as the day they were painted. We are considering getting the decorator back to re-paint everywhere in colour matched easy care.

I use this website to colour match farrow and ball: www.e-paint.co.uk

I usually go for a Tikkurila paint because I love the finish but have used Dulux in the past too.

Little Greene is great. I did my kitchen in intelligent Matt emulsion, wipes down well.

We have just done our kitchen with farrow and ball. My husband (who has decorated a lot over the years) and he was really impressed with it.

Dulux

I'm about to decorate a massive 2 story barn living room and I want strong white by F&B - my decorated sais the sulus match is good for that shade . I'm using curator paint
On my feature wall but it's ££££

I use f&b modern eggshell and it's lovely to work with. It does have a bit of a sheen though. I have matched with various brands before and although okay I don't find you get the lovely tone of the f&b paints. Sometimes to save money I do the first coat in a matched paint and the final coat in f&b.

Paint mixing tends to be better for lighter colours & quite a bit out for darker colours. Avoid valspar, johnstones is great. I hate F&B paint after a disaster this year with an very dark eggshell (water based) that just wouldn't dry despite perfect prep & conditions. 3 days and it was still tacky. The F&B ship refunded and sheepishly said their dark colours can sometimes take up to 14 days to dry! Never again. Little Greene all the way.

Little Green paint is brilliant.

I have turned into a paint snob now and won't use anything else. Wonderful depth of pigment, very easy and smooth to apply, long lasting, colour true...what's not to like?

@mylaptop are you painting wood? The emulsions only appear if you pick walls and ceiling from the first drop down menu.

Not really adding anything useful here, except this advert popped up for me on this thread

We have the modern F&B in high traffic areas, it has a slight sheen (not as much as a silk paint) and is wipeable. The decorator said it was great to work with, quick to go on, and he used less than expected. Maybe we were lucky?